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Clashes between vendors and authorities have become a common feature of Zimbabwe society. Though vending brings some undesirable effects such as chaotic and disorderly business practices it is noted that vending has a particular role to play in times of high unemployment. The relationship between vendors and the local authorities is reminiscent of a “cat and mouse affair”; high costs are incurred in carrying out the fights, property at times is destroyed, there are injuries and in some rare cases fatalities and arrests are made. This book offers practical solutions and way in which vending can be organised, systematic and much to the economic benefit of society. With cases examined from all over the word, entrepreneurs, the policy maker, the civic society and students will find this book useful. Its contribution adds much value towards formulating sustainable methods in transforming Zimbabwe’s economy and society.

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Publié par	Mwanaka Media and Publishing
Date de parution	23 septembre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781779065223
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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have become a common feature of undesirable Nevertheless, we when levels are on the minimum during whereby the relationship mouse affair” is unsustainable and does not beneIt anyone. High costs are incurred in carrying out the Ights, property at times is destroyed, there are injuries This book sought to and be systematic much to the beneIt our society socially and economically. Lessons were taken civic society and students will Ind this book much enlightening and interesting. forts of transforming

BRUNO SHORA Peace and Conict Resolution Studies. He is a holder of a Bachelors of Arts Degree in English and Communication Studies and a Master of Science Degree in Peace, Leadership and Conict Resolution. He is also a PhD candidate and a poet.

A CAT and MOUSE AFFAIR Exporing Sustainabe Measures of Resoving the Vendor-Loca Authority Conlict: A Case of Marondera Municipality, Zimbabwe

Bruno Shora

A CAT & MOUSE AFFAIR Exploring Sustainable Measures of Resolving the Vendor-Local Authority Conflict: A Case of Marondera Municipality, Zimbabwe

Bruno Shora

Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd, ChitungwizaZimbabwe * Creativity, Wisdom and Beauty

Publisher: Mmap Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd 24 Svosve Road, Zengeza 1 ChitungwizaZimbabwe mwanaka@yahoo.comhttps//mwanakamediaandpublishing.weebly.com Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective orders@africanbookscollective.comwww.africanbookscollective.comISBN: 978-0-7974-9644-6 EAN: 9780797496446 © Bruno Shora 2018 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher DISCLAIMER All views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those ofMmap

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I salute Professor Pamela Machakanja of Africa University for thoroughly and diligently reviewing the book. Heartfelt gratitude to the Municipality of Marondera for granting permission to conduct the study in their area of jurisdiction. The supervision and direction of Professor B. Mapuranga was one of a kind. Technical advice from Mr F. Sadomba and Professor Musingafe proved worthy. I am also grateful to the Zimbabwe Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association (ZANA), to which I am a member. The following also made valid contributions in one way or the other; Mrs.Rugonye, Mr Chimonyo, Professor Bukaliya, Apostle J. Muguraguri, Mr J. Lemekani, the late Mr S. Mtamba (may his dear soul rest in peace), Mrs D. MatemboShora and various research participants and colleagues who took part in this study. Thank you Trevor Shora for the finances.

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LIST OF ACRONYMS CBD – Central Business District ESAP- Economic Structural Adjustment Program NGO – Non Governmental Organisation MDC- Movement for Democratic Change SMEs- Small to Medium Scale Entrepreneurs ZANU PF-Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front

Definition of Terms Conflict Resolution - a variety of approaches aimed at terminating conflict through the constructive solving of problems. Local Authority – a group of officials responsible for the management and service provision of a particular geographical area which is not at national level. Sustainable Measures –practical measures which can effectively prevail for some time. Vendor-may refer to one who trades at stalls such as kiosk, one who operates from semi-fixed stalls, like folding tables, crates, collapsible stands, or wheeled push carts that are removed from the streets and stored overnight, one who sells from fixed locations without a stall structure, displaying merchandise on cloth or plastic sheets or mobile vendors who walk or bicycle through the streets selling.

