{"id":1398,"date":"2025-11-22T03:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T03:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/?p=1398"},"modified":"2025-11-22T03:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T03:32:33","slug":"mutare-to-demolish-illegal-tuckshops-tackle-vendors-and-mountain-farming-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/2025\/11\/22\/mutare-to-demolish-illegal-tuckshops-tackle-vendors-and-mountain-farming-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Mutare to Demolish Illegal Tuckshops, Tackle Vendors and Mountain Farming \u2014 Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Fanuel Chinowaita<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_17637818906760728-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_17637818906760728-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_17637818906760728-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_17637818906760728.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Mayor Simon Chabuka <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mutare, 22 November 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Mutare Mayor Simon Chabuka has announced a citywide operation targeting illegal tuckshops, unregulated vending and farming activities in mountains, riverbanks and undesignated areas, saying Council must enforce the law to restore order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking during a Full Council meeting held yesterday, Chabuka said the local authority will issue notices before demolishing the mushrooming illegal tuckshops in Dangamvura, Chikanga and Sakubva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Council will demolish tuckshops, deal with the vendors and act on those who farm in the mountains, riverbanks and undesignated places,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chabuka urged councillors to educate communities about compliance, stressing that the exercise is not a witch-hunt but a requirement of municipal regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we do not act according to the law, the responsible authority will descend on us. My plea to councillors is: advise the community. It\u2019s not witch hunting, but compliance with the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mayor also raised concern over unregulated vending in the Central Business District, saying the situation has worsened to the point where pavements and shop entrances are now blocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He cited the area around Bata as one of the most problematic zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI could not even walk at Bata. Vendors are closing the pavement and the doors of shops. I did not say we do not want vendors, but blocking pavements and the doors of shops that are paying licences is not the best option,\u201d Chabuka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chabuka further condemned illegal farming activities on mountainsides and along riverbanks, warning that the city will not allow environmental degradation to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He singled out Dangamvura Mountain, where residents have reportedly cultivated up to halfway up the slope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople should stop that and, as the City Council, we will not allow that,\u201d he said, adding that all farming in undesignated areas will be dealt with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 22 November 2025 &#8211; Mutare Mayor Simon Chabuka has announced a citywide operation targeting illegal tuckshops, unregulated vending and farming activities in mountains, riverbanks and undesignated areas, saying Council must enforce the law to restore order. Speaking during a Full Council meeting held yesterday, Chabuka said the local authority will issue&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1400,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1398\/revisions\/1400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewasupost.co.zw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}