The Cabinet of Zimbabwe has approved a proposal through which part of the Mashava Reservations held by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development will be allocated to eleven syndicates three of them being solely for the youths, women and war veterans.
Rudairo Mapuranga
On Tuesday, the Minister of Information Senator Monica Mutsvangwa said the government is determined to extend the participation of communities in the mining sector. She said the Syndicates will supply chrome ores to Zimbabwe Zhongxin Smelting Company (ZZSC) in Mashava with a capacity to generate nearly US$88 million and create 200 jobs.
“Cabinet approved a proposal through which part of the Mashava Reservations held by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development will be allocated to eleven syndicates. These syndicates will be from each of the eight administrative districts of Masvingo Province with three other syndicates being solely for youth, war veterans and women to supply chrome ores to Zimbabwe Zhongxin Smelting Company (ZZSC). The company is a new ferrochrome smelting project based in Mashava, Masvingo Province with the capacity to generate about US$88 million and create 200 jobs locally,” Hon Mutsvangwa said.
She also said that as part of broadening community participation, the Cabinet was requested by traditional leaders to acquire mining titles in reserved areas.
“Following the boom in the mining sector, Government has seen it fit to broaden the participation of communities in the sector. To that end, Cabinet wishes to advise the nation that it granted the request by the following traditional leaders to acquire mining titles in reserved areas for the benefit of their communities: Tefra Mining Syndicate (Chief Marange), Goromonzi Mining Trust (Three Chiefs Rusike, Chinamora, Chikwaka), Chinamhora Mining Syndicate (Chief Chinamhora), Chiwara Mining Syndicate (Chief Chiwara), Bere SP Mining Syndicate (Chief Bere); and Budiriro Mining Syndicate (Chief Chiweshe). Cabinet further granted the request by War Veterans for mining titles,” Mutsvangwa said.