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Zimbabwe elections and the logistics industry

31 Jul 2018 - by Staff reporter
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The outcome of the Zimbabwe elections will be closely monitored by most companies and organisations in the Southern African logistics value chain.

A strong new government with a clear economic vision voted in with what are believed by the people of Zimbabwe to be free and fair elections will unlock help investment and trade.

Volumes of freight moving between Beira and Zimbabwe are already up following the soft coup that saw former president Robert Mugabe being replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa.

There is huge pent-up demand for investment in agriculture and manufacturing, as well as consumer goods.

Road freight operators will also be monitoring developments in the country as there could be unrest that blocks the main north-south route between South Africa and the Copperbelt, as well as the eastern links between Beira and the Copperbelt.

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