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Banned Goods Flood Zimbabwe

Local traders are reportedly smuggling cheaper and affordable goods, defying the government's ban on the importation of foreign products.

Zimbabwe: Banned Goods Flood the Country

Financial Gazette, 6 October 2016

A study commissioned by the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has revealed that several goods recently removed from the general import licence have found their way into the… Read more »

Vendors in Harare.

Zimbabwe: Reconsider GM Ban, Say Experts

The Herald, 6 October 2016

Agriculture experts have urged Government to remove the ban on genetically-modified stockfeeds and allow confined field trials of GM cotton and other crops to boost production and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mutare Traders Report 'Brisk Business' As Police Say Smuggling Up

New Zimbabwe, 18 September 2016

GOVERNMENT ban on the importation of some foreign products into the country seems to be failing as cases of smuggling continue to surge along the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border with… Read more »

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Zambian Mealie Meal Floods Zimbabwe

Zambian traders are reportedly flocking to Victoria Falls on bicycles to sell mealie meal despite an importation ban by the Zimbabwean government. Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Zambian Mealie Meal Floods Victoria Falls
- Zimbabwe: Govt to Import 1,7 Million Tonnes of Maize
Zimbabwe Govt Issues Import Licences

The government has allegedly issued over 6 000 import certificates, with three quarters of those for South African products. Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Govt Issues 6 000 Import Licences
- Zimbabwe: Import Restrictions Have No Effect On Common Market - Comesa
Zambia to Impose Trade Sanctions on Zimbabwe?

This could be a retaliatory move following Zimbabwe's ban on the importation of products that are also manufactured by local companies. Read more »
- Southern Africa: Zambia Mulls Tit for Tat After Zim Imports Ban
- Zimbabwe: Patrick Chinamasa in Tight Corner