INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

ArcelorMittal SA flags Zimbabwe steel imports

ArcelorMittal South Africa CEO Kobus Verster has raised concerns over Zimbabwean steel imports, describing them as one of several "unfair" pressures on South Africa's struggling steel sector.South Afr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe maintains maize import ban

The government says it is pleased with the steady flow of maize deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) following last year's poor season, which forced Zimbabwe to import grain.Agriculture Perma...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 August 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe pushes for import substitution

Zimbabwe has planted 5,000 hectares of Irish potatoes this winter season as part of an ambitious government-led drive to cut reliance on imports and boost local food security. The target is to reach 9...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe govt licences more import assessors

The Government has expanded the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) Programme by appointing two additional service providers, effective 1 August 2025.The Ministry of Industry and Commerce ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo urged to shun imported 'waste' goods

A solid waste management expert has urged Bulawayo residents and businesses to avoid importing goods considered waste in other countries, warning that low-quality imports are driving illegal dumping i...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 August 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwe suspends excise duty on raw wine imports

In a move aimed at boosting the local wine industry, the Zimbabwean government has suspended excise duty on imported raw wine for approved manufacturers. The measure, announced through Statutory Instr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwe maize imports to decline

Zimbabwe's maize imports are set to decline significantly this year as better rainfall has boosted crop yields across the country, easing pressure on food security.According to the latest report by th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare businessman in $76,000 vehicle import fraud

A local businessman, Elias Murandu, 37, has been charged with fraud after allegedly deceiving the director of Cobra Security in a failed vehicle importation scheme involving a total of US$76,000.Muran...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 June 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

China leads in Zimbabwe tobacco imports

CHINA has emerged as the leading importer of Zimbabwean tobacco leaf this marketing season, accounting for 38.8 percent of total exports since sales began in March, data from the Tobacco Industry and ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Cereal imports ban looms in Zimbabwe

The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has recommended a ban on cereal imports in a move aimed at boosting the local grain market and strengthening Zimbabwe's food ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe govt defends car import ban

The import ban on vehicles older than 10 years, which came into effect in January 2022, is part of Zimbabwe's strategy to protect and revitalize the country's motor manufacturing industry, which has b...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwean industry told to stop importing steel

Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) Chief Executive Officer, Takana Xu, has called on Zimbabwean industries to stop importing steel and instead support local production, saying the country is now ca...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 May 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Zimbabwe restricts steel imports

The Zimbabwean government has introduced new restrictions on the importation of specific steel products, requiring importers to obtain licences before bringing them into the country, in a move designe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 May 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe extends duty-free import window for bus operators

The Government has extended the duty-free bus import facility to April 30, 2025, in a move aimed at further revitalising Zimbabwe's public transport system and ensuring affordable, reliable services f...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 April 2025

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Zimbabwean avocado gains traction among Chinese importers

CHINESE importers have positively reviewed the quality and output of Zimbabwean avocados and are committed to helping local farmers tap into the Chinese market, a Chinese trade specialist has said.Spe...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Chartered secretary's role in governance remains important

The chartered secretary's role is just as important today as it was when the profession first emerged after the establishment of limited companies in the nineteenth century, the director general of th...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Chasi flies to SA to finalise a power import deal with Eskom

Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi is in South Africa to finalise a power import deal with Eskom as the Government moves to reduce power shortages. Minister Chasi's trip to South Afri...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 July 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Chasi pushes for duty free solar equipment imports

ENERGY and Power Development Minister, Advocate Fortune Chasi, says modalities are being put in place to ensure solar products are imported duty free to increase investment in renewable energy across ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 July 2019

ZIMBABWE

Zimbabwe imports drop 31%

Zimbabwe's imports for the first four months of the year to April 2019 dropped 31 percent to US$1,5 billion from US$2,2 billion registered in the same period last year, as the country's import bill co...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 June 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Air Zimbabwe to import spares duty free

ONGOING efforts to turnaround the operations of Air Zimbabwe have received further boost following revelations that Government recently extended the dispensation for the national air carrier to import...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Imports push fridge makers to the edge

THE local refrigerator-manufacturing industry needs protection from imports as it is now cheaper to import than manufacture, a leading player, Capri, has said.The fridge maker, which ceased operations...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 January 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Shipping company threatens to block the release of containers for Zimbabwean importers

MEDITERANNEAN Shipping Company (MSC) SA (Zimbabwe) Pvt Ltd has threatened to block the release of containers for Zimbabwean importers over their failure to remit in excess of US$9,1 million in shippin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Miners want to import own fuel

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF), the representative body of small-scale miners, says it is pushing for a licence to import fuel for onward distribution to its members to ensure continuity of producti...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 January 2019

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

RBZ releases $2,5m for wheat imports

Government has moved in to secure 30 000 metric tonnes of wheat worth $12,2 million with a 20 percent down payment following threats by an international supplier to cut off the deal citing Harare's de...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 January 2019

OPINION

Doctors' demands more important than chiefs' cars

IN the run-up to the July 30 elections, Zanu-PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised that he would be a listening President and that his government was going to guarantee an affordable, but vi...

By Editorial - newsday | Published: 05 December 2018
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