Zimbabwe: Cement Shortage - Govt to Maintain Import Permits

7 December 2021

ZIMBABWE will continue to issue cement import permits until local production returns to normal, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza said yesterday.

A plant breakdown at Lafarge Cement, one of the country's largest cement producers, has resulted in shortages of cement and the firm is currently importing from its sister company in Zambia. Lafarge Zimbabwe and PPC control more than 70 percent of the domestic market.

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