Vendors that dump rubbish at their ports of sale risk arrest, according to HARARE City Council Small to Medium Enterprise Committee Chair Danford Ngadziore.
The central business district’s (CBD) cleanliness will be improved, and the urban environment will be preserved.
Vendors’ unlawful litter dumping has been a problem for the city, and Ngadziore warned that violators will face arrests.
“We have over 80 000 vendors in the evening, so even if we hire 3,000 cleaners in the CBD, they won’t be able to clean the entire city.
These suppliers must therefore be involved in the solution. We have to talk to them and teach them. Arrest for trash will occur if you don’t follow the rules.
In the event of an arrest, the legal team needs to devise a minimal fine; nevertheless, it needs to be reasonably priced to prevent our staff from turning to bribery.
“The council can generate income from the issue of littering,” he stated.