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Court orders Chinese company to pay for gold ore theft

A Mutoko Regional Magistrates Court has convicted Reajin Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd, owned by Chinese national Zheng Zhangxian, for systematically stealing over 5 000 tonnes of gold ore from neighbouring small-scale miner Emmanuel Ndemera. The …

Published: 17 hrs ago | | by Staff reporter

'Devil's breath' the Zombie drug that steals your memory

ZIMBABWEANS are being urged to remain vigilant following growing reports of a dangerous drug known as "devil's breath" (pictured), a substance capable of stripping victims of free will, memory, and resistance.In South Africa, authorities a…

Published: 17 hrs ago | | by Jacob Mutisi

AFDIS clerk faces US$8,500 fraud charges

A customer collection depot clerk at African Distillers Limited (AFDIS) appeared in court over the weekend facing fraud charges totaling US$8 500. Tawanda Shoko, 25, was granted US$100 bail by Harare magistrate Appollonia Marutya, while hi…

Published: 17 hrs ago | | by Staff reporter

Man charged with murder over US$10 dispute

A 23-year-old man from Dzivaresekwa 2 appeared in Harare Magistrates Court on Saturday, facing murder charges after allegedly killing his relative during a dispute over a missing US$10. Obert Chanetsa was remanded in custody to September 2…

Published: 17 hrs ago | | by Staff reporter

Lawyer sues ex-husband over US$8,020 maintenance arrears

A Harare lawyer, Nyasha Pamela Timba, has taken her ex-husband, Alexius Munyanda, to court for allegedly failing to pay maintenance arrears totaling US$8 020, despite prior court orders. Timba, an employee at Devitte Rudolph and Timba Lega…

Published: 17 hrs ago | | by Staff reporter

Drug dealer faces prison term after $150 fine for Chinese

The High Court in Bulawayo has dismissed an appeal by convicted drug dealer Gary Bell, confirming his return to prison to serve a 12-month effective sentence. Justices Munamato Mutevedzi and Ngoni Nduna ruled that Bell's magistrates' court…

Published: 17 hrs ago | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa unleshes Chinese armoured vehicles?

Nearly two dozen Chinese armoured vehicles were spotted moving in convoy through Harare this week, providing the public with the first glimpse of hardware believed to have been delivered to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) late in 2023.Fo…

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:03hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter

Chinese medical team treats over 7,000 Zimbabwean patients

Nearly six months on, the 22nd batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe has delivered treatment to more than 7,000 local patients.In an interview with Xinhua on Sunday in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, the team said its 11 medical p…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:24hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt creates database of retired professionals

The Government has developed a digital database of retired public sector professionals to harness their skills and experience for national development projects.Speaking at a post-Cabinet briefing in Harare on Tuesday, Information, Publicit…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 19:49hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter

Chinese cement company slapped with US$10,000 fine

Chinese cement manufacturer Shuntai Investments (Private) Limited has been fined US$10,000 for contempt of court after failing to comply with a provisional order halting the construction of its cement plant near Bryden Country School in Ch…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 19:48hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter

'Cop' orders all Chinese nationals to leave Zimbabwe within 48 hours

Police in Zimbabwe are conducting a manhunt for Assistant Inspector Mandizvidza, who allegedly stole a marked Ford Ranger from the Police General Headquarters (PGHQ) in Harare.According to an internal police memo dated 13 August and seen b…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 19:31hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter

Victoria Falls booms with business during COP 15

The city of Victoria Falls recorded brisk business and a surge in economic activity during the recently concluded Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15), which ran from July 23 to 31 and drew more than 2,000 delegates from 172 contracting p…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:14hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter

Chinese national shot dead in armed robbery at Zimbabwe mine

Zimbabwean police have confirmed a fatal armed robbery that occurred last Friday at Pin 3 Mine, a Chinese-owned operation in Shurugwi, Midlands Province, amid reports that a Chinese employee was fatally shot during the attack.The incident …

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:13hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter

Chinese company loses labour case

Jian Shan Civil Explosives, a Chinese-owned company based in Chinhoyi, has lost a labour dispute and has been ordered by the courts to pay former employees after being found guilty of unfair dismissal and underpayment.The ruling follows co…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:03hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter

Chinese national in court for alleged US$322k fraud

A Chinese national appeared before the Harare Regional Magistrates Court on Thursday facing allegations of defrauding a client of US$322,381 under the pretext of supplying minerals and securing an export licence.Xiang Jun (40), who is faci…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:54hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter

Employee brutally attacked by Chinese over NSSA injury claim

An employee at Chinese-operated Huaman Investments (Private) Limited has accused company management of violently assaulting him and fellow workers after they sought assistance from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to assess wo…

Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese miners wreak havoc in Mberengwa, Filabusi

