Fresh calls for informal sector formalisation
WCoZ national co-ordinator Fadzai Traquino said women in the informal economy suffered neglect despite their contribution to the economy.
By Sizalokuhle Ncube
Feb. 3, 2024
Women’s right to the city is a daily struggle
The intersection of patriarchy and capitalism creates an urban character and spaces in which women’s right to the city is a daily contest.
By Ntando Dumani
Dec. 8, 2023
Reconsider ban on vendors operating in towns
Over the years, raids on vendors by the police and city council officials have resulted in violence and harassment of vendors.
By Lorraine Muromo
Nov. 21, 2023
New Perspectives: Speedy formalisation strategy for Zim
Formalisation also leads to access to finance and market information, thereby enabling improvements in the productivity of informal units
By Samuel Wadzai
Aug. 4, 2023
‘Informal sector tax will enhance resource mobilisation’
“Although there is debate surrounding the exact statistics that the Zimbabwean informal economy accounts for, what is certain is that the informal economy is over 60%,” Zimcodd said.
By Mirriam Mangwaya
May. 8, 2023
‘Shield the informal sector’
This comes as the proportion of women workers in the informal sector exceeds that of men in Zimbabwe.
By Melody Chikono
Feb. 2, 2023
Byo CBD congestion cause for concern
Ndiweni said Bulawayo Metropolitan province had experienced rapid growth of the informal sector in the past few years due to the prevailing economic downturn
By Emmanuel Mpofu
Nov. 18, 2022
Reforming the Regional, Town and Country Planning Act
The aim is to make the legal and policy framework user-friendly and receptive to the integration of the informal economy
By Samuel Wadzai
Nov. 11, 2022
New perspectives: Towards a more democratic informal economy governance
The government is realising the need to tap into the benefits of informal economy through taxes.
By Samuel Wadzai
Nov. 6, 2022
