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Zimbabwe: Govt Reinforces Ban On Second-Hand Clothing Imports
New Zimbabwe, 6 May 2020
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… Read more »
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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Several African countries are major cotton producers, but in spite of this, a large part of the continent's population depends on second-hand clothes for their fashion needs. The ... Read more »
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East African countries have been receiving second-hand clothing from the U.S. via AGOA, initially passed by the American Congress in 2000 to allow for low-income African countries ... Read more »
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