Zimbabwe: Vendors Clear-Out

10 October 2017

President Robert Mugabe's clear-out vendors from central Harare is aimed at dispersing the urban vote ahead of next year's elections, a labour union has warned.

Speaking at the weekend Mugabe demanded the removal of thousands of informal traders who have invaded Harare's central business district saying they were a menace to business and traffic.

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