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Vendors red flag Mbare demolition
Moses Matenga and Lorraine Muromo ·
VENDORS have described the latest round of demolitions in Harare’s most populous suburb, Mbare as a ploy by politicians to use “politics of patronage” to influence the outcome of the March 26 by-elections.
Informal traders under the Vendors Initiative for Socio-Economic Transformation (Viset) said the demolitions of trading stalls in Mbare would result in more than 500 families being deprived of their sources of livelihood.
The demolitions have been widely condemned by rights defenders.
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