CONTENTSPreface…………………………………………………………………………vii Chapter 1: The Problem And Its Setting………………………………………1 Chapter 2: Taking Lessons From Other Related Cases…………………….......10Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework Underpinning The Vendor-Local Authority Conflict…………………………………………………………………………37Chapter 4:A Case Of Marondera Municipality……………………………...41Chapter 5: Recommendations And Conclusions………………………………63References……………………………………………………………………..85Appendix……………………………………………………………………...91Appendix………………………………………………………………………95

PREFACE ollowing a study conducted as from February conflict with sFpecial reference to Marondera Municipality. The book 2016, this book sought to explore sustainable measures of resolving the vendor-local authority thus aimed to find means of promoting citizen participation in local governance, to win vendor compliance with the municipality’s by-laws and also to explore the possibility of coming up with a vending policy for the town of Marondera, that which would promote a win-win situation for all the affected parties. The target population comprised of vendors in and around the Central Business District, municipal officials and members of the civic society. In this regard, the intended beneficiaries of this book include entrepreneurs, vendors included, the civic society, students of various related disciplines (Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies, Development Studies, Rural and Urban Planning, etc) the policy maker, in the form of local municipalities and the Central Government. The book demonstrates that sporadic raids on vendors by municipal police are still taking place. Vendors are willing to be designated reasonable places to operate from. The registration/license fee is beyond reach of many vendors. Almost all vendors prefer to trade in the Central Business District. There are no reliable credit lines for vendors in Marondera. The majority of street vendors do not have any form of social security. The majority of the street vendors indicated that the municipality does not or did not consult them before making any major decision. Ninety percent of the street vendors contacted were

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not registered. There is no vendors’ policy drawn for the town of Marondera. Although the by-laws need to be refreshed, they are not the root cause of the conflict. There is a serious mistrust, lack of co-ordination and cooperation amongst vendors and the local authority. There is an absence of a strong, effective and vibrant civic society in Marondera. As recommendations, there is an urgent need to adopt a third party intervention initiative in this vendor-local authority conflict. Citizen participation should be heightened. The municipality needsto do some awareness campaigns and conscientise vendors on the registration process. License fees need to be lowered so that they become commensurate with the currently prevailing harsh economic situation. There is a need to help establish strong effective civic society groups. In this regard, vendors need to be assisted so that they get organized and establish some vendors’ associations which amongst other things will speak on their behalf. A three tier task force, comprising of vendors, the Municipality of Marondera and the civic society needs to be set up to ensure that all issues to do with vending and local governance are well coordinated, well implemented, well monitored and well evaluated so that mutual cooperation, trust and confidence building is achieved. The task force should go ahead and draft a vendor’s policy for the Municipality of Marondera, which will exhaust all issues of interest, difficulty and concern in as far as vending is concerned. The municipality also may explore the use of vending machines as a way of decongesting the town.

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CHAPTER 1: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING Background of the vendor-local authority conflict he relationship existing between vendors and local parties realizingT that they can make good use of each other. This is authorities (municipalities) has been reminiscent of a “cat and mouse” affair with neither of the despite the fact that studies have actually shown that when urban management policies allow vendors to conduct their trade, there is a positive impact and results on several fronts such as on poverty, empowerment, entrepreneurship, social mobility, peace and order, (Kusakabe, 2006). The net effect of such a state of affairs has been some bouts of violent clashes, some of which were near fatal. Consequently, on numerous occasions, members of both conflicting parties have appeared before courts of law. Reference can also be made to the case of State vs. Raymond Gova, CRB 2065/15 at Marondera Magistrates Court wherein the said accused person was charged for having assaulted a municipal police officer in one of the many clashes. The disruption of smooth normal business life has been a common feature. The Municipality harbours a genuine concern, that those whom they have termed “illegal” vendors have caused a menace in the Central Business District (CBD) through haphazardly selling all sorts of stuff ranging from food, farm produce, and hardware to clothes at undesignated points of sale. This has not only posed a health hazard