Zimbabwe: Senator Raises Alarm Over Destructive Mining By Foreign Investors As Communities Are Displaced Without Compensation

Mining activities in several communities have taken a disturbing turn, with foreign investors accused of displacing villagers, disrupting livelihoods, and failing to compensate affected families or rehabilitate damaged land, Mashonaland East Senator Chief Chikwaka has warned.

Speaking in the Senate recently, Goromonzi’s Chief Chikwaka said that while Zimbabwe remains open for business, some foreign miners were “wreaking havoc” in the communities where they operate.

“What is government policy…