Rock bottom Villagers fear losing land to Chinese mine owners
Jan 21, 2022
3 minutes
By Nyasha Chingono MUTOKO
A convoy of trucks laden with huge black granite rocks trundles along the dusty pathway as a group of villagers look on grimly.
Every day more than 60 trucks take granite for export along this rugged road through Nyamakope village in the district of Mutoko, 150km east of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare.
The air reverberates with blasts and heavy machinery noises as the mountain above the village is
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