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Zimbabwe’s apparel industry has been through a lot over the past ten years, and it continues to struggle because of the country’s poor economic performance, incompetence with cheap imports, low productivity, outdated technology, and a lack of investment and support from the government.
Zimbabwe’s apparel exports have recently increased, which is something to be noted despite the many challenges that remain in the sector.
Cheap textile and apparel imports from leading Asian nations, particularly China, flood Zimbabwe.The local manufacturing sector in Zimbabwe has been negatively impacted by these inexpensive imports of apparel and textiles.
In order to reduce tariffs and outlaw cheap polyester knitted fabric and finished blankets from entering the country, numerous local textile and apparel manufacturers are requesting support from the government.
The Zimbabwe Apparel market accounted for $XX Billion in 2021 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2022 to 2030.
The “National Dress of Zimbabwe” has been officially introduced by First Lady Amai Auxulia Mnangagwa.The First Lady led the effort to ensure that Zimbabwe shares a national identity with other nations.
The launch, as stated by Permanent Secretary of the Information Ministry, was held under the theme Zimbabwe, My Identity, My Pride:The government of Zimbabwe has launched a National Dress, which it claims will help foster unity among the country’s “not so friendly” ethnic groups.
Zimbabwe does not have a war, but the majority Shona and Ndebele groups are divided along tribal lines, and there is no real peace in the country as a result of the 1980s civil war in which thousands of Ndebele people were killed by Robert Mugabe’s 5th brigade army, which was trained in South Korea, when former vice president, leader of Zanu and PF Zapu, signed a
Unity Accord to end the civil war, incumbent president was in charge of the operations that spearheaded the conflict in Matabeleland.
Ndebeles continue to attribute the Unity Accord to Nkomo, claiming that it subjugated them under Shona rule.Until recently, when it was spearheaded by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, the National Dress initiative had begun but been abandoned due to a lack of political will.
The task was given to the designers to come up with designs that included the flag, national symbols like the Zimbabwe bird, and chiffon and chevron patterns.
