"The sad story of Arda Transau villagers", 16 Jan 2017

Six years after Nomsa Masango and her family were relocated from the Chiadzwa diamond mining area in Manicaland to Arda Transau, the only benefit she has accrued is a four-roomed house built by Anjin, and the rest is a sad tale...Several other seemingly impoverished Arda Transau villagers gathered around the visiting delegation...They jostle to narrate their sordid tales of poverty and nasty experiences after they were removed from Chiadzwa to Arda Transau...“Since 2011, when I was relocated with my family, I was only given $1 000 as relocation allowance,...There are no jobs around, as we were thrown into this bushy area. We can only provide cheap labour at surrounding farms...we feel that we were better off in Chiadzwa, where we had larger plots of land and livestock.” narrated Steven Charisiki...ZCDC acting chief operations officer, Ridge Nyashanu told MPs that they had plans for infrastructural development in Chiadzwa, including building a university if funds permit. Information minister Christopher Mushowe, who is also and legislator for the area, said the former diamond mining companies in Chiadzwa never fulfilled their promises to the people...