Vol 4 (AAC) No 12 | ZIMBABWEUNITED STATESASIA Faith, Grace and intervention 5th October 2011 WikiLeaks cables reveal that First Lady Grace Mugabe is an important facilitator for South Korean companies looking for business opportunities in Zimbabwe. Charles A. Ray, the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe,...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 11 | ZIMBABWECHINA Vanishing truckers 15th September 2011 Key suspects in a fraud case linked to Grace Mugabe have disappeared, as have Buddhist monks behind a charity project on one of her properties Four truck drivers charged as accomplices in a trucking fraud case failed to appear in court in Harare on 25 August and warrants for their arrest were issued.... READ FOR FREE
Vol 4 (AAC) No 11 | ZIMBABWE Zisco deal still kicking 15th September 2011 Just as NewZim Steel, formerly known as the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Corporation (Zisco), is about to hold its first board meeting at the end of September, reports...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 9 | ZIMBABWECHINA Polish to a shine 13th July 2011 Beijing frets over the image of Chinese companies as the Zimbabwean opposition rails against more loans and Chinese diamond miners Unionists and civil society members point to the close ties between the ruling parties of China and Zimbabwe to explain the lack of oversight of Chinese companies operating...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 9 | SOUTH AFRICAZIMBABWETAIWAN Trucking trials 13th July 2011 The trial of Jack Hsieh (Hsieh Ping-sung) and his four truckers, accused of defrauding powerful Zimbabwean interests, rumbles on. Hsieh, who is from Taiwan and has South African...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 7 | ZIMBABWECHINASINGAPORE Trucks, triads and subs 13th May 2011 Few believe the official explanation that 87-year-old President Robert Mugabe’s frequent visits to Singapore are to monitor his February cataract operation or that he is being the doting...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 6 | ZIMBABWECHINA Trading partners 15th April 2011 New indigenisation rules mean that European mining companies are on the way out while Asian companies are protected by their allies in Harare Robert Mugabe’s pet policies are souring the milk of friendship he shares with China. Chinese Deputy Premier Wang Qishan visited Harare in late March with a basket of financial support....
Vol 4 (AAC) No 6 | ZIMBABWECHINA Sino-Zimbabwe in the Marange diamond fields 15th April 2011 The Kimberley Process suspended diamond sales from Marange in 2009 due to concerns about transparency in the production chain and the illicit activities of the security services in the region,...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 4 | ZIMBABWECHINA Platinum-bottomed deals 28th February 2011 Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi wants strengthened relations with China’s ‘good brother’ Zimbabwe but conditions on the latest deals are tougher Beijing is offering its biggest financial deal yet in Zimbabwe but the cash-strapped,power-sharing government may yet turn down the investment. For all President Robert Mugabe’s enthusiasm for China,...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 4 | ZIMBABWE The Great Dyke anomaly 28th February 2011 Platinum output for 2011 is projected, in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s recent mid-term review, to have almost doubled in volume to 12 tonnes since 2009. The RBZ...