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Chiadzwa villagers sing the blues

MUTARE — Families relocated from the controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields are singing the blues after some of the companies extracting the gems in Marange dumped them at Arda Transau resettlement area without providing them with alternative means of survival. The villagers said their relocation to Arda Transau, which…

Diamond curse plagues Chiadzwa

WHEN formal diamond prospecting commenced in Chiadzwa, surrounding communities were under the impression that development had finally come to their doorsteps.Nearly five years on, the perception has completely changed.Some families in Chiadzwa and surrounding communities in Manicaland Province have been left poorer and at the risk of life-threatening…

Indigenisation law silent on Chiadzwa mining firms

MUTARE — The reluctance by the Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment to expedite the indigenisation of companies operating in Marange paints the picture of the law being applied selectively to suit certain interests.Although the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), which has mining rights in Chiadzwa,…