BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at the white space of the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows a view of the white space in the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry out testing work in the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows a view of the white space in the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks facilities at the Main Distribution Board Room in the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker works in the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 11, 2023 shows a view of the white space in the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-DATA CENTER

(230921) -- GABORONE, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks facilities at the Main Distribution Board Room in the Digital Delta Data Center in Gaborone, Botswana, Sept. 11, 2023. The Digital Delta Data Center (DDDC) is located in the Botswana Innovation Hub in Gaborone. Undertaken by the Botswanan branch of China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co.,Ltd. (CJIC), the project includes a two-storey data center building with ancillary facilities. The project is expected to be delivered to Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) in October 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

Chinese firms' corporate social responsibility benefits communities in Zimbabwe

STORY: Chinese firms' corporate social responsibility benefits communities in Zimbabwe DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the projects 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ndebele): NOTHOKOZO NGULUBE, Villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): ROBERT MACHINGA, Mine worker STORYLINE: Chinese enterprises in Zimbabwe are engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives that aim to improve people's livelihoods in local communities. China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. (CJIC) in collaboration with China Aid, the international aid agency of the Chinese government, has helped rural districts by drilling boreholes. Since 2012, 1,000 boreholes have been drilled in six provinces across Zimbabwe. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ndebele): NOTHOKOZO NGULUBE, Villager "The availability of water near our homes has helped us so much because we could not do our house chores after spending most of our time looking for water." In Mutoko, Mashonaland East Pr