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IMPORTATION Of USED Underwear PANTS BANNED “NO Gov’t Worth Its Salt Can Allow Its Citizens To Be Abused To This EXTENT”
UNLIKE in Zambia, neighbouring Zimbabwe has banned the importation of Used Second hand-underwear pants.
One of the best laws that Zimbabwe has put in place in recent years is the total ban on the importation of second-hand underwear.
Zimmetro reports that in fact, Tendai Biti and his predecessors at the Finance ministry should have long ago stopped this humiliating reality where Zimbabweans are made to wear undergarments used and discarded by other people.
Wearing used underwear is most dehumanising and no government worth its salt should allow its citizens to be abused to this extent. It is a fact that our flea markets receive bales of clothing, some of which is exclusively used underwear – some of which is soiled.
What nation have we become that knowingly subjects its people to humiliation and disease? It is inconceivable for a country to open its borders for the importation of used underwear – to allow our women to wear undergarments that other women in other countries have used and discarded.
Instead of haggling over whether or not to import this or that foodstuff, our government should have long ago taken a position against the importation of underwear – bought, donated or otherwise.
After over a decade of abuse, our government finally managed to act against the importation of used underwear with effect from December 30, 2011.
According to Statutory Instrument 150 of 2011, second-hand undergarments, donated or otherwise, are, with effect from December 30, outlawed. The law reads in part: “Articles of second-hand undergarments of any type, form or description, whether purchased, donated or procured in any other manner”, are banned.
Biti came in for a barrage of criticism when he said, while addressing a pre-budget meeting in Kwekwe last year,that husbands that bought undergarments for their wives at flea markets were shameless failures.
Most of the people that went for the minister’s jugular believed the minister was suggesting everyone should go to upmarket shops to buy underwear for their wives.
But, as it turns out, the minister was talking about second-hand underwear at flea markets and was right it is a disgrace for any man to buy such underwear for their wives or daughters.
Biti said: “I am told we are now even importing women’s underwear in this country. How does that happen? If you are a husband and you see your wife buying underwear from the flea market, you would have failed. If I was your in-law, I would take my daughter and urge you to first put your house in order if you still want her back.”
The minister was right and the measures that have been put in place to stop this dehumanising practice are one of the best. The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority now charges 40% duty and 15% value added tax as well as $3 penalty for every kg of imported underwear.
This effectively puts paid to the further importation of undergarments. Who would want to buy used and soiled underwear at 10 times the price of brand new garments at proper lingerie shops?
what is the Zambian government under the Patriotic Front doing about the importation of used underwear pants to its citizens?? cant they take a leaf from Zimbabwe?
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on January 6, 2012. Filed under AROUND AFRICA.
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mr concener
January 6, 2012 at 12:19 pm
its really pathetic ……used underwear not good at all. PF Lets us thik about it as well
dands
January 6, 2012 at 12:20 pm
hmm….. hahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahhahahahahha, zambia should learn from zim zim not to import underwears. hahah ati ” men who buy from flea markets are shameless failures” hahahaha that was one serious meeting. iye, awe mwandi ba tumfweko mwangufwisha bwino na iyi article. i cant stop laughing
atm
January 6, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Too bad yalikosA
Kanjinks
January 6, 2012 at 12:45 pm
Can Zambia Please emulate from Zim.
Drugsquard
January 6, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Uko nichimozi nakubwelekana mabamba na manika hehehehehehe.
Ackm
January 6, 2012 at 12:57 pm
Awee! Ama used underwears, yena tuloleshepo naifwe pa zed.
wanzelu
January 6, 2012 at 1:01 pm
I agree with Tendai Biti that any man who buys second hand underwear whether for himself or his wife is a total failure.In Zambia that cant happen because somebody is scared of losing popularity.
naughty by nature
January 6, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Too bad for the ladies who like designer undies from salaula….
Namayo
January 6, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Touch not my business you hypocrites! Do we force anyone to buy? Just coz you can afford to buy yo families expensive lingerie, doesn’t mean everyone can.
Ban tujilijili, prostitution, etc, before you even contemplate on robbing us of our sole source of income.
Lebo lida
January 6, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Ama bamba namanika bambi yalachepa patu amatako nemisana shikulu thats y salaula ila container yonse am size.yambi ya ba wretring size monga big show,bip dad great kali.awe guyz nomba ngapa z twa lesha ifi molemona ati dora na liato bazachosa kuti ma bamba na nika?mulefwaya bakale bilisha.ok shilekana but tumbi tulesa namashisha palya pakati.awe muzavutisha bazanu.atack me guys.
Bagaza
January 6, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Have seen bras and socks pasalaula but definitely not pants.Someone enlighten.Anyway nalachekina
Philipino
January 6, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Just nationalize KCM Vedant and all national assets that were grossly underpriced.Ban the exportation of emeralds until the interests of Zambians are catered for. Address the cause not just the symptoms!
Jozmal
January 6, 2012 at 3:05 pm
Please lets emulate our brothers in Zim. by banning the importation of used underwear (pants, petty coats and bras)please.
Ichipwa
January 6, 2012 at 3:07 pm
I truly agree with Philipino. Nobody would want to wear a secondhand cloth not to talk of under wears. Its the condition. So stop me from buying what my money can afford or else….
JK
January 6, 2012 at 4:01 pm
For sure its dehumanizing for one to buy undergarments at flea market. Even its poverty there should be some limits, no wonder there are so many previously unknown diseases amongst our people nowadays. Hon. Bob Sichinga please act immediately.
twiumfwako
January 6, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Ba Tumfweko naimwe muletusebanya ku cisungu. Its either PANTS/PANTIES OR UNDERWEAR. NOT UNDERWEAR PANTS. If you’ve thirst for both words, say, “UNDERPANT”. Mwilalemba kwati ni poetry. Bushe pa Zed tapaba abaishi ukubila ututwine tuntu. Zambian ‘tailorists’ only know how to sew ifigamba. Its a shame!
