ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT TRIES TO STIMULATE ACTIVITY IN TEXTILE SECTOR, BUT POOR PLANNING HAS WEAKENED IMPACT
March 1st, 2017
THE ZIMBABWE government has put in place a raft of measures to resuscitate the country’s weak textile industry, but players in the sector say lack of consultation, bureaucracy and the general economic hardship threaten full recovery.
The southern African country’s textile industry is operating between 30%-35% of its full capacity, and President Robert Mugabe’s government is keen to turnaround this key industry’s fortunes.
Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers Association (ZCMA) chairperson Jeremy Youmans said in 2016, the government agreed to ...
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