Zimbabwe’s Information Minister Soda Zhemu says mechanised alluvial mining has largely been contained.
In an update yesterday, Zhemu said the Cabinet received and approved a progress Report on the implementation of the ban on alluvial mining and rehabilitation of degraded river ecosystems as presented by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Honourable Anxious Masuka.
“The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Ban on Alluvial Mining and Rehabilitation of Degraded River Ecosystems is implementing a Whole-of–Government compliance, monitoring and evaluation system to ensure sustained enforcement of Statutory Instrument 188 of 2024 on the nation-wide ban on alluvial mining.
“The strategic intervention has resulted in significant compliance with the Government directive,” Zhemu said.
“Reports indicate that in all the alluvial mining prone provinces, active mechanized alluvial mining has largely been halted. Sustained efforts are currently underway to eliminate the lingering threat of local illegal miners who continue to invade previously mined areas,” he added.
“The deployment of crack teams to combat the destruction of riverine ecosystems is currently ongoing. As such, Cabinet approved that a legislative framework to accelerate the river rehabilitation process be provided.”
