In an at­tempt to fur­ther reg­u­larise and for­malise vend­ing in the cap­i­tal city, the City Cor­po­ra­tion has draft­ed 2026 con­tracts for reg­is­tered ven­dors of the Char­lotte Street and En­vi­rons Vend­ing Pro­gramme.

While both par­ties agree on a ze­ro-tol­er­ance ap­proach to clean­li­ness, pub­lic health com­pli­ance, re­spect for space bound­aries and time­ly fee pay­ments, one ma­jor stick­ing point re­mains: the re­quire­ment that stalls be dis­man­tled, with ven­dors not per­mit­ted to leave struc­tures or ma­te­ri­als on the streets overnight.

“Ven­dors must ‘break down and set up dai­ly’ to al­low for clean­ing,” Deputy May­or Coun­cil­lor Abena Hart­ley said.