Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns
In late 2017 and early 2018, Zambia’s capital of Lusaka faced a widening cholera epidemic. In response the country’s President Edgar Lungu called in police and the military to raze makeshift food stalls in the city. In addition, the Minister of Local Government added stricter provisions to Zambia’s...
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| author | Resnick, Danielle |
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| description | In late 2017 and early 2018, Zambia’s capital of Lusaka faced a widening cholera epidemic. In response the country’s President Edgar Lungu called in police and the military to raze makeshift food stalls in the city. In addition, the Minister of Local Government added stricter provisions to Zambia’s Street Vending and Nuisances Act. This was due to fears that substandard food safety among traders was fuelling the epidemic. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1472612025-02-24T06:45:58Z Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns Resnick, Danielle street vendors informal sector crackdowns violence governance In late 2017 and early 2018, Zambia’s capital of Lusaka faced a widening cholera epidemic. In response the country’s President Edgar Lungu called in police and the military to raze makeshift food stalls in the city. In addition, the Minister of Local Government added stricter provisions to Zambia’s Street Vending and Nuisances Act. This was due to fears that substandard food safety among traders was fuelling the epidemic. 2019-09-30 2024-06-21T09:12:43Z 2024-06-21T09:12:43Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147261 en https://doi.org/10.5129/001041519X15615651139961 Open Access Resnick, Danielle. 2019. Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns. The Conversation. Published online on September 26, 2019. https://theconversation.com/informal-traders-in-african-cities-are-being-used-as-political-pawns-123396 |
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| title | Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns |
| title_full | Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns |
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| title_short | Informal traders in African cities are being used as political pawns |
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