Zim tightens steel imports to back homegrown industry
Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe’s bold ambition to become a continental steel giant has gained significant policy momentum following a government move to restrict the importation of selected steel products. The strategy, formalised through Statutory Instrument (SI) 46 of 2025, is widely viewed as a targeted intervention to protect and strengthen the country’s growing steel industry—particularly the transformative Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) project underway in Manhize.