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The benefits and problems facing SADC

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:08:35+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Some of the SADC staff.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:The benefits and problems facing SADC

Benefits

The countries collectively from a large regional market.
Jointly, the countries have a diverse resources base. If exploited fully these would stimulate rapid economic growth within the region.
Bilateral trade between member states.
There are […]

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Domestic Trade in Zimbabwe

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:09:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A vendor selling his wares

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Domestic Trade in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s internal trade (domestic trade) is controlled by processing, manufacturing and marketing of agro-based products.
The flow of goods starts with the producer of raw materials, through to marketing boards, to manufacture, to wholesalers and retailers and […]

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Export Processing Zones

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:11:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Export Processing Zone at Beitbridge

Ways of improving Zimbabwe’s export potential

One way of improving foreign trade was to introduce the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).
This is held annually in Bulawayo as a showcase for Zimbabwe’s products.
Zimbabwean companies also participate in trade fairs organized by other countries for example Zambia, […]

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Informal Cross-border trade

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:11:21+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cross border buses at RoadPort.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade: Informal Cross-border trade

COMESA defines informal cross-border trade (ICBT) as a form of trade that is unrecorded in official statistics, and is carried out by small businesses in the region.
Informal cross border traders are vendors who travel to neighbouring […]

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Prevailing Winds in Southern Africa

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:22:01+02:00February 12th, 2025|O Level Geography, Weather and Climate|

The Harmattan. Image by Kafkaesqublog ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Prevailing Winds in Southern Africa

The eastern parts of Zimbabwe about 200km from the port of Beira and on average Zimbabwe is about 400km from the Indian Ocean, the closest ocean to the country.
Due to its proximity to the […]

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Specialisation,Division of Labour and Trade

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:10:43+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Assembly line production is an example of specialisation. Image credit Youtube.com ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies: Specialization and division of labor.

Specialization

A situation where, by agreement, people who are more suited to perform a task as a result of technical […]

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Trade in the Mutapa State

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:13:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Gold is one of the items traded in Mutapa kingdom. Image credit idolator.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Mutapa State (Kingdom): Trade in the Mutapa State

Three types of trade were done in the Mutapa state
That is, internal trade with the locals,
inter-regional trade with other states like the Ndebele […]

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Introduction to trade

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:36:39+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Flow of goods and services in trade. Image credit uwaterloo.ca

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Introduction

Trade, or commerce, involves the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money.
It can also be defined as the flow of commodities and services from producers […]

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Trade between developing and developed nations

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:37:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s top export product.

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Trade between developing and developed nations

Developing countries export mostly raw materials to developed countries and the volume of trade among developing countries is generally low.
Developing countries have the highest proportion of the world’ population and their economies are […]

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