tawandamusarurwa
Online Reporter
Artisanal and small-scale miners will continue to rally behind the Second Republic, as it guarantees sustainable growth and meaningful transformation, said Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Ms Henrietta Rushwaya.
ZMF is the country’s biggest miners’ representative body with over 1,5 million members, who contribute about 60 percent of total gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refiners (FPR), the country’s sole gold buyer.
Addressing the media in the capital, Ms Rushwaya said the Second Republic has done a lot in terms of addressing the welfare of artisanal and small-scale miners.
“Artisanal and small-scale miners under the umbrella body of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation have seen it fit to rally behind the Government of the day,” she said.
“This is purely based on the milestone of achievements that have been made by the Second Republic, notably the provision of a grant to the artisanal and small-scale miners to the tune of US$10 million, which has never happened before in the small-scale mining sector.”
The Second Republic, she added, is also actively moving to empower miners.
“We have been given an opportunity to ensure that we are given training on how best we can utilise the land that we have,” she said.
“We have also been given training officers that are now within mining communities.”
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter