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Govt,
develop communities: CCDA
Clayton Masekesa, The Zimbabwean
September 03, 2013
http://www.thezimbabwean.co/news/zimbabwe/68137/govt-develop-communities-ccda.html
The Chiadzwa Community
Development Association has challenged President Robert Mugabe and
his government to come up with a law governing the mining industry,
which will compel companies to re-invest in the communities in which
they mine.
Speaking at a community
meeting in Mutare, CCDA chairman, Joseph Chatora, said it should
be mandatory for investors in the mining industry to be responsive
to community needs.
“Zimbabwe’s
legal, policy and institutional frameworks governing the mining
sector do not effectively promote good governance, transparency
and accountability,” said Chatora. “This view is shared
by all stakeholders ranging from immediate communities, Members
of Parliament and some of the companies themselves.”
Residents from Chiadzwa
said they were being forced to pay $3 per household for the rehabilitation
of Mukwada Clinic, their local health centre.
“We all want a
good clinic in our area, but if we are ordered to pay $3 per household
then there is a problem,” said Lovemore Mukwada. “We
are sitting on the richest land in the country but our diamonds
are not benefiting us. Why not compel the diamond mining companies
to help us build this clinic?”
Mbada Diamonds,
Anjin Investments, Diamond Mining Corporation, Marange Resources
and Genani are some of the companies mining
diamonds in Chiadzwa.
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