Govt Reinforces Ban On Second-Hand Clothing Imports in Zimbabwe
The government has called on police to strictly enforce the ban on the importation of the popular and cheap second-hand clothes as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 through contamination. The selling of used clothes had become a source of livelihood for thousands of Zimbabweans in all cities and towns with second-hand clothing markets often teeming with customers.
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Zimbabwe:
Ban On Second-Hand Clothes to Be Enforced
The Herald, 6 May 2020
The ban on second-hand clothes imports must be strictly enforced after Cabinet was briefed on smuggling rackets in south-eastern Zimbabwe that could see more Covid-19 cases as a… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
COVID-19 - Nzenza On Second-Hand Clothes
The Herald, 28 April 2020
Zimbabwe's textile and leather industry has been under siege from an influx of second-hand clothes, shoes and leather products that forced some players in the sector to close down. Read more »
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