Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday wished the Chinese people a Happy New Year.

“A Happy New Year to the government and the people of China.

“May this year bring health, happiness, prosperity, and success to our friends in China, to the people of Zimbabwe and to humanity as a whole,” Mnangagwa said.

The Chinese New Year 2021 falls on Feb. 12 and in terms of the Chinese lunar calendar, it is the year of the ox.

Mnangagwa observed that the New Year in China is famously celebrated with elaborate fireworks, light and lanterns, signifying light and positivity for the future.

“May we all look forward to the light of positivity this New Year will bring us,” he said.

Mnangagwa also took the opportunity to thank the Chinese government and its people for their generous donation of Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe will next Monday receive 200,000 doses of vaccine that were donated by China – the first vaccine it has received – as it steps up efforts to procure more jabs to inoculate at least 60 per cent of the population.