Jewellery manufacturer bemoans lack of govt support

A BUBI-BASED jewellery manufacturer and miner has claimed that he is failing to fully utilise his jewellery-making machine, worth millions of dollars, due to lack of financial support from the government.

In an interview last Friday, Stanford Maponga said his mining claims Nyathi and diamond cutting machinery have been lying idle since 2005 due to lack of capital. He accused the government of prioritising foreign miners at the expense of locals.

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