Zanu PF MP wants Gold Mine investigated

Zanu PF Umzingwane legislator Wilian Dhewa has called government to investigate Metallion Gold Mine in the constituency accusing it of not playing its corporate social responsibility.

"In my constituency, there is one of the most gold producing mine, Metallion Gold Mine (How Mine), but it has not played its corporate social responsibility through ploughing back its dividends," Dhewa said in parliament.

"I urge the Minister responsible to investigate on the matter. The Sovereign Wealth Fund should also start flowing to constituencies without minerals and resources. These funds will go a long way in developing our own people and make us less dependent on external donors."

Dhewa said there was need to improve educational infrastructure in the area.

"In the education sector covered under MDG 2, the main focus of the Umzingwane Constituency is to build both secondary and primary schools in A1 resettlement schemes," he said.

"Most of the current schools are still at the old farm houses regarded as annexes in terms of their status and this necessitates the construction of at least two primary and two secondary schools in the resettlement areas."

Dhewa said although rural communal areas do have schools, the infrastructure is in a bad state and the constituency has been struggling to rehabilitate that infrastructure.

"In view of this, rural electrification should be extended to all schools, business centres and newly resettled areas. Quality of education in our secondary schools needs improvement, especially in the provision of appropriate equipment and infrastructure to teach science subjects," he said.

 "It was discovered that of all secondary schools in the district, none is offering science subjects such as mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics as a result of lack of the required infrastructure."