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Harare’s street traders create their own system to survive in the city

By Elmond Bandauko, Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Alberta
The informal sector has become a dominant source of livelihoods for urban residents in African cities. Within this sector, street trading is one of the most visible and vital components of urban economies.

In Zimbabwe’s capital city, too, street traders, selling clothing, snacks, fruits and vegetables, household goods, electronics and many other products, are a dominant feature in the economy. As in most African cities, the…The Conversation


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