The impact of mining activities on local people and environment: A case study of Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation operations in Chiadzwa, Marange: Authors: Makoni, Gumisai R012961M: Keywords: Mining industry Diamond mining Chiadzwa diamond: Issue Date: Oct-2018: Citation: Makoni, G. A. (2015).

Public interest litigation as an empowerment tool: The case of the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust and diamond mining in Zimbabwe @inproceedings{Dhliwayo2013PublicIL, title={Public interest litigation as an empowerment tool: The case of the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust and diamond mining in …

Security tightened at Chiadzwa. July 30, 2021. 0. STUNG by daring illegal diamond miners operating in cahoots with senior security personnel, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has invested in long range drones in an effort to reduce leakages. Surveillance points have also been set up at the ZCDC and Ministry of …

Wilson (2019:68) asserted that there is a dearth of empirical scholarship and research on Mining Induced Displacement and Resettlement in Sub-Saharan Africa, …

Although, the funds were hit by inflation such that the effect to change was so minimal, it remains a fact that CSOT s are the way to go for communities to benefit from the mining activities in their areas. According to a recent PWYP Zimbabwe communiqué, "there must be a new framework for empowering resource rich communities".

Zimbabwe has raised its climate ambition by increasing its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 33 per cent to 40 per cent in its recently unveiled 2021 Revised Nationally Determined Contributed (NDC).Zimbabwe also plans to reduce methane emissions from the waste sector by 2030, and expanded its mitigation targets to include …

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Climate change adaptation in rural Zimbabwe. In Zimbabwe, as elsewhere in Africa, most rural s depend on natural resources for subsistence and livelihoods (Dube & Phiri 2013; Gukurume 2012; Ndebele & Mubaya 2015).The vulnerability of rural s to climate risk may be linked closely to socio-economic conditions, …

Only 4 companies approved to explore and mine diamonds – Zimbabwe National Diamond Policy; June 5, 2019 Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe (CoMZ) elects president; December 3, 2019 Chinese investor hoards 145 gold claims; August 28, 2019 GOLD MINE WANTED TO BUY IN ZIMBABWE; December 1, 2019 Vast Resources …

7 May 2015. Origin. View original. While mining and farming activities have been hailed for creating employment and bringing development to Zimbabwe, development is still being …

Zimbabwe's hopes for a quick economic recovery and sustainable foreign exchange stability rest on the shoulders of its multibillion-dollar mining industry. By Francis Shingi Nhunzvi and Victor …

Introduction. Zimbabwe is emerging from 12 years of economic, social and political problems that were triggered by the Fast Track Land Reform Programme in 2000. The mining sector in general, and diamond mining in particular, has been identified as critical to Zimbabwe's economic recovery, stabilisation and eventual growth.1 Zimbabwe has a ...

The mining sector is Zimbabwe's key revenue generator, contributing approximately 70% to foreign currency earnings in the last decade. In 2022, the sector contributed about 11% to the national ...

The paper is a preliminary examination of the displacement and resettlement in May 2011 of villagers from Chiadzwa in Marange communal area to make way for diamond. Rural communities bear a disproportionate burden of the cost of development projects. The paper is a preliminary examination of the displacement and resettlement in …

China plunders Zim's mineral wealth. December 22, 2021. 0 272. By Lucy Tandi. HARARE (Mining Index) – CHINA has in the past decade emerged as a key external investor in Zimbabwe's mining sector. Under the Second Republic, Zimbabwe has embarked on a policy drive to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to power its …

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By Lucy Tandi – Thursday 22 October 2020. LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – 35 000 small-scale miners are duly registered in terms of the Mines and Minerals Act out of an estimated 1.5 million Artisanal and Small-scale Miners are operating in Zimbabwe.. This sector has from 2017, contributed over 60 percent of the national gold …

One way in which N GOs have contributed to pov erty reduction in Zimbabwe is. through improving people' s income in rural areas. Income generating projects, mar-. ket assistance, inputs supply ...

