IN the dusty, sun-drenched expanses of Manhize, a transformation is occurring that extends far beyond the clanging of steel and the roar of heavy machinery.Here, the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) is not just building Africa’s largest integrated steel plant; it is rewriting the social contract between foreign capital and local communities.This phenomenon—a pivot…
Decoding China’s social blueprint in Zimbabwe

A general view of Tsingshan’s Dinson Iron and Steel Company production plant in Manhize village in Mvuma, Zimbabwe.