International Trade and Transport in Zimbabwe, Harare, Bulawayo
Business in Zimbabwe, Harare, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Epworth, Gweru, Shona
The Republic of Zimbabwe is a
Southern African landlocked country
- Zimbabwe: Ruins of the Great Zimbabwe in Shona language
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Harare is the administrative, economic and commercial
capital of Zimbabwe and the largest Zimbabwean city
- Largest cities of Zimbabwe: Harare,
Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Epworth, Gweru, Kwekwe, Kadoma, Masvingo and Chinhoyi
- Main Zimbabwean economic activity: Mining
- Large platinum
and chromite's reserves
- Diamonds Fields (Marange)
- Metallona Corporation is the largest Zimbabwean gold producer
- Zimbabwean Natural Resources: diamonds, coal, asbestos, chrome and nickel
- Main Zimbabwean crops: cotton, tobacco, coffee and peanuts
- Main Zimbabwean exports minerals, gold and agriculture
- Tourism is a pillar of the Zimbabwean economy
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Logistics and Transportation in Zimbabwe
- 2009: dollarization. Suspension of the Zimbabwean dollar, replaced by
the American dollar
- 2014: eight legal currencies (US Dollar, South African Rand,
pula of Botswana, British Pound, Australian Dollar, Chinese Yuan, Indian Rupee
and Japanese Yen)
- Borders of Zimbabwe: South Africa (225 kilometres), Botswana (813 kilometres), Mozambique (1.231 kilometres) and Zambia (Lusaka, 797 kilometres)
- The north-west corner of Zimbabwe is about 150 meters of Namibia (border of four countries).
Zimbabwean Students
from Zimbabwe
- Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
- Doctorate in African Business
More information: Trade and Business in Zimbabwe, at EENI Global Business School Website.
Trade and Business Organisations (Zimbabwe)
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- U.S.-COMESA Agreement
- Southern African Development Community (SADC)
- COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement
- United Kingdom-Mauritius-Seychelles-Zimbabwe Free Trade Agreement
- Namibia-Zimbabwe Free Trade Agreement
- European Union-Eastern and Southern African States (Madagascar,
Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe) Free Trade Agreement
- Global System of Trade Preferences
- Conference on the Great Lakes Region (guest member country)
- African Development Bank
- African Union
- AUDA-NEPAD
- Economic Commission for Africa
Divine Ndhlukula (businesswoman of Zimbabwe)
- Zimbabwean population: 16,1 million Zimbabwean
- 1950: 2,7 million Zimbabwean
- 2000: 12,2 million
- Zimbabwean Population density:
26 inhabitants / km²
- Area of Zimbabwe: 390,580 km²
- Zimbabwe is between the Zambezi (Victoria Falls) and Limpopo rivers
- Most of Zimbabwe is formed by a central plateau (1,000 - 1,600 meters)
- The eastern tip of Zimbabwe (Eastern Highlands) is mountainous (Mount
Nyangani: 2,592 meters)
Sifiso Dabengwa (Businessman of Zimbabwe)
- Zimbabwe is a military dictatorship (presidential Republic)
- Independence
of Zimbabwe: 1965 (the United Kingdom)
- Zimbabwe = Southern Rhodesia (1898), Rhodesia (1965) and Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979).
History
of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean Calling code: 263
- Zimbabwean Code top-level domain: .zw
- Currency of Zimbabwe: Dollar and ZAR (South African Rand)
Strive Masiyiwa (Businessman of Zimbabwe)
The eight provinces of Zimbabwe are:
Province / capital / Area (km²) / population (million inhabitants):
- Bulawayo / Bulawayo / 845 / 1.2
- Harare / Harare / 961 / 2.1
- Manicaland / Mutare / 36,459 / 1.7
- Mashonaland Central / Bindura / 28,347 / 1.1
- Mashonaland East / Marondera / 32,230 / 1.3
- Mashonaland West / Chinhoyi / 57,441 / 1.5
- Masvingo / Masvingo / 56,566 / 1.5
- Matabeleland North / Lupane / 75,025 / 0.7
- Matabeleland South / Gwanda / 54,172 / 0.6
- Midlands / Gweru / 49,166 / 1.6
Zimbabwean ethnicities:
Bantu
ethnic groups represent 98% of the Zimbabwean population. The main Bantu
groups are:
- Shona (70% of the population)
- Ndebele (20% of the population, Zulu migrations of the 19th
century)
- Other Bantu ethnic groups are Venda, Tonga, Shangaan, Kalanga, Sotho,
Ndau, Nambya, Tswana, Xhosa and Lozi.
Religions in Zimbabwe
- Christianity (80% of the Zimbabwean)
- Protestants
- Catholics
- Traditional African Religions
- Mbira dzavadzimu (the voice of
the ancestors)
Languages of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has 16 official languages
- Bantu languages Shona (70% of the population) and Sindebele (20% of the population) are the main Zimbabwean languages.
- Other minority languages Bantus are Venda, Tsonga, Shangaan, Kalanga, Sotho,
Ndau and Nambya
- English is used in education and judicial system
Higher Education in Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabue (c) Africa - EENI Global Business School
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