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	<title>Bikita Minerals&#8217; actual role in community development and community problems</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Bikita District Ward 11 Councillor Lawrence Vhovha sets the record straight on Bikita Minerals&#8217; role in both community development and community problems.He exposes what he calls misleading claims by Bikita Minerals over construction of Shumbaimwe Clinic and non-existent boreholes. He explains how the clinic was partly funded by Constituency Development Fund (CDF) [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this podcast, Bikita District Ward 11 Councillor Lawrence Vhovha sets the record straight on Bikita Minerals&#8217; role in both community development and community problems.He exposes what he calls misleading claims by Bikita Minerals over constructi]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this podcast, Bikita District Ward 11 Councillor Lawrence Vhovha sets the record straight on Bikita Minerals&#8217; role in both community development and community problems.He exposes what he calls misleading claims by Bikita Minerals over construction of Shumbaimwe Clinic and non-existent boreholes. He explains how the clinic was partly funded by Constituency Development Fund (CDF) [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, Bikita District Ward 11 Councillor Lawrence Vhovha sets the record straight on Bikita Minerals&#8217; role in both community development and community problems.He exposes what he calls misleading claims by Bikita Minerals over construction of Shumbaimwe Clinic and non-existent boreholes. He explains how the clinic was partly funded by Constituency Development Fund (CDF) [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Podcast: Villagers losing cattle to mining pits in Mberengwa</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Listen to a village and community leader lamenting the loss of village cattle to mining pits in the district of Mberengwa. The pits are left behind largely by artisanal gold and lithium miners. After extracting the resources, the miners do not bother to cover the pits and reclaim the land.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Listen to a village and community leader lamenting the loss of village cattle to mining pits in the district of Mberengwa. The pits are left behind largely by artisanal gold and lithium miners. After extracting the resources, the miners do not bother to ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Listen to a village and community leader lamenting the loss of village cattle to mining pits in the district of Mberengwa. The pits are left behind largely by artisanal gold and lithium miners. After extracting the resources, the miners do not bother to cover the pits and reclaim the land.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Listen to a village and community leader lamenting the loss of village cattle to mining pits in the district of Mberengwa. The pits are left behind largely by artisanal gold and lithium miners. After extracting the resources, the miners do not bother to cover the pits and reclaim the land.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://enviropresszim.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Pits.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Livestock falling into mining pits in Mberengwa</title>
	<link>https://enviropresszim.com/podcast/livestock-falling-into-mining-pits-in-mberengwa/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Councillor Mpofu of Mberengwa speaks to an EnviroPress citizen journalist on the dangers posed by open pits left by artisanal miners. Cattle fall into the pits, leading to severe losses for impoverished miners. The councillor calls upon authorities to reign in irresponsible mining as practiced by the miners]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Councillor Mpofu of Mberengwa speaks to an EnviroPress citizen journalist on the dangers posed by open pits left by artisanal miners. Cattle fall into the pits, leading to severe losses for impoverished miners. The councillor calls upon authorities to re]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Councillor Mpofu of Mberengwa speaks to an EnviroPress citizen journalist on the dangers posed by open pits left by artisanal miners. Cattle fall into the pits, leading to severe losses for impoverished miners. The councillor calls upon authorities to reign in irresponsible mining as practiced by the miners]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Podcast: Masvingo&#8217;s Pazvakavambwa talks lithium and development</title>
	<link>https://enviropresszim.com/podcast-masvingos-pazvakavambwa-talks-lithium-and-development/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Permanent Secretary for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Addmore Pazvakavambwa talks about the lithium and the great potential it holds for the province&#8217;s development. The most senior public servant in Masvingo province is convinced that more could be done to uplift local communities using the natural resources particularly lithium which is mined by Bikita Minerals. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Permanent Secretary for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Addmore Pazvakavambwa talks about the lithium and the great potential it holds for the province&#8217;s development. The most senior public servant in Masvingo province is convinced that ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Permanent Secretary for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Addmore Pazvakavambwa talks about the lithium and the great potential it holds for the province&#8217;s development. The most senior public servant in Masvingo province is convinced that more could be done to uplift local communities using the natural resources particularly lithium which is mined by Bikita Minerals. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Permanent Secretary for Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Addmore Pazvakavambwa talks about the lithium and the great potential it holds for the province&#8217;s development. The most senior public servant in Masvingo province is convinced that more could be done to uplift local communities using the natural resources particularly lithium which is mined by Bikita Minerals. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Bikita Minerals and employment opportunities for locals</title>
