{"id":43420,"date":"2026-08-21T19:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=43420"},"modified":"2026-08-21T19:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:28:25","slug":"zimbabwe-president-pledges-to-remove-trade-barriers-support-sa-investors","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/zimbabwe-president-pledges-to-remove-trade-barriers-support-sa-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe President pledges to remove trade barriers, support SA investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the Fourth Session of the SA-Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria on Friday, which was co-chaired by SA President Cyril Ramaphosa, Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe remains committed to improving the business environment for SA companies operating in the country. &#8220;Zimbabwe is committed to removing all the tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade,&#8221; Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa also pledged to address concerns raised by South African businesses investing in Zimbabwe. &#8220;We are also ready to resolve the challenges faced by South African entities operating in Zimbabwe,&#8221; Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe&#8217;s &#8220;Open for Business&#8221; policy is aimed at creating a more attractive investment environment and encouraging stronger economic partnerships across the region. &#8220;Our mantra, Zimbabwe is open for business, reflects our commitment to improve both the ease of doing business as well as forge cross-border investment partnerships,&#8221; Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The remarks come as SA and Zimbabwe seek to deepen trade and investment relations through the BNC framework, with both countries identifying economic cooperation as a key priority.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe is one of SA&#8217;s largest trading partners in the region, and leaders from both countries have committed to expanding commercial opportunities in sectors including agriculture, mining, energy, transport, tourism and digital technology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa also used the occasion to call on SA to advance development of the Museum of African Liberation in Zimbabwe. &#8220;Zimbabwe looks forward to SA taking steps to develop land allocated to it, the Museum of African Liberation in Zimbabwe,&#8221; Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa described the museum as an important platform for preserving and showcasing the history of Africa&#8217;s liberation struggles. &#8220;The museum provides a unique platform to showcase the country&#8217;s heroic anti-apartheid struggle and its significant contribution to the liberation of African countries,&#8221; Mnangagwa said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;SABC\/ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":43421,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-43420","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country is committed to removing tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade with South Africa (SA) as part of efforts to strengthen economic ties and boost cross-border investment.","published_date":"","news_description":"Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the country is committed to removing tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade with South Africa (SA) as part of efforts to strengthen economic ties and boost cross-border investment.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/43420","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\/43420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43422,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/43420\/revisions\/43422"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=43420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}