ZIMBABWE has denied that its decision to bar imports of basic items from SA has caused a trade dispute."We met with the South Africans last week and advised them of our position. These are bilateral issues. There are no problems at all and we will continue to talk," Zimbabwe’s Industry Minister Mike Bimha said on Wednesday.does not have a trade dispute with SA following a decision by authorities in Harare to bar imports of basic food products from its southern neighbour, Industry Minister Mike Bimha said.READ THIS: Copying North Korea is Mugabe’s follySpeaking at a Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries meeting in Bulawayo, Bimha described the ban as "just safeguard measures".Zimbabwe announced in June that it was banning the import from SA of, among other things, cosmetics, cereals, cheese, canned goods and furniture. It said it needed to develop local industries."SA has the requirement that all pharmaceutical products destined for that country be transported by air and not by road,...
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