Africa: Informal Traders in Continent's Cities Are Being Used As Political Pawns

[The Conversation Africa] 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.