Residents and civic organisations in Mutare have called for an immediate halt to mining at Christmas Pass, alleging a mining company ignored an EMA order and continued excavations above Toronto suburb.

One of Zimbabwe’s largest platinum producers, Unki Mine, has rejected allegations that mining firms operating in Shurugwi are bribing traditional leaders to gain access to communal land. The response follows a report by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), which alleges a pattern of collusion between mining companies, local leaders, and officials in one of Zimbabwe’s richest mineral belts.