PITY YOU
January 6, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Bane Salaula tabapatikisha, for instance there are many poor people as big as Liato nangu Dora who cant afford to travel out to buy according to their sizes, mulefwaya baleyenda ubuneke. Balekeni ngatabalefyaya ululwala bola bola, Just advise them to wash in hot soapy water, dry in sunshine and iron thoroughly. It is possible to ban the sale of salaula bambas and nickers cos pa Zim abengi ba kwata Big bums and they have sizes available on the market unlike pa Zed even to get XXXL is almost impossible and if you happen to get it, its damn expensive beyond the reach of the majority poor. Its like we are under the influence of Chinese and no longer British. So te Design bakonka ma size nomutengo. Bane in these boutiques, a good lady’s nicker is from 50 pin and for men’s its about 75pin and above. How many Zambians can affort that, ninshi iya kapenta ya shorta.
Me
January 6, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Awe nt pa zed,YALIKOSA!
Champi
January 6, 2012 at 6:47 pm
@Lebo lida you almost made me fracture my rib. You are the bomb. Complements of the season chikamba!
MUNYELO PWETE!
January 6, 2012 at 6:55 pm
TETI MFWALE SALAULA BAMBA! ITS BETTER NAENDAFYE UBUNEKE!!
Lebo lida
January 6, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Ala boyi champi ubu bwafya.ngabalesha ututuntu abamisana na matako bakachula shile bepa boyi.aya mu salaula ni down elo yalikosa na lastic taipwa bwangu.oke guyz pliz lekeni tushiteko utwa last.dont waste time bena liato dora pliz tukungule yonse balow elo muleke nefya ku shela shela patu ama gagi ya lapupesha .
safely mulala
January 6, 2012 at 10:57 pm
For sure second hand underwear is not for sharing eventhough are good,cheap and strong than those we are buying from chines in lusaka.
safely mulala
January 6, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Let those who are poor buy those second hand underwear as long they use jig with hot water.Just buy what u afford.If u have enough money ,pliz just give to the poor pipo.ok!
ring a ling
January 6, 2012 at 11:17 pm
Suffer you black slaves, you complained about whites, now your black masters have reduced you to the level of using usend underwear.
How fitting, if I was the ***** minister, I wouldn’t worry so much about used underwear, as much as washing used condoms and reusing them.
You truly deserve all the suffering you get.
So much for black liberation.
martin luther
January 6, 2012 at 11:32 pm
Aaawww, victoria’s secret to expensive for the poor black folk in 3rd world african countries?
Only the miinisters wives and mistresses and daughters can buy factory fresh underwear, on their shopping sprees in south africa, the power hungry shamless thugs you keep on voting into power.
Well you always wanted freedom, now you have it, since the average serf cannot buy used underwear anymore, they can have their bits free, un-hampered by used underwear, free at last, free at last thank god almighty you free at last
Diaspora
January 7, 2012 at 3:35 am
amashinsha ya ba sungu
free willy
January 7, 2012 at 6:56 am
Lack of sanitary towels and washing and reusing condoms is slightly more abusive than used underwear.
If bob marley were alive would he sing the song “no woman, no panty”
How pathetic, your freedom fighter hero has made you like animals, even dirt cheap chinese manufactured underwear that melts if you fart, is too expensive.
Wish you had the british colonials back don’t you?
What freedom do you people have when you can’t even buy used underwear.
Your government that you allow to stay in power because you have no backbone to oust, is worried about its citizens being abused because of used underwear.
What about no food, water, electricity, jobs. Re-washing condoms, no sanitary pads for women. Is that not abuse, and yet the thug biti is praised for such a ****** law. You deserve the leaders you get.and now you people flock to the land of the colonial oppressors.
Freedom eludes you 30 years after chasing the whites out that sorry 3rd world sceptic tank your zimbabwe has become.
How pathetic zimbafoonwe has become.
Maybe rename it to zimshitwe, cause that’s what it is
nakferd
January 7, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Dont jst blame or condemn the clients in this business,no individual would even wish to have a second hand pair of trousers but our economy at present subjects certain comlades within our society to such.improve the living standards of people nd then just blame then for taking that step afterwards
tapiwa
January 7, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Why not use revenue generated from national assets like diamonds and subsidise on essentials like underwear and sanitary pads and condoms than let the fatcats keep on benefitting as if they are the owners of zimbabwe?
sucks doesnt it?
January 8, 2012 at 12:04 pm
When the colonials lived there at least you had new underwear.
Look at yourselves now, worse than animals, you want master mugabe to buy condoms, pads and underwear for you, that is even more abusive than buying used underwear with the money you worked for.
You allow yourselves to become slaves, now your slave master is a black man, and the saying
Never slave for those who themselves have slaved
Why, because ex slaves make the cruelest masters.
You have the leaders you deserve, your grand parents and parents, wanted thug mugabe, now you have him, and he treats you worse than the whites ever did, he treats his dogs better than he does you people
He rapes you like cheap whores not worth paying.
You so useless that you can’t even organise an uprising
Why did you complain when whites were in the country, at least they treated you like humans, when a black man rapes you and treats you like common diseased prostitutes you keep quiet, why is that?
You were quick to revolt against the whites, but a black thug baboon starves you, so you don’t have energy to revolt.
How you must want whites back, but now they won’t come to that diseased filth hole you have your freedom in.