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Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) recently met with officials from the Department of Employment Creation under the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare. The delegation was led by the Deputy Director Research and Economic Affairs Mr. Sam Hobwani and Dereck Nhema an officer in the…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) joins the nation and the rest of the progressive world in commemorating Workers Day, who’s 2024 theme is “Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing environment.” In Zimbabwe, the day was gazetted as a holiday in April 1980, with the then…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) joins the nation in celebrating our 44th Independence anniversary. This year’s celebration is being held under the theme Zim@44: Unity, Peace and Development Towards Vision 2030”, with the main event being at Murambinda, Buhera. Ours is a nation that was birthed following…

As we celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day under the theme Count her in: Invest in Women Accelerate progress, we are sending heartfelt wishes to all the exceptional women informal economy workers (IEW) the world over. We stand in solidarity with you as we strive for a future where all…

Goromonzi horticultural farmers say mining activities being undertaken by Platinum Lithium Zimbabwe (PLZ) has brought significant disruption to their daily lives. This emerged during a listening meeting conducted by Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) at Yafeli Village, Ward 17 Goromonzi District. Small-scale horticultural farmers said the district…

On February 16, 2024, Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) held a meeting with representatives from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC). The purpose of the meeting was to identify stakeholders who would be part in the Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ESCR) working group. The ZHRC is…

At a time, the nation is still reeling from the new tax regimes that are a product of the 2024 national budget presentation, more misery was in store, with the gazetting of the new toll fees, AND the clandestine addition of a new tollgate just before Chivhu and another one…

As the nation starts getting back to business, we are confronted with the gazetting of tax proposals as contained in the national budget that was hastily passed by Parliament in December 2023. These measures, as we previously stated in our response (https://visetonline.org/viset-statement-on-the-2023-budget/ ) are an attack on the ordinary Zimbabwean’s…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) takes note of the ongoing Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national operation Tame The Traffic Jungle. The operation which began on 12 September and is scheduled to run until 26 September according to a circular, and involves other state agencies such as Vehicle…

By Samuel Wadzai – Informal Economy Analyst and VISET Executive Director This opinion contribution seeks to contribute to the speedy actualisation of the formalisation strategy for Zimbabwe. From the onset, it is vital to acknowledge the work done thus far by players in the informal economy ecosystem to ensure that…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) on Friday the 9th of June, held a Market Access Indaba that brought together Council officials, Councillors, informal traders and farmers operating in Harare and the surrounding areas. The Principal Market Officer for Harare City Council Mr. Banda said they are aware…

On Wednesday the 31st of May and Thursday the 1st of June 2023, the Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) was in Bulawayo for yet another round of Stakeholders Engagement and Listening Meetings. The meetings were attended by representatives from Bulawayo City Council’s department of planning, department of…

VISET Conducts a Social Service Delivery Town Hall Meeting in Zengeza, Chitungwiza On Wednesday the 10th of May 2023, VISET was in Ward 10 Zengeza for a Social Service Delivery Town hall and Engagement meeting with Chitungwiza residents and informal traders. The meeting was also attended by solution holders that…

18 April marks the day when Zimbabwe gained the right to self-determination after a protracted war of liberation. Today, the country turns a whole 43 years of age and it is a time to take stock of the achievements gained, which are immense in that the first decade saw expansion…

Production of short video skits on social service delivery and accountability in local authority processes. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) is a union of vendors with structures throughout Zimbabwe. The organization was formed in 2015 to spearhead the social and economic transformation of…

 International Women’s Day Statement Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) joins women all over the world in celebrating International Women’s Day, under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality” We cannot think of a more befitting theme as the world is still feeling the disruptive effects…

Today is International Day of Education and VISET joins the world in commemorating this important day whose 2023 theme is “To invest in people, prioritise education.”Education plays an important role at both individual and societal level in that it is the engine driver to national prosperity. In Zimbabwe, according to…

The year 2022 brought a lot of memorable, exciting and fulfilling moments to the Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET). A lot of lessons were learnt and massive achievements accomplished towards the social and economic transformation of Informal Economy Workers and the communities we serve. We managed to…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) takes note of the 2023 National Budget Presentation by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube on November 24 2022. In our view, the budget falls way below expectations of informal economy expectations and indeed the majority poor that…

This opinion contribution is a follow up to the conversations that were initiated by the Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) under the Informal Economy Dialogue Guidance Framework (IEDGF). The IEDGF was anchored on the following themes and talking points: The opion contribution seeks to make a critical…