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Africa and the War on Drugs
Co-authored by Neil Carrier – a researcher based at the African Studies Centre, Oxford and Gernot Klantschnig - a lecturer in International Studies at the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China. Given...
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Death by China
The featured documentary should be mandatory viewing for all small to medium company owners, economic and foreign trade advisers. While we are inclined to blame the Chinese for all prevailing economic...
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2 Rhinos and 30 Elephants Poached Every Day
With record levels of global ivory seizures in 2013, mostly in ports, a new Interpol report highlights the need for greater information sharing to enable a more proactive and effective law enforcement...
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ZIM Police struggle to bust cigarette racket
An intricate web of smugglers, which reportedly involves manufacturers and middlemen, has been illegally carting cigarettes worth millions of dollars out of the country over the years, prejudicing the...
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Zimbabwean Customs seizes 48kg illicit South African gold worth R20m
Zimbabwean Customs (ZIMRA) seized 48 kg illicit gold worth R 20 million and arrested 46 people for initial investigations. Forged gold serial-number stamps, specially designed armoured vehicles,...
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Zimbabwe tightens border controls on imported goods
Zimbabwe has introduced custom-control measures aimed at reducing the inflow of smuggled and inferior goods, and boosting its revenue from customs duty. Goods being exported to Zimbabwe will have to...
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Watch Ghana President’s reaction to Corruption
The following video is somewhat dated, but reports still abound regarding corruption within the Customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority. The video appears to be about 4 years old. The...
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Zim Revenue Scourge – porous borders lose millions
The Zimbabwe Herald suggests that Zimbabwe could be losing millions of dollars in unpaid taxes due to rampant smuggling of cigarettes into South Africa, investigations by this paper have...
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Argentina Customs Fraud – Similarities to Venezuela
A customs fraud that allegedly allowed a criminal network to steal millions from Argentina’s government looks eerily similar to how some of Venezuela’s private businesses and corrupt government...
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SA Documentary on Rhino Poaching wins International Award
STROOP – Journey into the Rhino Horn War, is getting a lot of attention all the way around the world at the moment and its clear to see why! The film tells the shocking and touching story of the...
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‘Flying out of Africa’, an essay on China -Africa relations
The following article featured in BusinessLive (eEdition) on 25 July 2019. It is authored by John Grobler. The article was compiled with the financial support of Journalismfund.eu’s Money Trail grant...
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AfCFTA – an uphill struggle in quest for regional trade on the continent
Picture : Bloomberg.com The following article was published by Bloomberg and sketches the day-to-day hardship for cross border trucking through Africa. In a sense it asks the very questions and...
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Top Wildlife Detective Shot in Cold Blood
Recent good news reports indicating a decrease in rhino poaching have been marred by the sudden death of one of law enforcements top detectives. Colleagues and friends of Lieutenant Colonel Leroy...
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WCO – COVID-19 Update
Counterfeit medical supplies and introduction of export controls on personal protective equipment The WCO reminds the general public to exercise extreme caution when purchasing critical medical...
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Worldbank – Corruption in Customs
Customs are often perceived as one of the most corrupt institutions in developing countries. Though difficult and complex, fighting corruption in customs is possible but requires an approach that is...
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