The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a statement condemning Bikita Minerals’ safety practices, attributing the fatal accidents that have occurred at the mine to a broader pattern of negligence. A dump truck operator has died and three children were injured in separate incidents at Bikita Minerals within a single week, triggering concerns about worsening safety conditions at Zimbabwe’s largest lithium mining operation. The fatality occurred on Friday when Farai Murimoga Mutsvange was struck by another dump truck as he approached his own vehicle. According to witnesses, thick dust in the area likely obscured visibility, preventing him from seeing the approaching vehicle that killed him instantly. The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre wrote to Bikita Minerals requesting them to respond to these allegations. Bikita Minerals did not respond.