The Art of Politics

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Bonded warehouse and their management in Zimbabwe. What is a bonded warehouse? A bonded warehouse is a place, a building or other secured area in which dutiable goods may be stored for after importation or manufacture without payment of duties due …

Customs and Trade policies in Zimbabwe and their implications on exports and imports. Successful enterprises have been seen to be those who have invested in the knowledge on their exposure to customs and international trader policies. For  developing countries such as Zimbabwe …

Balancing between protection of local industry and free trade agreements in Zimbabwe in the post COVID 19 era. Zimbabwe has been   faced innumerable challenges on its quest to recapitalize its local industries. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) Manufacturing Survey the industry capaci…

Corruption and governance issues in Zimbabwe and the way forward. Posted bylevious chiukiraFebruary 18, 2020Posted inUncategorized The dawn of the new dispensation in Zimbabwe post the military assisted transition gave hope for all the people, young and the old of seeing a prosperous and peaceful Zimbabwe. The President of Zimbabwe, HE President ED Mnangagwa has acknowledged at different fora that corruption need to be dealt with once and for all. [ 915 more words ]

Corruption and governance issues in Zimbabwe and the way forward. Corruption and governance issues in Zimbabwe and the way forward. Posted bylevious chiukiraFebruary 18, 2020Posted inUncategorized The dawn of the new dispensation in Zimbabwe post the militar…

The nightmare of transporter in transit through Zimbabwe Zimbabwe by its location is central to the linkage between the north and the south corridor. The goods entering Southern Africa through both Beira and Durban ports enroute to Zambia, Malawi and Democratic republic of Congo by default has to pass through Zimbabwe if the shortest distance has to be considered. This has resulted in brisk business by mainly customs brokers referred to as clearing agents. [ 864 more words ]

The nightmare of transporter in transit through Zimbabwe The nightmare of transporter in transit through  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe by its location is central to the linkage between the north and the south corridor. The goods entering Southern Africa throug…

With the world faced with a ravaging pandemic which is not showing any signs of being subdued there is need for planning post COVID-19 era. The pandemic has caused the whole world to shut down business with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) already estimating a contrast of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by negative 3 percent. This has been viewed as the worst disaster since the 1930s Great Depression and the 2009 world financial crisis. [ 758 more words ]

The impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Area With the world faced with a ravaging pandemic which is not showing any signs of being subdued there is need for planning post COVID-19 era. The pandemic has caused the whole world to shut down busi…

Various traders and money changers do their business as a truck leaves the border post at Machipanda to drive down the Beira Corridor, which links the port of Beira to Zimbabwe. This has always been a strategically crucial route for trade in Southern Africa. | Location: Machipanda, Mozambique. (Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images) As the African continent embraces the coming in of African Continental Free Trade Area in July 2020, Zimbabwe will be among the countries which have already ratified it. [ 671 more words ]

Africa preparedness for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Various traders and money changers do their business as a truck leaves the border post at Machipanda to drive down the Beira Corridor, which links the port of Beira to Zimbabwe. This has always bee…

After the launch of the EaglesNest! by Zimtrade on March 06 2020, I was motivated to write on the incubators for SMEs in export growth drive. The idea is good and needs legal and institutional support at national level. With the coming in of African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA, there is need for the country to have strategies on how the young people can be brought to the centre of national export strategy. [ 680 more words ]

The Eagle has landed: ZimTrade EagleNest Youth Program brings hope to the young people. After the launch of the EaglesNest!  by  Zimtrade on  March  06 2020, I was motivated to write on the incubators for SMEs in export growth drive. The idea is g…

PART II Various traders and money changers do their business as a truck leaves the border post at Machipanda to drive down the Beira Corridor, which links the port of Beira to Zimbabwe. This has always been a strategically crucial route for trade in Southern Africa. | Location: Machipanda, Mozambique. (Photo by Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images) The women in cross border trading has contributed much to the development of the economy to which even the nation has failed, at the hype of economic meltdown when the government withdrew the funding for students at universities and introduction of fees for primary education these women took over the role and children remained in school and ensuring that the health of their households was taken care of. [ 628 more words ]

Behind the regime veil-role of women in economic development in Zimbabwe PART II Various traders and money changers do their business as a truck leaves the border post at Machipanda to drive down the Beira Corridor, which links the port of Beira to Zimbabwe. This has al…

Part I The greatest challenge in life one can face is when effort is not recognized. The women in Zimbabwe has contributed to the economic development for many years and no one had given them a recognition. Women in Zimbabwe have contributed to development through trading as informal cross border traders (ICBT) and small and medium enterprises at the local and international levels. [ 660 more words ]

Behind the regime veil-role of women in economic development in Zimbabwe Part I The greatest challenge in life one can face is when effort is not recognized. The women in Zimbabwe has contributed to the economic development for many years and no one had given them a rec…

50 Million African Women Speak platform (50MAWSP) provides information on starting and growing a business, and has a social networking feature for women entrepreneurs to learn from and do business with each other. 50MAWSP is an initiative of three regional economic communities supported by the African Development Bank. With the emphasis on gender equality in the SDGs 2030 goal No.5 and Africa Agenda 2063 there is need to support any initiative and program which seeks to promote addressing of gender inequalities. [ 526 more words ]

The 50 million African Women Speak Platform and its role in ending women financial exclusion in Africa 50 Million African Women Speak platform (50MAWSP) provides information on starting and growing a business, and has a social networking feature for women entrepreneurs to learn from and do business …