By Phakamani Moyo Bulawayo informal traders say the only way they can continue to survive and sustain their families is to continue with informal informal trading. Triffonia Mthunzi said that in Zimbabwe we have...
By Phakamani Moyo Bulawayo informal traders say the only way they can continue to survive and sustain their families is to continue with informal informal trading. Triffonia Mthunzi said that in Zimbabwe we have too much regulations that impose costs, so many taxes and because of these regulations it...
By Evernice Tayisepi The economic hardships that are being experienced by Zimbabweans have resulted in older adults swarming the streets of Harare in an effort to make a living out of vending. Street vending in the pathetic economic environment is a relief to the suffocating economy as it creates...
By Concerned Citizen Workers at the Hwange Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (ZUPCO) Depot are living in fear of being fired from work at any time. A top official on the premises has refused to work with local people citing language barrier challenges. Hwange is situated in Matabeleland North Province...
People have been through so many challenges during the lockdown. Retrenchment, unemployment, loss of income, water crisis, no schooling, Gender Based Violence, hunger etc and this has caused lot of people to stand up and start businesses by selling products and services. I was at Jane Furse plaza and...
By Mmabore Mogashoa \Since the beginning of the lockdown, people have been struggling to get their social grant where we saw elderly people queuing for hours. It is now September, 5months since lockdown but things have not gotten any better. Some stay in the queue while hungry and this...
By Rapule Moiloa I interacted with a taxi driver in Protea Glen, Soweto on how corona virus has affected him, the first thing he said was was to ask where this disease came from. He said coronavirus has proved to be a show stopper as he has been out...
by Rapule Moiloa in Tembisa Vusimuzi Since the start of the locked down, I have realised that children play every where with no problem at all. To my surprise yesterday morning I witnessed three kids between the ages of 9 and 14 moving door to door selling tissues and...
by Rapule Moiloa in Tembisa Ekurhuleni About 5 city officers stopped by a guy who sells potatoes on the street corner out side the library and municipal offices and requested that the guy produce a work permit for selling potatoes. The officers said that if he didnt have the...
by Amo Tshabalala I have listened with disappointment the speech of the Minister of Education, Mrs Angy Motshegwa, that our kids have to go back to school when workers are still at home. There is even a time table on when learners are going back to school. Do we...
By Dorothy Mabelebele Community Health Care Workers (CHWs) plays an important part in the delivering of health care services to communities. CHWs have been crucial in health care system through various programmes including testing and preventing HIV and TB, treatment adherence as well a health promotion. Sisanda Kulima, a...