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Communities Life in Uganda |
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Life in Uganda through the eyes of Little BIG Africa |
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Market Vendors Market vendors in Manafwa District may be catergoried according to the places where they sell their goods and services from, the type of goods and services, and the mode of selling them. Weekly Markets Some market traders sell their wares at different daily markets. Each day the market sellers move between different trading centres where the market day is due to take place for that area. Market traders pay a small fee as tax for their market stall, the amount varying between 300 and 1,000/= depending on the quality and quantity of the products being sold. In these markets, one will find a variety of goods such as food stuffs – i.e. meat, matooke, fruits, sugar cane, vegetables; clothes – both for men and women, often second hand clothes, as well as new clothes for babies and children, and second hand shoes; cooking and eating utensils – such as cutlery, plates, pans etc.; animals – such as cows, goats, and chickens; hardwares – such as hoes, spears, bows and arrows, rat traps; to name just a few items. Markets also always have areas for gambling, called karata as well as magicians, called bekamakanga who use magic to make items such as XXXXXX. Items in the market are usually relatively cheap, in comparison with buying them in a shop or in towns, offering savings of up to 50%. The negative side of the markets is the confusion that can reign. They are often congested in terms of the number of people attending, meaning there is a lot of noise and dust, with people stepping on some products as they are not able to move easily between stalls. This is worsened during the rainy season, when the heavy rain often falls in the early evening – the busiest time at the market. Roadside vendors Those with fewer products to sell often situate themselves on shop verandahs, outside their homes, on the roadside or under big trees in trading centres. They often sell vegetables, mainly home grown products, and rarely sell more than a few different types of products. They need relatively little capital to start up but their profits are also relatively small. It is common therefore for this to be a side business, or to boost their subsistence income. |
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