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By Josphat Makaza /CCDT/21 September 2018 The recent monitoring mission to Chiadzwa diamond mining area by CCDT had revealed that the community skills training centre is non existent. CCDT had noted with concern that after enacting a bill board at Hot springs, labelled “ZCDC, we care for the community”, the Zimbabwe […]
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Artisanal Mining , A Blessing and A Curse – Marange Zimbabwe By Billian Matambo August 2018 Voice Note 1 Hello everybody my name is Billian Matambo a Zimbabwean by nationality and I’m from Manicaland province from the popular Marange area where diamonds are being mined. I am a member of […]
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]] SAPSN (Southern African People’s Solidarity Network) in collaboration with other Civil Society Organizations namely OSISA, ZIMCODD, just to mention a few, made the summit a success. THEME: RECLAIMING SADC FOR SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL JUSTICE, FREE MOVEMENT AND USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, AFFORDABLE LAND AND HOUSING […]
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By Cosmas Sunguro Zidawu Information Centre 21/08/2018 The community of Chiadzwa village is up in arms with the local diamond company for failing to repair the borehole which they allegedly destroyed. This is their only reliable source of water and their livestock. It is alleged that Zimbabwe consolidated diamonds company(Zcdc) […]
Read MoreNo ceasefire to human rights violations and killings in the diamond fields despite the call from different CBOs and human rights defenders to stop these barbaric acts. Human life is not respected and its taken for granted by zcdc security guards. The community of Chiadzwa is again left in […]
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DEFENDING WORKERS RIGHTS AT ALL COST. 20 August 2018 Zimbabwe Diamond and allied Minerals workers’ Union ( Zidawu) held a workshop at the majestic Hotsprings resort in Chimanimani on 09 August 2018. The event was held under the Theme ” Defending workers Rights at all cost”. This was a follow […]
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Refias Sithole@ MDT 28 July 2018 On the 30th of June 2018 ,Marange development trust held a community meeting at Mai Mawoyo ‘s homestead to discuss and assess how diamond mining has affected the community of Marange. This meeting came after a series of other meetings held in different wards […]
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The Zcdc learnt it the hard way on the 05th of July 2018 when the Chiadzwa community decided to shift a gear up by embarking once again on a peaceful demonstration. This displeasure emanated from the lackadaisical approach to their socioeconomic challenges. This comes after the much publicised Diamond security […]
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1/7/2018] This is one of the deepest pit left out by ZCDC company mining diamond in Chiadzwa at Tinoengana village . According to the villagers school children of zero grade have been seen playing around these pits they are now fearing to lose their children This is the narrow […]
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RISE MIST OF DOUBT BEHIND MOTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT On the 26th of June 2018 ZIDAWU started its outreach program in Chiadzwa in a bid to educate workers and community on their rights including labour rights. The other motive being to access developmental progress in the area. The program is being […]
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