Is Zimbabwe's Imports Ban A Major Trade Setback?

The government did not do its 'homework' before implementing the import ban that will lead to the immediate emergence of a black market, economists say.

Bulawayo women transporting goods to their markets downtown (file photo).

  • Zimbabwe:   BeitBridge Violence - Bail Ruling Today

    The Herald, 6 July 2016

    Bail ruling for suspects who were arrested for staging violent protests in Beitbridge last Friday which resulted in the vandalism of infrastructure, looting from shops and the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Govt Ban Paralyses Beitbridge

    Zimbabwe Standard, 10 July 2016

    Hitherton Shoko (44) of Dulibadzimu suburb in Beitbridge is a cross-border transporter, earning a living from moving goods for a fee for thousands of Zimbabweans that troop to and… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Beitbridge, Stop It!

    Zimbabwe Standard, 3 July 2016

    My people,There was a lot of panic among some people with ill-begotten wealth following those rather unpatriotic acts at Beitbridge Border Post when Zimbabweans, for the first time… Read more »

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