Zimbabwe News Update
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Amh is an independent media house free from political ties or outside influence. We have four newspapers: the zimbabwe independent, a business weekly online edition. Mutare residents living on the foothills of the christmas pass escarpment in toronto and penhalonga just outside the eastern city, say they are “living on time” as huge boulders and loose rocks crash down the slopes each time miners blast and excavate for gold at the mountain’s peak. The mining activities, carried out by a local firm, toronto mining company in partnership with a chinese firm, have drawn fierce resistance from residents who fear the mountain will collapse onto their homes.
However, despite the dangers, desperate villagers still gather at the base of the hill, dodging falling stones as they scramble to collect freshly dug ore they believe contains traces of gold, investigations by truth diggers revealed. Across the country, locals are increasingly at loggerheads with foreign investors in mining, accused of destroying protected landscapes and pushing communities into danger. In shurugwi mining activities, mainly by chinese firms, have also taken a toll on the flora and fauna in the boterekwa escarpment. Once an emblematic landmark for the midlands province, boterekwa is experiencing significant environmental degradation and physical destruction due to extensive gold mining activities.
The same can be said of a range of mountains in makaha, mudzi district that have also suffered at the hands of chinese miners.
