Street Vendors Defy Mugabe Ban

Police in Zimbabwe have arrested street vendors after they defied an order from President Robert Mugabe to close up shop to make way for pedestrians and traffic. With Zimbabwe's unemployment rate estimated as high as 85 percent, informal trading has become the order of day in the economically depressed country.

  • Zimbabwe:   Harare Vendors Defiant

    Zimbabwe Standard, 15 October 2017

    ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) and municipal police yesterday maintained a strong presence in Harare's central business district as they continued with their clampdown on vendors. Read more »

Zimbabwean food vendor (file photo).

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