Family spokesman Patson Dzamara said the police offer came a bit too late because his brother has been missing for more than four months now.
Samuel Wadzayi, director of the National Vendors Union Zimbabwe, said the clashes started when the vendors visited city council offices and demanded their wares.
Ancelimo Magaya told Studio 7 people were angry over the government’s silence on Itai Dzamara’s disappearance.
One of the affected traders, Martin Zivira, vowed to continue selling his wares in the central business district.
Family spokesman, Patson Dzamara, said the event was being organized by Bishop Ancelimo Magaya of Grace Ablaze Ministries International.
The Harare City Council announced last week it would seek help from the police to remove the vendors.
Roots director Beatrice Savadye said they went ahead with their march despite the police also not clearing them on the grounds that the Zimbabwe Republic Police is under-staffed.
National Vendors Union Zimbabwe director, Samuel Wadzayi, says security officials told him that they won’t get any police escort if they want to stage the protest.
“Initially we had pegged those gate charges at $3 but having realized that people, their disposable income had gone down, and also including cracks in the economy, we have seen $2 to be affordable to the football fraternity.”
Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana has denied accusations made in the state controlled Herald and Chronicle newspapers that he said 12-year-old girls can be legally married or consent to sex
“We’ve come to believe strongly that a well-organized diaspora community, has tremendous power to transform life for itself here, and also for their families back in Zimbabwe.” ZDNNA Regional Coordinator, Isaac Mwase.
The vendor’s group, Queen of Grace ZimAsset Trust, failed Tuesday to remove vendors from the central business district as it had promised earlier in the week.
Counter accusations surround the botched prayer meeting planned for missing activist, Itai Dzamara.
President of the Zimbabwe Pastors’ Fellowship Reverand, Watson Furayi, said as pastors they didn’t want the rally to be seen as a political event.
According to state-controlled and independent newspapers, Midzi died in the vehicle at his Marirangwe Farm in Beatrice, outside the capital, Harare.
Chombo had set Monday as the deadline for unregistered vendors to vacate the streets or face forcible eviction by security agents including the army.
One of the suspended councillors Albert Chirau, claims that Zanu PF is spearheading their removal from office for political purposes.
Samuel Wadzayi of the National Vendors Union Zimbabwe said they are not happy with these remarks from people who are supposed to protect them.
Councillor Barnabas Ndira said they will be partnering with the Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe Limited Company, which will provide protective clothing and garbage containers.
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