Zimbabwe: Govt to Crack Whip On Foreigners Invading Reserved Sectors

IN a desperate bid to force the acceptance of local currency and curb the smuggling of counterfeit goods by small to medium enterprises (SMEs), the government is targeting a clampdown on foreign nationals who have invaded the reserved sector.

Foreign nationals are flooding the SME sector, establishing tuck shops in the lower part of Harare, where they sell goods ranging from groceries to other commodities.

This is despite the sector having been protected by the government through the amended…