Second-hand clothes have found their way back into the markets despite the government banning them in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak, The Sunday Mail reports.
While the government banned second-hand clothes and upscaled second-hand clothes ban enforcement, second-hand stalls have mushroomed in many parts of the Sunshine City’s residential areas.
A Dvivarasekwa vendor that spoke to the publication explained why she has set up shop in the high-density suburb:
I used to sell my clothes at Mupedzanhamo but the closure of the market forced me to relocate. I am not, however, realising as much money as I used to when I was at Mupedzanhamo.
Meanwhile, president of the Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Association Lorraine Sibanda said the government might not win the war against the sale of second-hand clothes, and should just find a way to regulate how they are sold:
A total ban will only drive the vendors underground. In my view, a total ban on second-hand clothes will not work. There is need for authorities to devise ways in which traders are allowed to sell second-hand clothes under strict regulations.
More: The Sunday Mail
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