Rolling the geopolitical dice in the face of continued discombobulation is always a gamble, and when doing so to prop up Zimbabwe amidst a President who still believes he is a freedom fighter and a prime minister barely treading political water, the dice more than likely will fall on ’snake eyes’.

However, in an era of a ‘united government’ where democracy, however twisted, seems to slowly and subtly rear its head, such investment is indeed applauded, especially from a country which daily is showcasing more and more acts of transparency and further, bringing to light its adamant attempts to curb corruption.

The agreement signed today is aimed at unlocking millions of dollars worth of investment by companies in South Africa, the continent’s clear economic powerhouse.However and truly unsurprisingly, South African business and agricultural groups have expressed concern about the security of any investments made.

A number of white South African farmers lost their land under President Robert Mugabe’s land reform program, which many blame for the country’s economic collapse.

South African Trade and Investment minister Rob Davies said investments will be protected by international law.

This will be a clear and present test of the investment waters in contemporary Zimbabwe, one that Corporate Foreign Policy will be documenting as progress (if progress) from these investments is made.