Flea markets are better businesses

Flea markets have been expressed as better businesses in Bulawayo. Women said their lives depends on flea markets.They sell clothes to the public in order for them to survive.

flea market at Egodini

Flea markets are all over the city of Bulawayo. They have been seen as the source of income for women. Women in nowadays are earning a living through selling different types of goods.

Women have seen flea markets as a day to day business. They usually buy clothes from foreign countries such as south Africa, Zambia and Mozambique. They buy all the top fashion clothes to sell them to Bulawayo people.

In flea markets they usually sell women's fashion, clothes for kids and men. Business in flea markets go fast during weekends. They usually sell their clothes at large City hall, where it has been nicknamed as khothama in Ndebele language.

At the large city hall they usually sell both new and old clothes. Lot of people go during weekends to buy clothes.Women survive through this business as they manage to pay their children fees, pay rent, and buy food.

Through this difficult economy women manage to survive. There are challenges which they are facing as they have to pay stands and sometimes the people responsible for managing their business.

Flea markets are the easy businesses to manage. There is no much work after buying your staff. The only thing important to do is to be able to attract as many customers as you can.