"Chiadzwa Villagers, ZCDC at loggerheads", 2 Dec 2016

Chiadzwa villagers from Tinoengana are at loggerheads with the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company [ZCDC] following a recent notice to evict 26 villagers arbitrarily without any communication of the mandat[ory] nominal disturbance allowances...One of the villagers said they were not resisting operations but were against the arbitrary evictions as was the case with the previous mining companies. He said it was disheartening that ZCDC has continued to expand operations into Tinoengana village without consulting villagers or engaging them in any way...“We are not resisting relocation but lessons from previous evictions have made us realise the need to have facts before we move.” said Clive Chiwadzwa, one of the villagers facing eviction. “We asked the DA to show us the houses we will be relocated to but we were told there was no need for that,” he said...Villagers said they thought ZCDC was going to be their saviour after taking over  but it turns out they will be operating in the same vindictive way as their predecessors...