Zimbabwe: Nervous Government Scraps Imports Ban As Basic Commodity Shortages Bite

24 October 2018

Harare — The government has, with immediate effect, removed a ban on imports of basic commodities as Zimbabweans battle acute shortages which the administration blames on panic buying.

A full cabinet resolution taken Tuesday is that Statutory Instrument 122 of 2017- Control of Goods (Open General Import Licence) will be temporarily repealed until the situation normalises.

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