Informal sector: The saviour of many families

The Coronavirus pandemic has kicked the legs from under the informal sector, with the lockdown sending both vendors and their customers behind closed doors. Even as the economy reopens slowly, the stringent requirements government requires businesses to adhere to are proving too high to reach for most in the informal sector.

Along Haskins Street, a woman dressed in all white Zezuru cultural dress sombrely explains that her business is on the verge of collapse.