BCC, youth empowerment initiative
 
                        Ndiweni said thousands of youths were wallowing in poverty without any source of income.
                      
                      
      
                        By Peter Dube 
                         Apr. 10, 2025
                      
                    Cross border traders vow to eliminate smuggling
 
                        Zivhu maintained that they had agreed with Zimra that as a pioneer project, they would allow and agree on the receipts they bring to the border and traders would pay duty according to the receipts.
                      
                      
      
                        By Nizbert Moyo 
                         Apr. 7, 2025
                      
                    Govt urged to prioritise informal traders
 
                        Speaking to Southern Eye yesterday, Bulawayo Streetwise Informal Traders Association director Percy Mcijo said the move had a devastating effect on families and businesses.
                      
                      
      
                        By Bongile Moyo 
                         Mar. 13, 2025
                      
                    Traders push for simplified licensing
 
                        The proposal is part of the association’s broader recommendations on the formalisation of the informal sector.
                      
                      
      
                        By Ashton Ndakusiya 
                         Mar. 7, 2025
                      
                    ZCBTA calls for mass markets conversion into employment zones
 
                        Zimbabwe’s informal sector is a major driver of economic activity, contributing 80% of employment and 60% of the gross domestic product valued at over US$8 billion.
                      
                      
      
                        By Ashton Ndakusiya 
                         Feb. 26, 2025
                      
                    City battles night vendors menace
 
                        Bulawayo Streetwise Informal Traders Association director Percy Mcijo said his organisation was against all sorts of illegal vending, day or night.
                      
                      
      
                        By Jerssie Mpofu 
                         Mar. 17, 2024
                      
                    Zanu PF-linked space barons invade Byo CBD
 
                         Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Archibald Chiponda said he was not aware of the CBD invasions by any member of his party.
                      
                      
      
                        By Patricia Sibanda 
                         Jan. 6, 2024
                      
                    BVTA wins two awards
 
                        BVTA director Michael Ndiweni said the awards were “a testimony of our collective efforts as an organisation to impact and change lives”.
                      
                      
      
                        By Margaret Lubinda 
                         Dec. 1, 2023
                      
                    Churches overrun Byo CBD
 
                        The company, after falling into financial doldrums, applied for the much-publicised government Distressed Industries and Marginalised Areas Fund to no avail.
                      
                      
      
                        By Innocent Magondo 
                         Nov. 18, 2023
                      
                    
 
                      
                   
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  
                  




