‘Construction boom fuels cement shortages’

Currently, Zimbabwe imports significant quantities of cement despite having already established producers.

AUTHORITIES say the ongoing construction boom has nearly tripled cement demand since 2017, triggering acute nationwide shortages. The cement supply tightened in recent weeks, with major domestic producers grappling with widespread clinker shortages and unexpected plant failures that have constrained output. The Ministry of Industry yesterday reported that the demand for cement had nearly tripled…

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