Security agencies from South Africa and Zimbabwe are intensifying their efforts to combat the smuggling of cigarettes between the two countries, a trade that is significantly undermining revenue colle...
By Staff reporter | Published: 10 July 2025
Zimbabwe's pharmaceutical industry is battling a cocktail of systemic challenges that are stifling growth and jeopardising public health, sector leaders have warned.At the third annual Community Pharm...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 July 2025
The Crossborder4ED Association has condemned the smuggling of goods into Zimbabwe but voiced concern over what it described as excessive and repetitive roadblock searches faced by cross-border traders...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 July 2025
Zimbabwe's aggressive anti-smuggling blitz is beginning to bear fruit, easing pressure on local beverage producers and setting the stage for increased production and market growth, according to Delta ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 17 May 2025
A sharp increase in smuggling and unregulated imports is intensifying illicit financial flows (IFFs) in Zimbabwe, severely undermining the country's formal retail sector. Authorities have recently pro...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2025
Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando has raised alarm over the persistent threat of gold smuggling and other illicit activities, warning that Zimbabwe could be losing up to 40% of it...
By Staff reporter | Published: 09 May 2025
The Government of Zimbabwe has ramped up its efforts in the ongoing anti-smuggling blitz, resulting in over 200 prosecutions and 269 compliance notices issued as part of a sustained crackdown against ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 May 2025
A Beitbridge clearing agent, Brian Zimbume, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of fraud and smuggling related offences. Zimbume, who was employed by Andalusia Investments ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2025
A 33-year-old man from Lusaka, Zambia, has appeared at the Zvishavane Magistrates' Court for smuggling emeralds from Mberengwa.Harrison Kazhoka of Kaunda Square, Lusaka, is facing charges of illegal p...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2019
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) 10 top managers have been named in an alleged $3 million cooking oil and chicken smuggling racket, which was reportedly swept under the carpet.Documents gleaned ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 January 2019
THE confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) says it is concerned with the rampant smuggling of goods, which has become a threat to the country's industrialisation process.Denford Mutashu, the confed...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2018
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which is deepening its battle against corruption and smuggling, seized an assortment of goods worth thousands of dollars at the Beitbridge Border Post last week...
By Staff reporter | Published: 26 July 2018
POLICE Commissioner General - Godwin Matanga - on Tuesday fumed at senior police officers in Manicaland whom he said were steering smuggling syndicates operating along the Zimbabwe/ Mozambique borderl...
By Staff reporter | Published: 25 May 2018
Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, pictured, has demanded the arrest and prosecution of local police commanders he claimed were integral members of the criminal smuggling syndicates.Addressing Manic...
By Staff reporter | Published: 24 May 2018
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has deffered the fuel marking programme which was scheduled for the first quarter of this year, citing lack of fiscal space and high cost of implementat...
By Staff reporter | Published: 11 May 2018
THE Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) yesterday called on government to craft effective measures to curb smuggling, corruption at State enterprises and parastatals (seps) and porousness at ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2017
The Government's maize import ban together with a high buying price at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has triggered smuggling of grain into the country, it has emerged.In a bid to protect local farme...
By Staff reporter | Published: 06 August 2017
A syndicate of car importers is prejudicing the country of millions in potential tax revenues through the smuggling of vehicles using various intricate methods, which include registering as returning ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 04 August 2017
Police in South Africa have foiled an attempt to smuggle a stolen luxury car into Zimbabwe using donkeys to pull it across the Limpopo river.The suspects fled into the bushes towards Zimbabwe after th...
By BBC | Published: 02 August 2017
THE closure of Delta Corporation's Victoria Falls depot this week is likely to open floodgates for cheap imported beverages and negatively affect local dealers in the resort town, the local business c...
By Staff reporter | Published: 28 July 2017
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it desperately needs partnerships with other stakeholders to fight rampant smuggling and corruption at the ports of entry and along the country's borders.Th...
By Staff reporter | Published: 25 July 2017
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is proposing to lower import duty on finished clothes to reduce smuggling and increase tax collection.Gershom Pasi, the Zimra Commissioner General, this week told th...
By Staff reporter | Published: 25 June 2014
Olivine Industries managing director Jonas Mushangari has called upon Parliamentarians to put in place measures to curb smuggling of products mainly from South Africa as this was seriously hurting ind...
By Staff reporter | Published: 04 March 2014
ZIMBABWE is losing over $50 million worth of gold every month to smuggling activities, according to the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ).Owing to the inability of government to finan...
By Business reporter | Published: 10 June 2013
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