A welcome renaissance for local industry

Debra Matabvu

ZIMBABWEANS’ insatiable appetite for imported goods is well-documented.

So voracious was the appetite that at one time the country spent US$105 million in a year importing chewing gum, toothpicks and diapers.

Local industries suffered as a result.

Capacity utilisation in industry plummeted to record lows, as goods from South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia…