The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and economic Development and Expanded Committee on Sustainable Development Goals began consultations for the national budget for 2023 on the 3rd of October. Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) was in attendance for the session held at Maphisa Growth point, Matobo…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) joins the world in commemorating the International Day of Peace. The day was established in 1981 by the United Nations under resolution UN 36/37 and is dedicated to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and…

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 street vendors by championing their quest to earn livelihoods in the current economic circumstances. VISET’s…

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 street vendors by championing their quest to earn livelihoods in the current economic circumstances. VISET’s…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) is part of a Steering Committee Working Group on Unpaid Care and Domestic Work (UCDW). The Working Group is convened by the Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe in collaboration with Oxfam Zimbabwe. Other members of the Working Group includes PADARE, Shamwari Yemwanasikana, WALPE,…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) held a Multi stakeholder Feedback meeting with Nkulumane Informal Economy workers on August 11, 2022. In attendance were Councillors, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) officials, fellow informal economy representatives and the Bulawayo Representative for the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community Development and Small…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) notes with grave disappointment the 2022 Mid-Term Review and Supplementary Budget presentation by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube. The presentation, which essentially doubled the national budget to ZWL 1.9 trillion does not in any way answer to…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) takes note that the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube will on July 28, 2022, be presenting the 2022 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review. The Review will highlight the performance of the economy and the 2022 Budget during the…

Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) is currently involved in the validation process of data compiled under the Formalisation Strategy being spearheaded by government through the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare with able assistance of development partners. We welcome the transparent process through which the…

The Informal Economy Women’s Hub (INEWOH) notes recent press reports pertaining to funding for women’s projects. The report quotes a member of a political party chastising their party members for not applying for loans with the Zimbabwe Women’s Bank (ZWB) in Zvimba District of Mashonaland West. The most worrisome aspect…