Zimbabwe's mineral wealth is a flick of nature; the earth packed with metal ores like gold, lithium, diamond, granite and coal along the vast seams in this part of the Southern African country. Throughout the colonial period, colonizers have exploited and extracted these mineral resources.
Zimbabwe's mineral wealth is a flick of nature; the earth packed with metal ores like gold, lithium, diamond, granite and coal along the vast seams in this part of the Southern African country. Throughout the colonial period, colonizers have exploited and extracted these mineral resources. Now, four decades after Zimbabwe attained its independence the resources remain vast.
Thick grey-dark mist of dusty clouds hovers the atmosphere, in the district of Hwange with coal dust being raised by front end loaders ferrying minerals from coal mining shafts to the Hwange power station as the government of Zimbabwe through its power generating companies seek to improve electricity generation capacity for the country and for exports.
The government of Emmerson Mnangagwa, when it came into power in 2017 embarked on a policy drive to attract Foreign Direct Investment to promote economic recovery and growth aiming towards becoming a Middle-Income economy by 2030 embodied with the mantra, 'Zimbabwe is Open for Business.' Chinese owned companies with close links to the president, politicians and the government have been granted mining rights through Special Grants, subcontracting smaller companies in other locations. The government in 2017,Civil society groups' responses to mining regulations
"Coal mining is being initiated by Chinese Companies contracted by government through Hwange Colliery Company to boost electricity generation in the country. Such mining companies, such as South Mining Company are in operation on state land and communities come closer to residential areas. Their operations although approved by the government are destructive in nature affecting communities and livelihoods of people and livestock," says CNRG Executive Director, Farai Muguwu.
Fidelis Chima, chairperson for Greater Whange Residents Trust, says the government has been petitioned on several occasions by civil society, environmental and climate change activists raising concern on issuing mining and exploration rights to Chinese mining companies without carrying out Environmental Impact Assessments.
Environment Management Agency , a statutory entity responsible for ensuring sustainable utilisation of natural resources and protection of the environment is mandated to regulate, monitor and promote sustainable management of natural resources under theprovides for the establishment of the National Environmental Council, the Environmental Management Agency, and Environment Management Board.
While the communities lie in desolation, the government of Zimbabwe is focused on expanding coal production from three million tonnes to 15 million tonnes annually, and the new power projects mainly in Hwange are being financed by China.African Forum and Network on Debt and Development 2023
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