	<link>https://enviropresszim.com/bikita-minerals-and-employment-opportunities-for-locals/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[This podcast Hevoi FM news bulletin zeroes in on some of the marginal employment opportunities created by Bikita Minerals and accessible by ordinary community members. Though many people have been fortunate enough to gain entry into the formal job market, skilled opportunities remain largely out of reach for locals.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This podcast Hevoi FM news bulletin zeroes in on some of the marginal employment opportunities created by Bikita Minerals and accessible by ordinary community members. Though many people have been fortunate enough to gain entry into the formal job market]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This podcast Hevoi FM news bulletin zeroes in on some of the marginal employment opportunities created by Bikita Minerals and accessible by ordinary community members. Though many people have been fortunate enough to gain entry into the formal job market, skilled opportunities remain largely out of reach for locals.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This podcast Hevoi FM news bulletin zeroes in on some of the marginal employment opportunities created by Bikita Minerals and accessible by ordinary community members. Though many people have been fortunate enough to gain entry into the formal job market, skilled opportunities remain largely out of reach for locals.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://enviropresszim.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bkt-Min.jpeg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Absence of community participation in lithium mining riles Bikita DDC</title>
	<link>https://enviropresszim.com/absence-of-community-participation-in-lithium-mining-riles-bikita-ddc/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Bikita District Development Coordinator (DDC) Bernard Hadzirabwi bemoans the absence of community share ownership policies in lithium mining. He protests that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) alone was not enough an instrument for equitable distribution of lithium wealth for the benefit of host communities. Currently, there are very little benefits that Bikita realises from the extraction [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bikita District Development Coordinator (DDC) Bernard Hadzirabwi bemoans the absence of community share ownership policies in lithium mining. He protests that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) alone was not enough an instrument for equitable distribu]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bikita District Development Coordinator (DDC) Bernard Hadzirabwi bemoans the absence of community share ownership policies in lithium mining. He protests that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) alone was not enough an instrument for equitable distribution of lithium wealth for the benefit of host communities. Currently, there are very little benefits that Bikita realises from the extraction [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bikita District Development Coordinator (DDC) Bernard Hadzirabwi bemoans the absence of community share ownership policies in lithium mining. He protests that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) alone was not enough an instrument for equitable distribution of lithium wealth for the benefit of host communities. Currently, there are very little benefits that Bikita realises from the extraction [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://enviropresszim.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bernard-Hadzirabwi.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>&#8216;EIAs are just a tool for mining companies to get what they want&#8217;</title>
	<link>https://enviropresszim.com/eias-are-just-a-tool-for-mining-companies-to-get-what-they-want/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Acting Chief Marozva Joseph Mudhe dismisses the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultative processes, which are provided for by the Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27], as rigged thus meaningless. The act is buttressed by SI 169 of 2024, officially titled the “Environment Management (Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystems Protection) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this podcast, Acting Chief Marozva Joseph Mudhe dismisses the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultative processes, which are provided for by the Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27], as rigged thus meaningless. The act is buttressed b]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this podcast, Acting Chief Marozva Joseph Mudhe dismisses the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultative processes, which are provided for by the Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27], as rigged thus meaningless. The act is buttressed by SI 169 of 2024, officially titled the “Environment Management (Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystems Protection) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this podcast, Acting Chief Marozva Joseph Mudhe dismisses the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consultative processes, which are provided for by the Environmental Management Act [Chapter 20:27], as rigged thus meaningless. The act is buttressed by SI 169 of 2024, officially titled the “Environment Management (Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystems Protection) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No. [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://enviropresszim.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Chief-Marozva-Ishmael-Mudhe.webp"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Podcast: Mberengwa lithium and community aspirations</title>
	<link>https://enviropresszim.com/podcast-mberengwa-lithium-and-community-aspirations/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Villagers talks about the difficulties that resulted after the discovery of lithium in Mberengwa. There were tensions, lawlessness and serious social ills soon after, with school girls getting picked up by truck drivers for sex work. With assistance from Silveira House, the community was able to engage with local mining leaders at Sandawana to take [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Villagers talks about the difficulties that resulted after the discovery of lithium in Mberengwa. There were tensions, lawlessness and serious social ills soon after, with school girls getting picked up by truck drivers for sex work. With assistance from]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Villagers talks about the difficulties that resulted after the discovery of lithium in Mberengwa. There were tensions, lawlessness and serious social ills soon after, with school girls getting picked up by truck drivers for sex work. With assistance from Silveira House, the community was able to engage with local mining leaders at Sandawana to take [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Villagers talks about the difficulties that resulted after the discovery of lithium in Mberengwa. There were tensions, lawlessness and serious social ills soon after, with school girls getting picked up by truck drivers for sex work. With assistance from Silveira House, the community was able to engage with local mining leaders at Sandawana to take [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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