Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) notes with concern and sadness the outbreak of fire in the Mbare Musika area last night. Whilst the cause is yet to be ascertained, some reports allude to candles left unattended, as the area was under load shedding at the time. The…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) welcomes the rolling out of nationwide consultations on a social protection mechanism for the informal economy by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA). The consultations, which are being carried out in partnership with VISET, are a culmination of many advocacy initiatives by…

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…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation’s attention has been drawn to a video in circulation on social media depicting Harare City Council municipal police bludgeoning a vendor whose goods they had allegedly confiscated. To say we are livid at the disproportionate application of force on an unarmed citizen trying…

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…