Informal traders stock banned products

BANNED imported products by the government under the controversial Statutory Instrument (SI) 64 of 2016 introduced in March as readily available in the informal as the government loses the battle.

The goods range from tinned fruits, vegetables, dairy products, furniture, coffee creamers, petroleum jellies, second-hand clothing, blankets, 23 pharmaceutical products, milk, and potatoes are openly sold in the informal market.

Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers president Denford Mutashu confirmed the development.

"We carried out an investigation and found that foreign products are still finding their way into the country. All banned products are in the market," Mutashu said.

The products find their way into the country through smuggling.

Cross-border traders are blamed for the smuggling.