Ekugenqulweni kowayengumongameli uRobert Mugabe ngomnyaka ka2017, eleRussia libikwa laqala ukuba lobudlelwano obuqinileyo lohulumende kamongameli Emmerson Mnangagwa ngomnyaka olandelayo. Kwaba lamankampani amanengi akwele Russia alabaqondisi abethekelela eZimbabwe befisa ukuvula amabhizimusi atshiyeneyo.
Amankampani akwele Russia amanengi angena eZimbabwe efisa ukuqhuba amabhizimusi ekwenjiweni amadayimana, iplatinum, lithium, igolide lokunenginengi okutholakala elizweni leli. Inkampani yeRussia eyeAlrosa ngeyinye yalawo aphumelela ukuqhuba ibhizimusi eZimbabwe kulandela ukususwa kuka Mugabe esikhundleni.
Abezindaba abeBloomberg babika ukuba amanye amankampani ayefuna ukutshala imali kwezokwethekelela eleZimbabwe lezokulima, ikakhulu kwezokuthengisela abalimi imvundiso yefertilizer. Inkampani elabaqondisi abanengi bakwele Zimbabwe eyeKuvimba Mining House yabambisana leyeRussia kwabunjwa okuthiwa yiGreat Dyke Investment emba ilitshe eliligugu eleplatinum lamanye amatshe aligugu.
Ngakwelinye icele, eleZimbabwe lakhuphula izinga lokuthengisela eleRussia okugoqela igarlic, ginger, macadamia, avocado, izithelo ezilinywayo ezinjengama oranges, imbida kanye lama blueberries. Kusenzakala konke lokhu, kulamanye njalo amankampani akwele Russia ehluleka ukuvula amabhizimusi eZimbabwe. Ibandla leZanu-PF ebelidlelana kancane leleRussia kusabusa uMugabe, lithi okwamanje lamkela izizalwane zeRussia ngezandla zombili. UMnu. Farai Muroiwa Marapira, isikhulumeli sebandla leli, uchaza ngamakampani eRussia asebenza eZimbabwe.
"Silenkampani okuthiwa yi-Russia Vi Holdings ngaphansi kweAfromet JSC, sisebenzise imali engangezigidi ezilikhulu zama dollar $100 million ekwakheni indawo okugejwa khona ilithium engange 181.3 amatonne.
UMnu. Marapira uqhubekela phambili echaza ngamanye amakampani eRussia avula amabhizimusi eZimbabwe.
"Inkampani efake imali enengi ekwembeni ama-diamond. Kulokunye okumele sikukhangele wonke amakampani eRussia abuya eZimbabwe ayetheswa izijeziso zomnotho ngeleMelika kodwa iArosa iqina isiyaphambili eZimbabwe.
UMnu. Bekezela Moyo, usomabhizinisi owemba igolide esebenzisana lezizalwane zeRussia duzane lakoBulawayo, uthi kuqakathekile ukusebenzisana labangaphandle kwelizwe ukuze bafake imali kubhizimisi lakhe.
"Mina kimi ngigebha igolide ma kuyikuthi singathola investment siyakwanisa ukuthi singene. Siyathaba kakhulu ngoba bakebacabanga ukuthi bezobona labo ama investment opportunities akoBulawayo."
Abezindaba abeReuters labe Bloomberg babika ukuba kucatshangelwa ukuba eleZimbabwe lathengiselwa ngeleRussia okutshiyeneyo nyakenye okuyisilinganiso sezigidi ezingamatshumi amabili lanhlanu zamadolar eMelika – US$25 million kusukela ngoZibandlela kusiyafika uMpandula. Lokhu kwedlula ngezigidi ezinhlanu okwathengiselwa eleZimbabwe ngesikhathi esifanayo ngomnyaka ka2022. Loba kunjalo, eleZimbabwe lele Russia alobelana ezinye izivumelwano ezimbalwa lonyaka ezigoqela ezokulima lokwemba amatshe aligugu. Akwaziwa ukuba eleZimbabwe lithengisela eleRussia okuyisilinganiso esinganani ngomnyaka.
Ingcwethi ecubungula ezenotho efundisa ekolitshini leNational University of Science and Technology, uMnu. Stevenson Dlamini, uchaza ngobudlelwana bele Zimbabwe le Russia.
"Ubudlelwano belizwe lethu leleRussia busuka khatshana ikakhulu kusukela ukudlelwana kwethu ngesikhathi sempi kodwa nxa sesikhangela ukudlelwana okukhona khathesi yikudlelwana okuhambelana lezomnotho ngoba iZimbabwe lilizwe elilama opportunities amanengi ngakho esikubona kusenzakala khathesi yindlela yokuthi iRussia layo it expands ama economies investment ayo."
UMnu. Dlamini ugcizelela ukuthi ukufaka imali ngenhloso yokuthola inzuzo kungathuthukisa ezomnotho eZimbabwe lase Russia.
"Abavela elizweni le Russia labo kutsho ukuthi kuzaba le tax abayibhadalayo loba bezo investor khonapha eZimbabwe njalo siyathola ukuthi amanye amainvestments abo they are in partnership labanye abayizizalwane zeZimbabwe."
Kulabanye abadabuka eZimbabwe abalobudlelwano obukhulu leleRussia. Bagoqela uDokotela Thekwane Gazi, owafunda eRussia ehanjiswe libandla leZapu ngesikhathi sempi yenkululeko. Uthi uMugabe wayengawafuni amaRussians ngoba eyezwana loJoshua Nkomo owayekhokhela ibandla leZapu.
"Ngesikhathi sika Mugabe they were shut out bavalelwa phandle ngenxa yokuthi uMugabe ubewazonda amaRussia."
UMnu. Achem Mungani, owalwa impi yenkululeko ekuviyo leZipra njalo owalolongwa kwele Russia, uncoma imisebenzi yelizwe leli.
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