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sociolingo africa privacy policy about contact an eclectic mix of items about social issues in africa sociolingo africa anthropology archaeology architecture arts and crafts books conferences development economy education environment food free resources health history imf africa linguistics music papers and reports performing arts photography politics religion research technology training impact of chinese competition in zimbabwe africa economy zimbabwe no responses jan 09 2012 there s quite a bit being written at the moment about chinese investment in africa we tend to think this is big projects like bridges and stadiums but this ips article brings out the human cost of this investment small local family businesses are being impacted by chinese factories zimbabwe chinese become unwelcome guests harare image via wikipedia harare jan 7 ips alec marembo has built his family fortune making bricks in dzivarasekwa a sprawling high density suburb north of the capital of zimbabwe but due to the economic crisis of the last decade his fortune started crumbling although he could break even when the downturn started he finally gave in to competition from the chinese i don t understand how our government can allow the chinese to come here and take over small jobs that we consider family ventures and pass them on as investment marembo told ips as he gazes into the distance where a new chinese brick factory lies the government of president robert mugabe introduced the look east policy in 2004 after top government officials and state companies were slapped with sanctions by the uk the united states and other western countries for alleged human rights abuses the policy has encouraged china and other asian countries to invest in zimbabwe which they have done without attaching any conditions in the manner of trading partners in the west times have been hard for many zimbabweans due to the closure of a number of industries caused by the crippling economic crisis so when chinese investors started arriving they were welcomed with open arms but the trade relationship is now raising questions the chinese like any other investors are welcome but they have to come and build industries which will offer people employment thulani mkwebo a small shop owner in downtown harare told ips if i had a choice i would drive them out resentment against the chinese can be felt in many parts of zimbabwe recently there were wildcat strikes at several chinese run business ventures last month some 600 zimbabwean construction workers employed by a chinese construction and mining company anhui foreign economic construction company afecc downed their tools they were protesting bad labour practices ranging from physical abuse to irregular working hours and low wages pegged at four u s dollars a day far below the rates set by the zimbabwe national employment council znec for the construction industry which are between 1 00 and 1 50 dollars an hour the company is building a 98 million dollar military college just outside harare financed with a chinese loan to be repaid with diamonds afecc is mining diamonds in eastern zimbabwe in partnership with the zimbabwean military according to the ministry of mines the chinese have many interests in this southern african country but the retail sector mining for diamonds and minerals construction manufacturing and agriculture are the main attractions according to a 2011 report by the zimbabwe economic policy analysis and research unit zimbabwe s exports to china rose from 100 million dollars in 2000 to 167 million dollars in 2003 but fell to 140 million dollars in 2009 imports from china meanwhile climbed from 30 million dollars in 2000 to 197 million dollars in 2007 before taking a dip in 2008 this country s exports to china are largely in the form of raw materials with tobacco and minerals being the main products while zimbabwe receives loans and various finished products most of which are popularly referred to here as zhingzhongs poor quality products but this has not deterred the chinese who have set up small businesses pushing locals particularly cross border traders out of business as they cannot compete with cheap chinese products mara hativagone a former president of the zimbabwe national chamber of commerce zncc and chairperson of the zimbabwe investment authority zia said the chinese should not compete for the downstream industries traditionally reserved for locals we want to see more technology transfer from foreigners they must not come here and do all sorts of funny things taking advantage of the existing relationship between the two countries hativagone told ips there is no way zimbabweans can compete with the chinese because they use cheap labour and mass produce while half the time we have no water and electricity in our industries to produce she said she also accused the chinese of being cheats sometimes the zimbabwe investment authority gives them manufacturing licenses but they go and open restaurants under such big chinese names as wing wah international hotel and shangri la she said zimbabwe s ambassador to china between 2002 and 2007 chris mutsvangwa who now runs moncris a consultancy firm which helps people from china set up businesses in zimbabwe said he does not expect the chinese to flood business opportunities reserved for locals any end of the industry anywhere in the world should be reserved for locals i would not expect zimbabweans to go to china to compete with the chinese in small businesses and i don t expect the chinese to do the same mutsvangwa said the chinese have to come and exploit other areas where we have a shortage but we should not completely bash them but look at other things that they have done for us they have helped offer competition for the americans and now the girlfriend has another boyfriend after the government s land reform programme began in 2000 u s business interests left in droves to relocate to neighbouring south africa depriving zimbabwe of millions in potential foreign exchange earnings beijing is aware of the jitters and has warned against undoing the existing relationship china understands the need for indigenisation and empowerment but we hope zimbabwe will protect the legitimate right of chinese businesses in the country chinese vice premier wang qishan told the media during a visit to harare last year but there is also popular support for the chinese doing business here the chinese are welcome we love them they bring us cheap goods and whoever says they don t want them should first create jobs for us said zvikomborero moyo a hair and clothing boutique worker in downtown harare with chinese help we can start businesses we buy from them very cheaply and resell in the suburbs and that way we are able to make a living copyright inter press service ips 2011 stories reproduced in print or web must acknowledge ips and the author and may not be sold to other organizations more africa news cameroon stepping naturally away from plastic inter press service ips africa tel fax email follow ips africa on join the ips africa page on inter press service ips africa is a leading and credible source of development news with a network of more than 100 writers reporting from almost 50 countries focusing on africa s untold stories ips suggested books is china a rogue donor as some media pundits suggest or is china helping the developing world pave a pathway out of poverty as the chinese claim among the specific topics tackled here are china s interest in african oil military and security relations the influx and goals of chinese aid to sub saharan africa human rights issues and china s overall strategy in the region related articles zimbabwe where pensions can mean poverty irinnews org workers claim abuse as china adds zimbabwe to its scramble for africa guardian co uk hand me down knicker ban zimbabwe introduces law making second hand underwear illegal dailymail co uk chinese vice president xi jinping meets with zimbabwean president mugabe appablog wordpress com zimbabwe s government under fire for award of overseas business contracts guardian co uk zimbabwe some are more indigenous than others irinnews org posted by sociolingo at 1 13 pm tagged with china robert mugabe blood shortage causing death in côte d ivoire africa côte d ivoire ivory coast health no responses jan 07 2012 lack of blood supplies and funds for transportation and donor drives is causing deaths in post conflict côte d ivoire posted by sociolingo at 10 48 pm tagged with alassane ouattara duékoué médecins sans frontières world health organization book free the struggle over land in africa conflicts politics and change africa books free resources politics 1 response jan 07 2012 the struggle over land in africa is a new book from hsrc press i ve already downloaded my free pdf copy and i d like to suggest you do the same posted by sociolingo at 5 05 pm tagged with chris alden land reform older entries 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