{"id":31019,"date":"2026-04-07T15:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=31019"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:25:28","slug":"zimbabwe-bans-second-hand-clothing-as-poverty-concerns-grow","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/zimbabwe-bans-second-hand-clothing-as-poverty-concerns-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe bans second-hand clothing as poverty concerns grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in Zimbabwe have introduced a ban on second-hand clothing, a move that has sparked concern as many citizens continue to struggle with rising poverty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The government says the measure is aimed at supporting local textile industries and regulating the market. However, critics argue it could hit low-income households hardest, as many rely on affordable second-hand garments for daily use.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the development, John Kassim said the policy comes at a difficult time for ordinary Zimbabweans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision affects people who already have very limited options. For many families, second-hand clothing is not a choice, but a necessity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31020,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-31019","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Authorities in Zimbabwe have introduced a ban on second-hand clothing","published_date":"2026-04-07 15:22:45","news_description":"Authorities in Zimbabwe have introduced a ban on second-hand clothing","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31021,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/31019\/revisions\/31021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=31019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}