
Environmental agency duped as Chinese firm engages in riverbed mining, closing pits by day while secretly mining at night
In a troubling revelation, a Chinese company has misled Zimbabwe’s Environmental Management Agency (EMA) by entering into a partnership aimed at rehabilitating open pits left by artisanal miners along the Umzingwane River. Instead of honoring its commitments, the company, Friends of the Environment, engaged in riverbed mining, closing pits by day while secretly mining at…