Safety concerns at Bikita Minerals as dump truck driver killed, three children injured in separate incidents – NewZimbabwe.com

📅 Published: August 26, 2025

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His death comes less than a week after a blasting incident on August 15, 2025, at Ledingham Hill where three children related to mine workers were injured by flying debris during spodumene extraction.

In a statement Friday, the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) condemned deteriorating safety standards at the mine, describing the two incidents as evidence of systemic neglect, corporate impunity, and the prioritisation of profit over people’s lives. “These stories are not isolated accidents.

They reflect systemic neglect, corporate impunity, and the prioritisation of profit over people’s lives.

Zimbabwe has very good work safety regulations, which are no longer being enforced. “CNRG calls for immediate suspension of unsafe blasting operations until strict safety guarantees are in place. “An independent investigation into safety practices, workplace accidents, and the mine’s handling of medical emergencies and stronger enforcement of mining and labour laws to protect workers, their families, and surrounding communities,” CNRG said.

The recent accidents at Bikita Minerals add to a series of tragedies, including the death of Nelson Musendekwa in 2023 who was struck and killed by a machine he was operating at the lithium producer.

In 2024, another mine worker Ensolomn Chambara lost his leg in a workplace accident while another employee, Alliston Chivasa, lost his wife when the mine allegedly refused to release an ambulance to transport her to Harare for urgent medical attention.

A DUMP truck driver was killed and three children injured in separate accidents at Bikita Minerals within a week, raising alarm over deteriorating safety standards at Zimbabwe’s largest lithium mine.

In 2024, another mine worker Ensolomn Chambara lost his leg in a workplace accident while another employee, Alliston Chivasa, lost his wife when the mine allegedly refused to release an ambulance to transport her to Harare for urgent medical attention. “These stories are not isolated accidents.

In 2024, another mine worker Ensolomn Chambara lost his leg in a workplace accident while another employee, Alliston Chivasa, lost his wife when the mine allegedly refused to release an ambulance to transport her to Harare for urgent medical attention. “CNRG calls for immediate suspension of unsafe blasting operations until strict safety guarantees are in place. 🔗

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