Villagers close down Chinese mine in Chitipa
Malawi Police were called in on Thursday morning to bring peace and calm at a Chinese owned mine in Chitipa after villagers set ablaze security guard structures at the mine.
Government has since closed down the mine at Mbirima in the district pending talks which are scheduled after the Christmas and New Year festive season.
Chitipa district commissioner Humphrey Gondwe has confirmed of the closure of the mine pending the talks which will be initiated by officials from the department of Mines.
The villagers forced the closure of the mine after Group Village Headman Mbirima told the district commissioner to close the mine because the miners were refusing to honour their corporate social responsibility to the community.
it is an asian mine,owned by fazial,not a chinese. this mine was licenced to fazial for 25 years, but we get nothing from the mines. the mines department not help us completely, they are stealing togehter with these indian, fazial.
Kodi mgodi umeneu boma linawauzapo ayiniwake(Amalawi)zoti uyu ndimgodi wandondomeko?ndalama zimene zikupangidwa kumeneko phindu ndi la dziko?apa zikuoneka kuti zinali zamuseli yamadulira koma Malawi dziko lomvetsa chisoni ndiye wina kumayamikila mbava akuti olemekezeka zibwana.Anthu opanda luntha lautsogoleri taonani mmene ziliri pano pa Malawi.Khwidzi kwambiri mbavazi tsiku ndilimodzi mudzaziona.
BRAVO ! BRAVO ! BRAVO ! CHITIPA PEOPLE !! KAYELEKELA —KAZIWIZIWI PLEASE DO THE SAME !!
This is good. When an investor come into Malawi, there must be signs of change. People must not come to our country in the name of an investor and fail to assist in building up a small bridge joining too villages, that alone should raise an alarm. Not every Chinese is a serious investor. Our government is failing to do due diligence. These guys have to bring improvements to the lives of the locals otherwise they must stay at home
good job, next time set ablaze even their equipment. thieves need to be taught some good lessons!
Osamangokumba nokha bwanji muzapanga social responsibility yanu yo
That’s the way we should be doing from now onwards……..if Karongans had done that, they could have benefited something not the dams and small crater lakes left behind by the Australians at Kayelekera …..