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Bulawayo orders informal traders to leave within seven days

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Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo city council has ordered informal traders operating from unauthorised sites to leave within seven days or face eviction. The relocation is to implement a directive from Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, according to a notice by town clerk Christopher Dube reported by Dailynews.

The Bulawayo municipality, Zimbabwe, has given informal traders operating from unapproved sites seven days to leave or face eviction. The order was announced in a notice by town clerk Christopher Dube.

The relocation of the traders is being carried out in line with a directive from Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, Christopher Dube said.

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