ncrease in the number of general enquiries from members of the public but these did not result in business transactions.
Mine’Entra is a specialised exhibition that caters for the mutually compatible sectors of mining, engineering and transport and their associated industries. ZITF managing director Daniel Chigaru said mid’year timing was for maximum convenience and corresponds to the industry’s main buying and tendering period.
A paltry 82 local exhibitors took part in the exhibition. This is a sharp decline from more than 100 who took part in last year’s exhibition.
This year’s exhibition came at the height of the most severe economic downturn in the history of the country since independence from Britain in 1980.
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Investors snub Mine’entra
BULAWAYO - Rattled by government plans to seize control of all mines in Zimbabwe, foreign investors snubbed the Mine'Entra exhibition at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair grounds this week, with local exhibitors forming the exclusive bulk at this year's showcase.
Exhibitors reported an i


