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BULAWAYO INFORMAL TRADERS URGED TO CHECK REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
From the Plug.

Informal traders should confirm current licensing and bay-allocation requirements directly with Bulawayo City Council instead of relying on recycled notices or social-media deadlines.

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Published 13 Oct, 2026

BHEKZIM PLUG verification advisory graphic for Bulawayo informal-trader registration requirements
Notice type
Public-interest verification advisory
New October deadline
Not verified
Official forms
Available from City of Bulawayo

Bulawayo informal traders are being encouraged to confirm current registration, licensing and designated-site requirements directly with Bulawayo City Council.

What is current

Recent reporting dated 12 October 2026 quotes Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart calling for orderly vending and for alternative trading sites to be made available before action is taken against street vendors at Fifth Avenue.

The City of Bulawayo's current public website provides downloadable trading-permit and vending-bay application forms. Its licensing page also outlines general trading-permit and shop-licensing processes.

What has not been verified

BHEKZIM PLUG did not find a newly issued October 2026 council notice setting a fresh enforcement deadline or publishing a new informal-trader fee schedule.

Older council notices still available online include deadlines and fee information from 2024 and enforcement guidance from 2025. Those dates should not be recycled as if they were newly announced in October 2026.

What traders should do

  • Check the City of Bulawayo's official website and authorised channels.
  • Obtain the correct current form for a trading permit or vending bay.
  • Confirm fees, required documents, available bays and submission offices directly with Council before paying.
  • Keep receipts and avoid unofficial agents who promise guaranteed bays or licences.

This is a public-interest verification advisory, not a new enforcement announcement.

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DAILY TRENDS SOURCE DESK

Open the linked reporting and official pages used to prepare this reviewed summary.

  1. cite.org.zwColtart calls for orderly vending and action against illegal dumping
  2. citybyo.co.zwCity of Bulawayo forms and documents
  3. citybyo.co.zwCity of Bulawayo licensing guidance
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  1. CITE ZimbabweColtart calls for orderly vending and action against illegal dumping
  2. City of BulawayoCity of Bulawayo forms and documents
  3. City of BulawayoCity of Bulawayo licensing guidance
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Last reviewed 13 October 2026.

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