41 graves to be relocated for mine waste dump

MORE than 40 graves in Mazhambe Village in Guruve are set for relocation in a move meant to pave way for Eureka Gold Mine to construct a waste dump.

According to a notice published in a Government Gazette, 41 graves are going to be relocated.

“A notice of an application for the removal of human remains in terms of section 38 of the Cemeteries Act [chapter 5:04], reads “Eureka Gold Mine a subsidiary of Delta Gold Zimbabwe, in accordance with the Cemeteries Act [Chapter 5:04], to exhume and relocate 41 graves in Mazhambe Village, ward 6, Guruve Rural District under Chief Chipuriro to pave way for the expansion of a mine waste dump,” the notice read.

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