Zimbabwe: Chombo Orders Masvingo Tax Reduction

LOCAL government minister Ignatius Chombo has ordered the Masvingo City Council to reduce vendors' daily tax at the city's main market centre after disturbances rocked the area last week.

Following demonstrations by the vendors over high tax last week, Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Shuvai Mahofa threw her weight behind the vendors demanding that the council should lower the charges from $2 to $1 a day.

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