US EditionZimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, Secondhand Clothes From the West Are Collapsing the Local Textile Industry
Cheap secondhand clothes sold for as little as $2 disrupt local textile businesses and contribute to environmental waste, according to industry experts and vendors.
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In Zimbabwe, Secondhand Clothes From the West Are Collapsing the Local Textile Industry
A vendor speaks to a customer at a second-hand clothes market in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Credit: Farai Shawn Matiashe/IPSBy Farai Shawn MatiasheMUTARE, Zimbabwe, Oct 23 2025 (IPS) Shamiso Marambanyika assists a male customer in selecting a pair of jeans on a Saturday morning in Mutare, a city in the eastern part of Zimbabwe. The 38-year-old mother of three showed the customer a brand of Marks and Spencer, commonly known as M&S, a British retailer base…
MUTARE, Zimbabwe – Shamiso Marambanyika helps a customer choose a pair of jeans, some bluyines, on a Saturday morning in Mutare, a city in eastern Zimbabwe. The 38-year-old saleswoman and mother of three, shows the customer a Marks and Spencer brand, commonly known as M&S, a chain [...]
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