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Mining Activities Damage Scenic Boterekwa Road, Endangering Motorists

3 months agoFri, 06 Dec 2024 11:07:34 GMT
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Mining Activities Damage Scenic Boterekwa Road, Endangering Motorists

Mining activities in and around the Boterekwa area in Midlands Province have caused significant damage to one of Zimbabwe’s most iconic and scenic roads, putting the safety of motorists and travellers at risk.

Chinese-owned companies, accused of ignoring environmental laws, alongside small-scale miners (known as makorokoza), have been digging beneath the road and blasting the mountain range.

The area has been further compromised by trucks hauling heavy loads of gold ore and soil, alongside other illegal mining activities.

Potholes and dangerous ditches have formed, and images of the damage have circulated on social media, drawing attention to the urgent situation.

In response, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that work to repair the damaged road would begin soon. It said:

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Illegal mining activities are causing damage to our road infrastructure!

Currently, the Shurugwi-Zvishavane Road (Boterekwa area) is affected. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development is working to repair the road by tomorrow.

Let’s work together to preserve our roads and prevent accidents! Be wary of illegal mining activities and report any incidents to the authorities.

However, X users blamed ZANU PF and Chinese miners for flagrantly violating environmental laws and causing damage to the road.

The last king of CHIVI wrote: “Let’s stop pretending that we don’t know who are destroying our environment and now roads, in china they conserve every inch of their country. The way they’re damaging Boterekwa shows how much hate they have for us and our country”.

Lancie Sekos said: “Half-hearted.. tepid statement.. we all know who is causing this damage to the roads but of course, you wouldn’t dare touch on that. Boterekwa as we knew it is no more.. we have the Chinese (who would never do this in their own country lest they face the firing squad) & Zanu thugs.”

Erikana Mbedzi said: “That area is under a Chinese company called Chengxi. Why are you not arresting them for environmental degradation and damage to infrastructure? Munovatyaka maChina. The only foreigners whose arrest has to be okayed by Vene”.

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24 Comments

Magumbo · 3 months ago
ummm maChina avo ndiwo ava kutouraya Boterekwa kwete kuti makorokoza mazihip leaching avo avarikuita Aya mujinga neroad zvozodii umm
@OFFICER#12 · 3 months ago
kkk,,, 😂😂😂 musatisetse imi,,, 😂😂😂
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Zanu PF focuses on votes head count not all this ****. All over Zimbabwe everyone is doing whatever one deems right. Thats the country where mining is no longer regulated.
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Zanupf authorized the mining activities... So forget about stopping of the environment damaging operations..
skye · 3 months ago
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 yagomba muviri wese imwe yasara i kwekwe
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Shuwa inyika rudzii iyoyo inoregwa vanhu vachiuraya iinfrastructure pachena soo??? Hapana iwona here kuti pane vanhu varikucherachera pasipo??? This is what we call absolute lawlessness!!!
Rapid · 3 months ago
when the time is all these Chinese dogs will pack their bags and leave our country,
bandits · 3 months ago
but nyika yacho inenge yatopera
Kongaring Kongara · 3 months ago
If that is what the road is looking now,then for sure it will be swallowed. This road must be repaired now before disaster strikes. We can not sit and watch this Country's roads being destroyed like that,we can not. If there are people digging under that road,then for sure they are a danger to our State,they must be flushed out.
Anonymous · 3 months ago
Zimbabweans cannot? They allow it every day. Some participate in it. They gratefully accept glass beads for gold ingots.
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gumlaz · 3 months ago
saka vene vachafamba nepi nhaimi kuda zvikungoratidza kuti vene vane hukama hwakasimba nema China zvekt vanotoshaya somba rekuvaudza kkk
Mp · 3 months ago
mAchina face dzinenge kiti dai mwari akakupengesai
I · 3 months ago
This is the inevitable result when a country is being run by crooked sellouts in the form of Zanu pf because to them everything is for sell just imagine kutengesa boterekwa something that is beyond monetary value umm these shameless ****s with greed that's can never be satisfied....chasara kutengesa ma Zimbabweans back into slavery coz at this rate of selling out very soon I see another Rudd concession being signed by these ****s....all they think is selling and they don't even have future generations in mind....ummm zvorwazda uye zvonyadza destroying such a place for money and the money benefits individuals it's a pitty ohh what a shame what a shame.... Zimbabwe the tragi-comedy continues.....I'm afraid of what happens in the next episode
Anonymous · 3 months ago
They do care for future generations. Their own. Everyone else is not important. When they have taken what they need they will leave and live in other countries on the proceeds of Zimbabwes natural wealth. Just like previous leaders like G40 and co.
Sir African · 3 months ago
Zanu pf and Vene pretend as if they have just realized that Boterekwa was destroyed only yesterday yet this has bee going o for a log time A few weeks one Ediot defended the Chinese and told the unAugust house the Chinkies are doing all they can to prtect the environment
✨️ · 3 months ago
vakutoramba,kwai it's false news imagine kkkkk
Jah🇿🇼Tsvarie-07 · 3 months ago
Chinese have never done good for Africa, all they for is looting and damaging environment, vapambepfumi...
june · 3 months ago
cycle clone idai
Sir Zimbabwe · 3 months ago
Chinese & zpf vene alien is the mother and genesis of all the problem that we're face right now.
oh no · 3 months ago
😭
Dambudzo · 3 months ago
Tinoacuser Zanu kwete machina becoz ndiyo iri kutendera kuti zvisvike pakadaro.
Mtafsiri wa Afrika · 3 months ago
as long as the gold is ending up in the hands of HE no action will be taken

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