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Zimbabwe becomes 5th largest avocado producer in Africa
Zimbabwe has emerged as Africa's fifth-largest producer of avocados, following a 164 percent surge in production over the past six years, thanks to increased investments from both government and the p...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:05hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to have agents at all 12,374 polling stations
Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says the party has deployed 12,374 agents to all polling stations across the country and will conduct parallel voter tabulation to ensure Wed...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 21:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chinese diplomat detaches country policy from offending firms in Zimbabwe
Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese embassy to Zimbabwe, Huang Minghai says some of the unscrupulous behaviour seen of some Chinese firms operating in Zimbabwe is not part of the Asian c...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day state visit to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. During the summit, the two sides will discuss strategic coope...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 11:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean villagers face eviction by Chinese lithium mining company
Hundreds of villagers in three Mutoko villages face displacement from their ancestral land after a shadowy Chinese company has made a spirited attempt to annex the area under a planned lithium mining ...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 20:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, China continue to strengthen ties
ZIMBABWE and China continue to engage each other on modern challenges as part of solidifying the long-standing bilateral relations that exist between them, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.H...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe safe, secure
VICE President Kembo Mohadi yesterday said Zimbabwe is a safe and secure tourism and investment destination, endowed with unique resources across all sectors of the economy. He said this in his keynot...Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai deaths shoot to 259 in Zimbabwe
ABOUT 259 people have so far been confirmed dead and 217 unaccounted for, while over 16 000 households have been displaced by Cyclone Idai-induced floods that hit the eastern part of the country last ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa courts Chinese
Chinese firms should take full advantage of the upgrading of relations between Harare and Beijing to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to invest in Zimbabwe where their investments will be given p...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 22:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe counts cost of violent stay-away
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over the negative impact of the violent protests, which rocked Zimbabwe last week, paralysing business activity and public sector operations, amid fears the ugly event...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe signs $1,2bn tourism deal with China
TOURISM minister Priscah Mupfumira has said Zimbabwe is on the path to becoming the tourism giant after penning a $1,2 billion deal with a Chinese media group.Mupfumira said the signing of a m...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese observers condemn MDC Alliance violence
THE Chinese election observer mission to Zimbabwe has endorsed the July 30 harmonised elections as peaceful, orderly and credible, and immediately condemned violent opposition elements that wreaked ha...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
60-member Chinese delegation jets in
A DELEGATION of 60 Chinese Government and private business organisations arrived in Harare yesterday to scout for business opportunities as China positions itself for massive investment in Zimbabwe un...Published: 11 Jun 2018 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe needs own currency'
Since the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led new dispensation took charge last November, long-suffering Zimbabweans feel the country's economy has remained in the doldrums.The cash crisis, which...Published: 20 May 2018 at 19:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
China to invest in Bulawayo
A CHINESE conglomerate, Huajian Group of Companies, will soon begin construction of a multi-million dollar industrial park in Bulawayo in a project which will employ more than 10 000 people directly w...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
SA firms seek Bulawayo partnerships
A SOUTH African embassy business delegation was in Bulawayo last week to gather data on manufacturing companies in the city for possible partnerships with investors in the neighbouring country....Published: 02 May 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Go for low cost housing projects, China urges Zimbabwe
The visiting Chinese delegation from the International Cooperation Centre of the National Development and Reform Commission of China says Zimbabwe should consider adopting a massive low cost housing i...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 15:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga's high-powered Chinese delegation jets in
The implementation of mega deals signed between Zimbabwe and China during President Mnangagwa's recent visit to Beijing, China, received a boost yesterday with the arrival of a high-powered delegation...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 06:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visit: Chinese delegation jets in
China has sent an 11-member delegation to Zimbabwe as a follow-up to President Mnangagwa's State visit to the Asian economic giant early this month where several business deals were signed, while rela...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinese envoy meets Mugabe
The Chinese delegation led by special envoy Mr Chen Xiaodong, which has been in the country to deliver a special message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, also paid a courtesy call on former President ...Published: 01 Dec 2017 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, China to boost military ties
Zimbabwe and China have pledged to strengthen military cooperation in line with the cordial relations that have been growing over the years.This came out when a Chinese delegation headed b...Published: 13 Dec 2016 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sunway City MOU signed
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the construction of Sunway City has been signed between the government and the Gansu Construction Group of China.Officials from the office of the Presid...Published: 31 Oct 2016 at 17:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fate of Africa's Elephants Hangs in the Balance after COP 17
A golden opportunity to stop the catastrophic decline of Africa's elephants had been missed as CoP17 wrapped up in Johannesburg yesterday.Following the results from the Great Elephant Census a...Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 11:11hrs | 1 | by Adam Cruise
Massive housing project for Zimbabwe
THE government has secured a multi-billion dollar investment from China for the construction of more than 32,000 housing units countrywide in line with the economic blueprint Zim-Asset.The inv...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 06:51hrs | | by Lovemore Chikova and Zvamaida Murwira
Zimbabwe govt secures multi-billion dollar investment from China
THE government has secured a multi-billion dollar investment from China for the construction of more than 32,000 housing units countrywide in line with the economic blueprint Zim-Asset.The inv...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 23:43hrs | 3 | by Lovemore Chikova and Zvamaida Murwira
12 member Chinese delegation expected today
A 12-member business delegation from the Qingdao province of China is expected in Zimbabwe today for a four-day visit which will include signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on investment colla...Published: 05 Jan 2016 at 06:02hrs | | by Business Reporter
Chinese delegation expected tomorrow
An investment delegation from Quingdao province, China is expected in the country tomorrow, as more companies from China continue to scout for investment opportunities in Zimbabwe. Information...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
If West can embrace East, why can't Zimbabwe?
