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Zimbabwe: How Coal-Fired Power Stations Threaten Livelihoods of Hwange Community

Feature: Of Hwange communities living in the shadow of coal-fired power station -Newsday Zimbabwe

Hwange communities blame the Chinese-owned companies for the devastating impact of coal mining on the ecosystem and biodiversity.

Hwange Villagers, Chinese Investors In Stand-Off Over Coal Project

By Robert Tapfumaneyi VILLAGERS in Dinde area, Hwange are locked in stand-off with Chinese investors over the foreigners’ proposed coal exploration operations. The villagers want the operation stopped arguing the Chinese investors are in breach of Zimbabwe’s environmental and customary   laws. They also accuse the investors of failing to produce any documents granting them permission to work in the area nor did they engage the local community for social cohesion. The Chinese investors operating as Beifer Investments, moved to Dinde to start the work last Friday in Ward 13 of Hwange Rural District, Matabeleland North. However, villagers fear that, should the project continue, they will be forced to relocate while others will     be exposed to air and water pollution of Nyantuwe River which    provides drinking water for humans and livestock.