By Alvina Chiwanika | Masvingo Mirror |
SHURUGWI – Chengxi, a Chinese gold mining company has held a meeting to allay public fear that the company’s US$21 million mining operations in the Botorekwa escarpment are going to cause the collapse of the highway road that snakes through the mountain.
Speaking to over a 100 stakeholders including the District Development Co-ordinator (DDC), chiefs and leading politicians last week, Chengxi managing director Tapiwa Chipembere said there was no chance that the company’s operations would affect the highway because the mine is open cast.
Residents were also concerned by the destruction of the scenic escarpment and other environmental issues.
Chipembere not only promised that the mine will carry out its activities responsibly particularly with regards to the environment but would also do a lot of socio-corporate responsibilities.
He said that the company will soon be repairing Chief Nhema’s vehicle and a Zanu PF vehicle that have been broken down for some time. He also promised to patch up potholes at Botorekwa and to drill boreholes.
“We have invested US$21m in the venture and we were always in consultation with the three chiefs. We are not going to cause any harm to the road or the environment,” said Chipembere.
Simon Karimanzira a manager at the company also emphasized the same issues at the meeting.
He said that there are 150 locals who have been employed at the mine.
Isaac Chibendere who represented war veterans hailed the Chinese company for its investment. He said that the stakeholders’ complaints against the mine came out of misinformation. He pleaded with the company to assist in the construction of an office for war veterans in Shurugwi.
Zanu PF District Coordinating Committee (DCC) member Shepherd Mudhara appealed to the mine to also give back to the community.
Ngavagadzire since variwo varikuwedzera kuuraya
Pliz stop these operation s
Where are road marks there?but zimbabwe so
That bastad he will take money n tel them to dig ,who else Mnangagwa the notorious
I have been thinking about this for the last 10 years
That’s why ndakamaka ma china na mnangarwa wavo nzira ine history munyika yoparadza in 5years mu office koakazoita 20years tinenge tavapapi
Ndozvimwe zvinokonzeresa njodzi… kufarisa zvakanyanya
Our country is becoming a Chinese territory with these Zanu pf pig’s mhuri yedu inofa ichitambura idi
Zvima China basa kungomora uchi mugomo chete pasi tsve kugadzirisa road apa ndovane mazi tipper anomanya zuva rese
umuui varikugadzira here road veduwee boterekwa rashata
Those guys will bring fake engineers to convince you don’t we have our own government engineer to investigate and assess the situation I would advise a further private engineering company to do preferably the un corruptable Germans to carry out the investigation at the expense of the Chinese mining company. It’s a time bomb
Is this the investment output that is louded???
Bad leadership of zanupf.
Saka kana mine ichibatsira vanhu vezve matongerwo enyika iri kureva chii? Kubatsira zanu ndirwo ruzhinji ? Kureva here kuti zvimbo yeshurugwi varidzi vayo izanu? Kovasiri vezanu hawani chinhu? Ngava taure pachena kuti mine iyo ino benefita zanu chete
There is this other man who once said , Vice President kuyita korokoza. Today the man is a president. Zimbabwe is now turned to a DRC.
Vene venyika ungavadii?
Stop operations at boterekwa ,
Kunobhowa utu tumbwa tunongoba chete hatugadzire nyika zvatwo
Nyika yese yazara machina kunge zvikwekwe. Basa kusveta ropa renyika.