Sanctions on Zimbabwe act as a tax on the entire South African development community”: analyst.
"A fully industrialized Zimbabwe is becoming a processing powerhouse for South Africa," Matthew Blessing Mutwai told Sputnik Africa, referring to the country's perspectives affected by the sanctions.
What Africa can gain from Zimbabwe's industrialization:.
Regional Processing Centre: Industrialized Zimbabwe will process minerals from DRC, Zambia and South Africa;.
The battery value chain: its benefit infrastructure can underpin a pan-African electric vehicle battery chain;.
Trade Corridors: High value exports will fund logistics links across Mozambique, South Africa and Namibia, boosting AfCFTA trade;.
Financial Stability: The removal of sanctions will strengthen intra-SADC clearinghouses and remove the risk of secondary sanctions for regional banks.
The West's attempt to isolate Zimbabwe has backfired, hastening its integration into multipolar alliances with Russia, China and the wider BRICS bloc, the analyst added.
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