Vendors cry foul

Vendor’s organisations from around Harare have expressed outrage over council’s decision to hike levies by over 100%.

Speaking to NewsDay Weekender, Vendors’ Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) and Grassroots for Empowerment Projects said the move by council to increase tariffs for weekend vendors was unfair because it overlooked the challenges the informal traders were going through.

“The increase in vending rates is ridiculously extortionist and was done without any consultation whatsoever with the vendors.

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