PMDs under scrutiny as Midlands Provincial Mining Director is arrested
Mines and Mining Development‘s Midlands Provincial Mining Director (PMD) Tariro Ndlovu has been arrested.
The Herald reported that Ndlovu was arrested for a controversial ruling he made following a Mine Dispute in Mberengwa.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Midlands Provincial spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the development to a local publication but did not divulge further information.
It is reported that in 2014 Ndlovu Presided over a mine dispute ruling in favour of one party. The losing party approached the high court and Minister, winning the case in the process.
Ndlovu did not uphold the court ruling leading to his arrest. The ZRP has also named the province’s Mines and Mining Development lawyer as a person of interest in the case.
In a somewhat similar case, Magwegwe member of Parliament Mr Anele Ndebele told Deputy Mines and Minister Polite Kambamura that PMDs are at the centre of corruption fingering the Bulawayo branch. Ndebele challenged Kambamura to inspire confidence by articulating which PMDs if any, were facing internal disciplinary action for corruption. See the video below:
As disputes increase across the country it is essential that the Mines Ministry speeds up the Cadastre system as they hope it is the solution to the eradication of conflicts.
Meanwhile, Mining Zimbabwe conducted an investigation after a series of complaints by Mashonaland West miners pertaining to the lack of progress in the processing of applications yet the province had received more manpower in order to clear application backlogs. PMD Mpindiwa told our reporter that soon the miners will start seeing positive results.