The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland
Since the discovery of the vast fields of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange District, Manicaland province, life has not been the same for the people of the area and the surrounding districts, especially Marange, Mutare and Buhera. Diamond mining, both formal and informal, has impacted on their way o...
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| author | Nyawo, Vongai Z. Goredema, Dorothy King, M.D. |
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| description | Since the discovery of the vast fields of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange District, Manicaland province,
life has not been the same for the people of the area and the surrounding districts, especially Marange,
Mutare and Buhera. Diamond mining, both formal and informal, has impacted on their way of living, from their agriculture, their health, their values, the upbringing of their children, especially of school going age,
their moral probity, including their language. Activities around the mine, the population traffic into a small
place previously unknown to many even within the country, not to mention those from different countries
have, in one way or the other, altered the way the people of Chiadzwa live. A people”s life had been
transformed and history had to record the transformation. The research set out to document the changes
noticeable in the way of life of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland. In tracing and recording the
socio-economic activities around Chiadzwa, the study used interviews, observations, focus group discussions and questionnaires. Targeted sampling was used for all administrators and random sampling was used for the miners, policemen, vendors, buyers and business people. The findings were that the lives of the people of Chiadzwa were to a large extent improved in the informal phase of mining. It was, however, difficult to establish the quantity of diamonds extracted during the phase in question. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-8042022-06-27T13:49:07Z The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland Nyawo, Vongai Z. Goredema, Dorothy King, M.D. Socio-economic, Chiadzwa,diamond mining, transformation, informal Since the discovery of the vast fields of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange District, Manicaland province, life has not been the same for the people of the area and the surrounding districts, especially Marange, Mutare and Buhera. Diamond mining, both formal and informal, has impacted on their way of living, from their agriculture, their health, their values, the upbringing of their children, especially of school going age, their moral probity, including their language. Activities around the mine, the population traffic into a small place previously unknown to many even within the country, not to mention those from different countries have, in one way or the other, altered the way the people of Chiadzwa live. A people”s life had been transformed and history had to record the transformation. The research set out to document the changes noticeable in the way of life of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland. In tracing and recording the socio-economic activities around Chiadzwa, the study used interviews, observations, focus group discussions and questionnaires. Targeted sampling was used for all administrators and random sampling was used for the miners, policemen, vendors, buyers and business people. The findings were that the lives of the people of Chiadzwa were to a large extent improved in the informal phase of mining. It was, however, difficult to establish the quantity of diamonds extracted during the phase in question. 2016-04-06T05:53:26Z 2016-04-06T05:53:26Z 2012 Article 1815-9036 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/804 en The Dyke;Vol. 6, No.2; p.6-21 open Midlands State University |
| spellingShingle | Socio-economic, Chiadzwa,diamond mining, transformation, informal Nyawo, Vongai Z. Goredema, Dorothy King, M.D. The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland |
| title | The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland |
| title_full | The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland |
| title_fullStr | The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland |
| title_full_unstemmed | The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland |
| title_short | The socio-economic impact of Chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of Chiadzwa and its hinterland |
| title_sort | socio-economic impact of chiadzwa informal diamond mining on the lives of the people of chiadzwa and its hinterland |
| topic | Socio-economic, Chiadzwa,diamond mining, transformation, informal |
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