Blantyre City Council (BCC) will on April 11, 2022 embark on a sweeping exercise to remove vendors plying their merchandise in undesignated places.
In an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana) on Thursday, BCC Public Relations Officer,Deborah Luka observed that street vending was rampant despite efforts being initiated by the Council in collaboration with Malawi Police Service to curb the malpractice.
She said the council has stepped up efforts aimed at forcing vendors to ply their merchandise indesignated market places.
“The Constitution of Malawi in Section 103 and the Local Government Act empower us to enforce street vendors to go back to the recommended marketing places hence the sweeping exercise,” Luka pointed out.
A vendor selling clothes, Finley Peter Chikafa expressed reluctance to go back inside the Blantyre Flea Market, arguing that the place has no adequate space.
