Abstract:
The thesis explored the coping strategies of street vendors in a hyperinflation of 2018-2019 in
Mvuma town. It explored the copying strategies adopted by street vendors in reducing the
impact of hyperinflation to their livelihood. To find coping strategies of street vendors, the
research identified the vending activities in Mvuma, the challenges faced by street vendors and
strategies they apply to overcome them. Structuration theory was used to enhance the
theoretical understanding of critical issues under investigation. Qualitative research method
was deployed in this study, interviews were used to collect data. This study unearths the
copying strategies used by street vendors to sustain their livelihoods in Mvuma. The research
proposes an in-depth understanding of street vendors’ operational environment. It establishes
that street vending has played an important role in employing many urbanites in Zimbabwe
against the high unemployment rates in the country at large. Therefore, there is need for
improving infrastructure for street vending as well as facilitating credit facilities to street
vendors
