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Outrage over Chinese loan for diamonds deal

Government’s decision to borrow close to $100 million to finance the military has caused outrage. Debt strategists, civil society, professional unions and ordinary Zimbabweans are querying the coalition government’s prioritisation

Chinese building military base in Zimbabwe

The Chinese are building a multimillion dollar military base at Chitamba Farm in Mazowe Valley. Touted as an intelligence academy, the new facility is the largest investment in a military base here in a decade, and the biggest spend on military infrastructure in decades.