Umzingwane Rural District Council chief executive officer Ndumiso Mpofu said the mining activities were damaging the environment and the Chinese were not willing to co-operate.
“Each time you engage them, they pretend not to understand English and refer you to someone in Harare.
“I once got a call from a very powerful person — I would not mention names here — and was ordered not to interfere with the Chinese firm (Tapin Private Limited).”
Mpofu said the locals, mostly gold panners, were giving the local authority sleepless nights as they were demanding to know why the Chinese were allowed to mine at their expense - Newsday.
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