THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) says it has apprehended 426 street vendors from July 25, to October 17, 2025, for illegally operating in the Central Business District (CBD). In a statement, Tuesday, LCC Public Relations Manager Chola Mwamba said of the 426 vendors, 78 appeared before the Fast-Track Court, were fined and their merchandise disposed of by the court. Mwamba stressed that street vending remained illegal as stipulated in Statutory Instrument No. 12 of 2018, adding that traders should utilise designated trading spaces. “In an effort to promote order and sanity in Lusaka, The Lusaka City Council (LCC) apprehended 426 street vendors between 25th July and 17th October, 2025 for illegally operating in the Central Business District (CBD). Out of...