This offering was prompted by an article that appeared in NewsDay last Thursday (December 3) at the peak of the visit to Zimbabwe by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was accompanied by a huge delegat...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Mujuru's PF, a big joke
President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF has dismissed as a big joke, a party being crafted by former Vice President Joice Mujuru, saying it is unlikely to be a threat to the ruling party that has rul...Published: 01 Nov 2015 at 14:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
What makes Robert Mugabe rattle his enemies so unfailingly?
What is it that makes Robert Mugabe rattle his enemies so unfailingly? Even when he does nothing at all?We have been having a big debate on the local media, more accurately, on a portion of it...Published: 26 Oct 2015 at 05:59hrs | 3 | by Nathaniel Manheru
J M Nkomo Airport set for facelift again
THE Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo needs a facelift as its appearance is not up to standard and is one of the facilities that the Government has put forward for possible Chines...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinese Vice Minister meets Mugabe
Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Mr Zhang Xiangchen and his delegation has met with President Robert Mugabe at State House.The delegation briefed Mugabe about some of the memoranda of underst...Published: 23 Oct 2015 at 20:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Minister speaks on sex pill distribution
Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister Nyasha Chikwinya has dismissed media reports that she distributed sex enhancing pills at a rally in Gokwe on Saturday.Addressing journa...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 09:09hrs | | by Nyemudzai Kakore
Grace Mugabe's school impresses Chinese varsity
A Chinese university has expressed interest in partnering with the Amai Mugabe School and to assist in strengthening the country's education system. The Renmin University of China delegation led by ch...Published: 26 Sep 2015 at 11:51hrs | 1 | by Elita Chikwati
Funds for major projects unveiled
The government has said the follow on visit by the Chinese delegation has resulted in the identification of projects that will be implemented this year under the government's Zim-Asset programme. ...Published: 07 Aug 2015 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army to veto Mnangagwa Presidency
Hardline military and intelligence chefs are allegedly going to veto, Vice President, Emmerson Mnangagwa's safe passage into attaining power, as President Robert Mugabe's successor, The Telescope News...Published: 22 May 2015 at 09:33hrs | 1 | by Itai Mushekwe
Zimbabwe to rope in Chinese in SEZs infrastructure development
The Government says it would like to see Chinese developers becoming heavily involved in the development of infrastructure for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) that will be set up across the country....Published: 20 May 2015 at 16:18hrs | | by Tawanda Musarurwa
High powered Chinese delegation arrives
A Chinese Government delegation led by the country's State Councillor Yang Jiechi, arrived in Harare last night to discuss the implementation of the mega deals signed by President Mugabe and his coun...Published: 09 Feb 2015 at 08:33hrs | | by Daniel Nemukuyu
China seeking the secondment of its officials to key Zim parastatals
The Chinese government is seeking the secondment of its officials to key Zimbabwe parastatals to ensure that Chinese loans for government projects are not lost to "leakages", it emerged this week....Published: 23 Jan 2015 at 10:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu speaks on new tollgate fees
TRANSPORT minister Obert Mpofu on Friday said the recent 100% increase in tollgate fees is aimed at improving the country's road network and infrastructure.Speaking to Southern Eye on the side...Published: 19 Jul 2014 at 06:57hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Chinese agric experts arrive in Zimbabwe
A 15-person Chinese delegation is in the country for feasibility study on possible areas of co-operation in agriculture. The delegation includes experts in grain crops, environment, agric...Published: 09 Jan 2014 at 05:26hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe addresses UN General Assembly today
President Mugabe will today address the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly here. The President who is known for his fearless and candid criticism of Western hypocrisy on world issues...Published: 26 Sep 2013 at 03:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinese delegation tours Morton Jaffray
The visiting Chinese delegation from Sinosure has expressed optimism that the refurbishment of the Morton Jaffray water treatment plant under the US$144 million loan facility will help end the capita...Published: 05 Sep 2013 at 22:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo seeks twinning arrangement with Chinese City of Siping
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has launched twinning arrangement discussions with City of Siping in China - in a move that would largely centre on investment on water infrastructure in Bulawayo....Published: 08 Apr 2013 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is China funding Zimbabwe's referendum and elections?
All of a sudden Zimbabwe's cash-strapped coalition government has funds for polls despite making an appeal for help from the United Nations to foot its US$250m election bill only a fortnight ago. ...Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 17:48hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Zimbabwe and China sign three bilateral agreements
Zimbabwe and the Republic of China have signed three bilateral agreements in the areas of information communication, agriculture and transport.A Chinese delegation led by that country's Minist...Published: 22 Feb 2013 at 17:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
China donates high definition OB van to ZBC
A high definition outside broadcasting van donated by the Chinese government to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is expected in the country in two weeks time. The digital satellite ...Published: 16 Jan 2013 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, China sign MoU on exchange of TV programs
China Central Television (CCTV) on Monday signed with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) a Memorandum of Understanding on the transmission of CCTV news programs in a move aimed at strengtheni...Published: 03 Jul 2012 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
China to turn Bulawayo into an economic zone
Plans are underway between Zimbabwe and China to turn the city of Bulawayo into an economic zone, a development expected to revive the second capital's ailing manufacturing industry.Minister ...Published: 05 May 2012 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-China set to make Bulawayo a special economic zone
THE Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion and China have pledged to work together and make Bulawayo a special economic zone. This was revealed at the Zimbabwe-China conference held at...Published: 28 Apr 2012 at 04:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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