The Chinese will provide the technology, according to the BBC. The justification of the proposed wiretap measures sound familiar:

The government has defended the proposal in the name of national security.

“The advancement in technology today means that no one is safe at all from the source of terrorism, mercenarism and organised crime,” Brig Gen Mike Sango of the Zimbabwe Defence Force told the hearing.

Ooooh. Be afraid. Be very very afraid so we can tap your phones. How else can we “help” you?