VAST Resources (Vast) will soon commence operations at its Zimbabwean unit, with the government indicating that all internal processes leading to the conclusion of the joint venture (JV) would be finalised in March this year. The AIM-listed mining company, Vast, is currently working on the JV agreement between its majority-owned Katanga …

The poverty-driven narrative posits that in many areas of rural sub-Saharan Africa, people participate in ASM because there is no other viable income or economic alternatives available to them ...

Last week, ZCDC acting chief executive officer Roberto de Pretto said he was shocked by the level of poverty and underdevelopment in Chiadzwa despite being endowed with one of the largest diamond deposits in the world. ... Mining Zimbabwe is a premier publication, offering insightful perspectives, up-to-minute news, policy and …

Following the formalisation of diamond mining in Marange in 2009, i.e. after three years of illegal mining (known colloquially as chikorokoza), the government planned to displace the villagers living in- and proximity to- the Chiadzwa Diamond Field. Initially, the government had identified four areas where the villagers could possibly be ...

MUTARE, Zimbabwe—Zimbabwe's rural communities are beginning to stand up to Chinese companies operating in the country, as evidenced by the recent demonstrations against plans for a mining project in the Domboshava area, north of the capital Harare. Villagers in Domboshava have been sending petitions to the government …

Zimbabwe. Article. Mining-induced displacement and livelihood resilience: The case of Marange, Zimbabwe. March 2023. The Extractive Industries and Society 13 …

This situation contrasts with the fact that advocates of mining investments perceive rural communities living in and around mining areas as potential beneficiaries alongside the state and the private sector. ... The case of the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust and diamond mining in Zimbabwe. IIED, London. ...

In Chiadzwa Community, the need for public interest litigation emerged as a result of rapid developments in diamond mining. In 2008, the Government of Zimbabwe in partnership with private mining companies began mining in the Marange diamond fields. Mining here led to the eviction and relocation of communities from the

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Involuntary Displacement and Resettlement to Make Way for Diamond Mining: The Case of Chiadzwa Villagers in Marange, Zimbabwe ... S. 2011, Involuntary Displacement and Resettlement to Make Way for Diamond Mining: The Case of Chiadzwa Villagers in Marange, Zimbabwe, Journal of Research in Peace, Gender and Development, vol. 1, …

The environmental rights of many indigenous communities in Zimbabwe are violated by small-scale mining operations. Zvishavane is one of the marginalized communities in Zimbabwe where all types of mining activities are taking place as the district is located along the Great Dyke mineral belt. The dominant mining entities in the …

The Mining Sector is a key player in the country's economic development. The sector contributes more than 60% of Zimbabwe's export receipts, attracts more than 50% of foreign direct investment (FDI), contributes about 13% to the country's GDP and generates significant employment. A total of USD 5.3 billion was realized in foreign direct ...

Abstract. This paper aims to examine the intractable paradox in compensating the victims of the mining-induced resettlements and displacement (MIDR) policy …

THE Government, through the Zimbabwe Consolidated Mining Company, is on the verge of striking a US$450 million deal with a diamond mining company for the production of 850 000 carats of diamonds, as part of efforts to increase earnings to US$1 billion by 2023. ZCDC has been the only company operating in Chiadzwa following the.

The Renco Mine is 100 per cent owned by RioZim Limited. The mining rights are held through mining claims, a mining lease, and a special grant covering a total area of 2 736 hectares. The mine is located in the South-East of Zimbabwe in Nyajena communal lands, approximately 75km southeast of Masvingo.

Impacts of mining on the environment and rural livelihoods at Connemara Mine, Zimbabwe. Article PDF Available. Development or destruction? Impacts of …

We argue that the creation of neoliberal mining enclaves at Chiadzwa created exclusionary terrains of disspossesion and led to multiple forms of precarities marked by physical and socio-emotional ...