when most companies scaled or closed down their business in bulawayo, zimbabwe the move left thousands of workers jobless. it also saw thousands of people migrating to neighboring countries like south africa and botswana in search of the so said greener pastures. while some sought refugee in criminology for a living. mr. ignatius maya did not follow suit instead this era opened a new chapter in his life.
he ventured in full time street vending as his source of livelihood. he sells cellphones, batteries, memory cards, phone pouches, wallets, chargers, sim cards, torches, mp3 players, usb codes, and airtime this expedition has played a pivotal role on putting food on his table and transforming his family's education and well being. mr. maya is now a bit skeptic on what the future holds for him and his family, following a recent call by
government to clamp down on all vendors operating on undesignated areas nation wide under
its exercise dubbed operation restore order. a move which he feels is uncalled for with regard to our prevailing unfavorable economic situation as this will worsen our unemployment crises and fuel criminology
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