Chinese Banned From Artisanal Mining
New rules limiting foreign participation in selected sectors reserved for locals: S.I. 215 of 2025 bars foreign nationals in areas such as artisanal mining, bakeries, advertising, salons, employment agencies and local arts and crafts.
In areas such as retail, wholesale, trucking, grain milling and shipping, the rules limit foreign participation in the listed sectors to larger investors. For example, in retail and wholesale, a foreigner must invest at least US$20 million and employ 200 people. A foreigner in the haulage business must invest at least US$10 million and have 100 employees.
Existing foreign-run businesses in reserved sectors have three years to sell 75% of their shares to Zimbabwean citizens, with 25% divested each year.
Foreign control in other parts of the economy, such as large-scale mining, banking and other sectors, remains unaffected.
