Informal traders (vendors) in Manicaland are facing many challenges some of them which include lack of vending stalls and absence of clean and safe water at their work places. The local authority are failing to construct proper and enough vending stalls. Vendors and farmers are incurring losses since their produce are being exposed to the sun and rain. They are no storage facilities at the markets some goods are being stolen.
Current state of vending markets in Manicaland
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