Minister Chitando Expected In Hwange To Quell Chinese, Locals Fight
By Matabeleland North Correspondent HWANGE: Mines Minister Winston Chitando is expected to visit the Dinde community here Thursday to quell a potential storm where villagers have vowed not to allow a Chinese company set up a coal and gold mine in the area. Villagers fear they will be displaced by a coal mine being set up by the Chinese, once again without following proper procedures of consulting locals and carrying out an environmental impact assessment. There are more than a dozen Chinese companies exploring for coal in Hwange. However, they have become unpopular with a series of abuses on ...
Source: newzimbabwe.com