South Africa’s Cabinet has welcomed new agreements with China following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent state visit to Beijing, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced on Friday. Key outcomes of the visit include an agreement to shift trade towards value-added manufactured products,
South Africa plans to send about 100 students to China next year to study scarce skills, as part of growing cooperation between the two countries, Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has announced. The initiative follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent state visit to
China has announced a significant boost in its economic engagement with Africa, offering $51bn (£40bn) in fresh funding and pledging to create one million jobs across the continent. The commitment was made during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), a high-level meeting
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, agreeing to elevate their countries’ relationship to an “All-Round Strategic Cooperative Partnership”. The meeting, held ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (Focac) Summit, saw both leaders
China has taken action to address Zimbabwe’s debt situation by cancelling unspecified amounts of interest-free loans and committing to assisting the country in navigating its debt crisis. This move comes amidst concerns raised by activists regarding the potential entrapment in a perpetual
The Chinese presence in Zimbabwe has been a topic of much debate in recent years, with some arguing that the country has been “colonized” by Chinese investment and influence. It is true that China has played a significant role in the Zimbabwean
HARARE, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — China will continue to support Zimbabwe’s economic and social development and improve its capacity for self-generated development, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Guo Shaochun said on Friday. Guo made the remarks during a reception held at the Chinese
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for “maximum restraint” in Ukraine and said China is “pained to see the flames of war reignited in Europe,” state media reported, in his strongest statement to date on the conflict. Xi, speaking at a
China has arrested the leader of a multi-million dollar scam that passed off saline solution and mineral water as Covid-19 vaccines. The man, identified only as Kong, had researched and replicated the packaging designs of genuine vaccines before making nearly 60,000 of