Chitando embroiled in mine wrangle

MINES minister Winston Chitando is embroiled in a mine wrangle after he allegedly cancelled a mining permit for an indigenous miner and controversially awarded it to a syndicate allegedly linked to his permanent secretary, Onesimo Moyo.

Indigenous miner, Pius Madzimure, who has been operating the mine for nine years, was allegedly ordered to vacate the claim this week by Chitando to make way for a mining syndicate called Marongoro, which is fronted by Mary Moyo and Eunice Madyangowe.

This is despite a ruling by Mashonaland Central provincial mining director, one M Mazemo in 2021 that Madzimure is the rightful owner of the claim.

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