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Chinese firm rushes to extract over 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium ahead of ban

China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt plans to extract more than 60,000 metric tonnes of lithium sulphate during the first quarter of 2026 from its new $400 million pl

Published: 21 Oct 2025 at 11:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Rushwaya warns of revolt over Chinese abuses in mining sector

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has issued a stern warning to government, accusing some Chinese investors of killing, abusing, and

Published: 21 Oct 2025 at 11:00hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe under fire over 'selective justice'

The Zimbabwean government is under increasing criticism for what stakeholders describe as "selective justice," amid growing reports that some Chinese mining inv

Published: 16 Oct 2025 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese Embassy urges nationals to exercise caution in Zimbabwe investments

The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe has issued a detailed advisory to its nationals, urging them to exercise prudence, comply with local laws, and prioritise personal safety when investing or conducting business in the country.In a statement p…

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 20:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese miner charged with murder in Zimbabwe

The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPA) has confirmed that a Chinese miner, Cai Yulong, 58, from Stone Still Mine 10, Marandure Farm, Zhombe, appeared before the Kwekwe Magistrates' Court facing charges of murder, attempted mu…

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese miner pays US$6 500 for villager's murder

A Chinese mining company, Zhuhe Investments, has paid US$6,500 in compensation to the family of a Mutoko villager who was shot dead by one of its employees last week.The company's security supervisor, Quijun Yu, allegedly shot and killed F…

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 07:33hrs | | 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 Sep 2025 at 08:20hrs | | by Jacob Mutisi

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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | by Eddie Cross

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 | | 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 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 | | 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 | | 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 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

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

Zimbabwe's ailing SOEs owe Chinese, Indian banks US$1.7billion

ZIMBABWE has accessed loans of up to USS$1.7 billion from Chinese and Indian banks to shore up technically insolvent state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a leading regional financier has revealed.According to the Office of the President and Cab…

Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Chinese firms target US$13bn Zimbabwe project

ABOUT 20 Chinese investors with cumulative turnover of nearly US$40 billion have shown keen interest to invest in the proposed US$13 billion mine-to-energy industrial park in Mapinga, Mashonaland West Province.The development of the multi-…

Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chinese steel plant now 60% complete

THE US$1,5 billion steel plant being constructed in Mvuma, 200km south of Harare, by the Chinese giant, Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco), is now 60% complete, NewsDay Business heard yesterday.Construction of the steel plant, which is …

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chinese medical teams show fruits of cooperation

Zimbabwe has been a beneficiary of Chinese health assistance under this framework.Recently, China and Zimbabwe marked the 60th anniversary of China medical teams at a colorful ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in Harare.The event was to comm…

Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:56hrs | | by Elma Zhoya

ZCTU accuses Chinese companies of rights' abuses

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has expressed concern over alleged continued disregard of labour laws by Chinese-owned firms operating in the country.The ZCTU raised the concerns as workers at Chinese-run diamond mining compan…

Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Plot to smear Chinese investments unmasked

Zimbabwe's detractors are sullying Chinese investments in the mining sector in a ploy aimed at pushing the investors out of the country, thereby frustrate the nation's drive towards economic growth, Federation of Non-Governmental Organisat…

Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Chinese Parly building complete

Epitomising magnificence, the imposing six-storey circular Parliament Building in Mount Hampden sitting on a 70-metre platform above the picturesque surrounding area, symbolically projecting legislative supremacy, is now 100 percent comple…

Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zanu PF anti-western rhetoric is but a tacit admission they are not masters in their own home and never were!

Zimbabwe gain her independence back in 1980, marking the end of white colonial rule. But to listen to the anti-Western rhetoric from the country's ruling elite one would be forgiven to believe the whites are calling all the shots. The trut…

Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 14:24hrs | 11 | by Nomusa Garikai

Mliswa wants Chinese driven out

NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa has launched a scathing attack on Chinese nationals, describing them as bullies who have captured government and initiated grand looting of the country's resources.Speaking to journalists Wednesday, Mliswa sa…

Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

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Harare to review its AI-driven parking ticketing system

Criminal justice system infiltrated, court reverses ban on river mining

Daring teenager steals from cop

Highlanders FC receives second US$250,000 instalment from Wicknell Chivayo

BREAKING: Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe Found Guilty in High-Profile Corruption Case

Bulawayo records major drop in HIV prevalence

Fake certificate cases flood courts

Gold prices fall most since 2013

Police hunt suspect in SIM swap fraud

Charamba praises Mugano

Mnangagwa's meeting with editors was a calculated power play

Ziyambi declines to comment on BBI document

George Charamba's political dilemma

SADC endorses Zimbabwe for data protection training hub

Bulawayo tops crime rate chart

25 councillors sue Mnangagwa

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Mnangagwa to lead SADC Anti-Sanctions Day

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Matebeleland South tops migration outflows

Chibuku Super Cup set for explosive weekend

Mnangagwa approves pay rise for lecturers

Madhuku trashes Zanu-PF's ED2030 plans

Regime change agenda remains major threat for Zanu-PF

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'Raw Meat' Sibanda dies

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