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Zimbabwe secures duty-free access to China for nearly 9,000 products

The arrangement, which took effect on May 1, 2026, and runs until April 30, 2028, allows qualifying Zimbabwean exports to enter China duty-free under 8,949 tariff lines.

By Ruvimbo Mukubwa 15h ago

Zimbabwe secures duty-free access to China for nearly 9,000 products

A decade after the South China Sea arbitration: Guarding the Global South against weaponised rules – An African perspective

Fundamentally, UNCLOS was never drafted to adjudicate questions of territorial ownership; it only governs secondary maritime entitlements and oceanic usage rights

By Saxon Zvina Jul. 20, 2026

A decade after the South China Sea arbitration: Guarding the Global South against weaponised rules – An African perspective

The Taiwan question, national reunification, and the Global South: Why Africa’s strategic interests demand upholding the One-China principle

From an analytical lens rooted in African and Global South perspectives, the implications of this statement stretch well beyond East Asia.

By Saxon Zvina Jul. 20, 2026

The Taiwan question, national reunification, and the Global South: Why Africa’s strategic interests demand upholding the One-China principle

ZIDA launches provincial investment drive

“While policies provide frameworks, projects must deliver results. As such, the devolution policy must translate into bankable projects that attract investors,” Chinamo said.

By Staff Reporter Jul. 16, 2026

ZIDA launches provincial investment drive

China’s pacific missile launch raises regional alarm

The question now is whether regional powers will respond with restraint or with their own escalatory moves.

By Opinion Jul. 13, 2026

China’s pacific missile launch raises regional alarm

Talent cultivation and sci-tech self-reliance

Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Master of Technology Transfer programme serves as a tangible case study of this model.

By Saxon Zvina Jul. 13, 2026

Talent cultivation and sci-tech self-reliance

Development as a foundation for social harmony, national cohesion

China is home to 56 officially recognised ethnic groups scattered across an expansive geographic landscape.

By Tinashe Nyamushanya Jul. 9, 2026

Development as a foundation for social harmony, national cohesion

From knowledge consumer to knowledge creator: China’s scientific rise and the Global South’s new innovation agenda

This unwritten structural order has confined the Global South to a subordinate role — one that produces raw knowledge but rarely defines its governing standards.

By Saxon Zvina Jul. 8, 2026