By NOEL IYOMBWADESPITE calls by residents of Mungule area for Government to rescind its decision to close Siege Zinc Mine, one of the few sources of employment still remains closed.A resident, Moffat Malembeka, said for the months the mine had been operating, it created the much-needed employment for the local people.Mr Malembeka wondered why Government listened to one family when the area was a mining area.He said some families had relocated after the company built them new houses.“As far as we are concerned, that is a mining area, how come some people decided to settle there because what I know is that land cannot be given to a mining area.“The mining activities date back to 1959 though it was an underground mine and everyone who has been here for a long time knows that. So we are appealing to Government to rescind its decision and open the mine so that people start working,” he said.When […]
RE-OPEN ZINC MINE, CRY MUNGULE RESIDENTS
