ZCBTA urges govt to use e-commerce platforms

THE Zimbabwe Cross-Borders Association (ZCBTA) has implored the government to consider the feasibility of using bonded warehouses, cargo consolidation and e-commerce platforms to secure goods from their suppliers legally and for safety purposes without any physical movement of
people.

In a statement yesterday, ZCBTA secretary-general Augustine Tawanda expressed concern over the increasing use of illegal crossing points to neighbouring countries mostly by cross-border traders as this has the potential to contribute to the rapid increase in COVID-19 infections.

These illegal activities are happening mostly along the Limpopo River into South Africa as desperate traders are risking their lives trying to eke a living.

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