QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

The person(s) eligible for various classes of membership of the Chamber shall be as follows:

Ordinary Members

Any person engaged in trade or commerce, on application in the prescribed form and on payment of the application and membership fee or any other fees or payments decided upon by the National Executive Council (NEC) may be admitted to the membership of the Chamber at the discretion of the NEC. Members shall become members of the branch where they carry on their business or trade.

Corporate Members

In the event of any person being part of a corporate organisation carrying on its business or trade in more than one locality, such a member may, by application to the NEC, request any of its branches not operating within the geographical boundary of the branch wherein the member’s Head Office is, be conferred with Corporate membership. Upon such application being accepted, the Corporate member shall, for all intents and purposes, be an ordinary member in the branch it operates. Save that, the corporate member shall be eligible to one vote at a branch Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting.

Affiliate Members

Any organisation or association representing any groups of persons or businesses engaged in any branch of trade and commerce within Zimbabwe may apply to become affiliate members of the Chamber, and on such application being accepted by the NEC, shall agree to pay such subscriptions as determined by the NEC, which subscriptions shall be related to the number of members who form that affiliate organisation. An affiliate member shall have the same rights as an ordinary member.

Associate Members

Any charitable, religious, service organisation and any statutory body or juristic person, which does not in the opinion of the NEC, exist for the purposes of gain, shall be eligible for membership as a corporate member. However, such corporate members shall not have the right to vote at an Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting.

Honorary Life Members

At any Annual General Meeting, the NEC may propose any number of persons to be elected by the majority of the members present at such meetings as honorary life members. All honorary life members shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Chamber and enjoy the privileges of the ordinary membership without payment of any subscription. No such nomination and consequently no election shall be made of a person unless the person(s) nominated hold some public office or have rendered exceptional or special services on behalf of the Chamber or to the Chamber.

FEES STRUCTURES

JOINING FEE

Ordinary Members: US$25.00
Corporate Members: US$50.00

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Ordinary Members: US$25.00 per quarter
Corporate Members: US$50.00 per quarter

Please note that these amounts are subject to change.