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Zim Trade leads delegation of clothing and textile firms at Source Africa fair

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Zim Trade, the national trade development and export promotion organization, is leading a delegation of clothing, textiles and leather companies at the largest trade exhibition, Source Africa being held at Cape Town, South Africa. It was important for Zimbabwe to participate in the conference in order to register its presence on the global market, said Head of delegation, who is also ZimTrade’s operations director Allan Majuru.

Ban on secondhand clothes to see ZITMA double its contribution

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At the current moment, the textile industry has been contributing about 5 % and operating at 30% capacity as secondhand clothes have had a negative impact. But with the ban on second-hand clothes it will see the sector doubling its contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 10 percent, according to The Zimbabwe Textile Manufacturers’ Association (ZITMA).

ZITMA demands complete ban on polyester knitted fabric and finished blankets

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The Zimbabwe Textile Manufacturers Association (ZITMA) demands complete ban on polyester knitted fabric and finished blankets entering the country. The moves comes to protect the local textile industry from collapsing as cheap imports, mainly from China are flooding the market. Industry players told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Industry and Commerce that cheaper imports made local products uncompetitive.

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