📰 *‘Dragged in the Dust’: Coltart Promises Reform After Viral Vendor Assault* Bulawayo Mayor Cllr David Coltart has weighed in following widespread public outcry sparked by a viral video showing municipal police officers aggressively manhandling a street vendor in the city centre, calling for humane enforcement of council by-laws while pledging to restore dignity and order in Zimbabwe’s second-largest city. The video, which began circulating widely on social media platforms this week, shows a group of uniformed municipal officers roughing up a female vendor as she screams for help. Bystanders can be heard protesting, while others recorded the scene. The footage has since ignited a heated debate about the conduct of council police and the city’s handling of informal traders. “This has been noted. The public needs to be assured that we are working to make sure that the enforcement of @CityofBulawayo by-laws will be done as humanely as possible... https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaDbHKp3GJOtlMM4PA39 https://wa.me/263718497005?text=advert *Read full article:* https://www.afrogazette.co.zw/dragged-in-the-dust-coltart-promises-reform-after-viral-vendor-assault/