1. Introduction
1.1 The Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development undertook to visit six 6) of the country’s border posts to familiarise with the operations of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA). The familiarisation tours were undertaken in 2 phases which follows; Kariba, Chirundu and Forbes from 3-6 June 2019 and Beitbridge, Plumtree and Kazungula from 7-11 July 2019.
1.2 ZIMRA Board Chairperson, Mr. Callisto Jokonya and the Commissioner General, Ms Faith Mazani and other officials accompanied the Committee throughout the tours.
1.3 The Committee also interacted with various border agencies, station managers and the border users, in order to get a clearer picture of the operations at border posts and this forms part of this report