Relations between local communities - including low-level employees, villagers, and chiefs - and Chinese nationals working in mining operations have sharply deteriorated in the Dolo and Filabusi areas. Allegations of assault, abuse, briber…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:21hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter

Chinese families choosing an African education

In 2018, while I was conducting fieldwork in Zimbabwe, I met a Chinese man who shared a surprising story. One night, he heard his 4-year-old daughter sleep-talking in English. The next day he called his wife in China and the couple decided…

Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:56hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter

Chinese miner rehabilitates BCC roads

Haulin Quarry Mine, a Chinese-owned mining company operating in Pumula, Bulawayo, has joined forces with local construction company ZADA to rehabilitate some of the city's most damaged roads. The initiative comes amid growing concerns over…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter

Chinese firm ordered to demolish wall built on Railway tracks

A Chinese-owned company that recently acquired land along Tilbury Road in Harare has been forced to tear down part of a perimeter wall it erected across disused railway tracks after city officials declared the structure illegal.The firm, w…

Published: 21 May 2025 at 11:14hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter

Chinese arrested for possessing rhino horns

A 62-year-old Chinese national appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court facing charges of possessing rhino horns valued at US$360,000.Harare magistrate Sheunesu Matova remanded Lin Wang in custody until March 11 for routine remand, ad…

Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 07:01hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter

Nick Mangwana wants foreigners banned from owning guns in Zimbabwe

Ndabaningi "Nick" Mangwana, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, has called for a review of policies allowing foreign nationals to obtain gun licenses in Zimbabwe. His remarks follow re…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:47hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter

Chinese man arrested for shooting Zimbabwean man in Filabusi

A Chinese national has been arrested for allegedly shooting a 20-year-old Zimbabwean man, Mthandazo Sibanda, in Filabusi on January 22, 2025. The incident reportedly occurred at Binyup 5 Mine, where Sibanda was accused of stealing gold dum…

Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:42hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter

7 arrested a few hours after robbery

Seven suspected armed robbers were arrested in Harare on Monday, just hours after they raided a Southerton-based company and made off with a Nissan NP300 vehicle, a safe containing US$12,000, and other valuables.The robbery, which occurred…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:27hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter

Chinese miner pulls gun on worker demanding overdue wages

A violent altercation at a Chinese-owned mining company in Gweru on January 21 has sparked outrage on social media, with renewed calls for action against Chinese investors accused of exploiting local workers.The confrontation occurred at B…

Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police investigate violence incidents involving Chinese nationals

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating two separate violent incidents involving Chinese nationals in the Midlands and Matabeleland South provinces.On January 21, 2025, a labour dispute at Bijour Farm in Lower Gweru, Midlands P…

Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 18:57hrs | 997 | by Staff reporteer

Chinese food aid allegedly politicised amid Zimbabwe's hunger crisis

A recent donation of four metric tonnes of rice by China to feed hungry Zimbabweans has been criticized for allegedly being politicised, exacerbating the desperate hunger situation faced by villagers.According to the Zimbabwe Peace Project…

Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:11hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe: A Nation rich in resources, yet reliant on aid from the miners of its wealth

Zimbabwe, a nation blessed with abundant natural resources, finds itself in a peculiar paradox: hosting foreign investors to exploit its gold, diamonds, and lithium while simultaneously relying on food aid from those very countries. A rece…

Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 09:04hrs | 588 | by Ndou Paul

Chinese national in Zimbabwe court over fraudulent lithium smuggling scheme

A Chinese national, Lui Bo, appeared before a Harare magistrate facing charges of fraud after allegedly deceiving a local transport company into unknowingly smuggling lithium ore to Mozambique. The incident has resulted in significant fina…

Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:35hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter

85 000 Chinese nationals now living in Zimbabwe

I was astonished to hear the other day that there are now over 85 000 Chinese nationals living in Zimbabwe. I questioned this estimate and was told no, its real. What on earth are they doing here? They are not migrants; they all want to go…

Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 19:15hrs | 934 | by Eddie Cross

Zimra to garnish Chinese firm with US$2m sting over taxes

Chinese-owned mining company, AfroChine Smelting, has been unsuccessful in its attempt to stop the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) from garnishing its bank account to recover US$2 million in unpaid mining royalties.The company had filed…

Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 11:08hrs | 4663 | by Staff reporter

Chinese man on the run over rhino horns

A Chinese man, Lin Wang, is on the run after a clearing agent, Cuthbert Maoko, was arrested for attempting to facilitate the smuggling of five rhinoceros horns hidden in an owl-shaped plastic sculpture to China. The horns, valued at approx…

Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:07hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter

Chinese firm 'disrupting' Gwanda water source

Residents of Gwanda have voiced growing concerns over what they describe as the excessive drawing of water from Mtshabezi River by a Chinese mining company, fearing that the river could dry up if the practice continues.Collet Moyo, chairpe…

Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:11hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter

Chinese debt threatens to switch off Zimbabwe's Hwange

Zimbabwe's industrial sector is on edge this week as concerns grow over the future of the Hwange Thermal Power Station, a critical asset for the country's beleaguered power grid. With power utility Zesa Holdings struggling to meet its debt…

Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:14hrs | 11750 | by Staff reporter

3 Chinese nationals shot in copper plant robbery

Three Chinese nationals were seriously injured in a dramatic movie-style robbery that took place early Sunday morning at the Lanyun Mining Zimbabwe copper processing plant on the outskirts of Chinhoyi.The attack occurred around 1 am at the…

Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe villagers challenge construction of Chinese cement plant in their area

Villagers from Kapere and Chasara in Hurungwe have urgently appealed to the Ministry of Environment, calling for the cancellation of an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) certificate issued to Labenmon Investments, a Chinese company plann…

Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:24hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt whips errant Chinese miners

The Zimbabwean government has intensified its efforts to combat environmental degradation linked to alluvial mining along the Sanyati River in Hurungwe, targeting two Chinese companies accused of illicit activities. The Environment Managem…

Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter

Chinese mine robbed US$120,000

A man accused of participating in a syndicate that allegedly robbed Dahwe Chrome Mine of $120,000 appeared in court yesterday, facing charges of armed robbery. Taurai Pangai, 33, was brought before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo G…

Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 06:51hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter

Breaking down Dr. Chihombori's allegations: Is the U.S. really the key obstacle to Africa's UNSC permanent seats?

In recent discourse surrounding Africa's quest for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Dr. Arikana Chihombori, a prominent U.S.-based Pan-Africanist, has pointed the finger squarely at the United States, alleging…

Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 22:42hrs | 555 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chinese nationals arrested for alluvial mining in Zimbabwe

Police in Magunje have arrested five Chinese nationals for allegedly conducting illegal alluvial gold mining operations along the Sanyati River in Hurungwe District. The arrests, which took place on Tuesday, come amid the government's rece…

Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:23hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter

Mafia Tactics? Chinese family hounded by convicted Italian mafia boss as deportation mystery deepens

In a chilling escalation of legal and criminal misconduct, convicted Italian mafia boss Francesco Marconati has become the focal point of an international scandal involving the persecution of a prominent Chinese investor and her family in …

Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 18:37hrs | 1517 | by Staff Reporter

Chinese' shops flood Bulawayo CBD

A bustling shop along Fife Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenue, known informally as a "Chinese shop," has become a go-to destination for Bulawayo residents in search of affordable goods. From kitchen utensils and clothing to electrical…

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter

Chinese investors elbow out local chrome miners

An investigation has revealed that the Zimbabwe Mining and Alloy Smelting Company (Zimasco) has replaced around 150 small-scale chrome miners with Chinese investors, raising concerns about discrimination against local operators.The affecte…

Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:27hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe court issues warrant of arrest to Chinese businesswoman

Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi has issued a warrant of arrest for Chinese businesswoman Li Song who allegedly evaded paying customs duty of US$40 000 for the sodium cyanide and hydrated lime she imported last year.The warrant of arres…

Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 15:12hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter

Chinese firm launches products in Zimbabwe

China-based company Okest Life Group has introduced its products in Zimbabwe, aiming to create job opportunities and boost the local economy. The company held its first provincial business presentation at the Young Women Christian Associat…

Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:01hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter

Chinese national filmed torturing Zimbabwean miners

Calls for the immediate arrest of a Chinese national recorded torturing locals in Bindura over alleged diesel theft are increasing. The unnamed Chinese manager at Makanga Mine was filmed tying up Zimbabwean workers on a loader bucket and r…

Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter

Chinese investor threatens to dump coking coal project

A Chinese investor, Guo Feng, is facing challenges with the Hwange Coal Gasification Company (HCGC) after allegedly losing approximately US$2 million worth of coke due to what he claims are corrupt activities involving local officials. The…

Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:29hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Chinese coal miner under siege in Hwange

Philcool Investments, owned by Shepherd Tundiya, recently engaged in a contentious seizure of coke valued at over US$500,000 from Hwange Coal Gasification Company (HCGC) in Matabeleland North's Hwange area. This action followed a provision…

Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Man loses fingers at Chinese factory

A man from Harare is pursuing legal action against Chinese tile manufacturer Sunny Yiefeng, seeking compensation following a workplace accident that resulted in the loss of his fingers. Actor Tinashe Chitiki, a former machine operator at S…

Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF stubbornly deny povo title deeds, they're poorest and rural ares are party's strongest hold. Surprised!

Ian Smith refused to give rural peasants the right to own even a piece of land the size of football field and yet white settlers were given title deeds to farms thousands of square kilometres. No one owned the land; all land was owned by t…

Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:00hrs | 11 | by Wilbert Mukori

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