TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of Zimbabwe’s Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 Import Regulation on
Informal Cross-Borders Trading in South Africa
AU - Donga, Gift AU - Ngirande, Hlanganipai AU - Shumba, Knowledge 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 368
EP  - 375
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2018.368.375
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.368.375
KW  - Impact
KW  -Zimbabwe
KW  -import regulation
KW  -informal cross-border traders
KW  -South Africa
KW  -economy globally
AB  - There has been an expansion of the informal economy globally, in both developed and developing
countries. Among those joining the informal economy are Zimbabwean cross-border traders coming to
South Africa. However, despite the economic benefits which are offered to the informal cross-borders,
governments are typically concerned about the negative aspects of informal cross-border trade. The
Zimbabwean government in June 2016 imposed the Statutory Instrument 64 (SI 64/2016) import regulation on
a list of goods mainly from South Africa because it perceived informal imports as presenting unfair competition
to domestic industries. This study thus explored the impact of the SI 64/2016 on informal cross-borders trading
in South Africa. The study also provides an overview of the informal cross-border trader’s demographics, the
informal trader’s work history and the policy responses to be adopted to support these cross-border traders.
This study used a positivist paradigm that ensures that there is a gap between the researcher’s subjective bias
and the objective reality being studied. The study is descriptive in nature with a purposive sampling survey
method being used to select the respondents. A quantitative research method was used. A self-administered
questionnaire targeted at 42 Zimbabwean informal cross-borders trading in South Africa was utilized to gather
data. Findings from this study revealed the respondent’s general negative perceptions towards the introduction
of the Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016. This study does not only fill a gap in the literature on informal
cross-border trading activities but also conclude by making key policy recommendations. The most notable
being of the Zimbabwean government bringing informal traders into the formal economy which can be done
through simplifying legislation and regulations governing trade as well as educating the informal cross
border-traders on proper formal procedures.
ER  -