{"id":39317,"date":"2021-04-28T18:52:24","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=39317"},"modified":"2021-04-28T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:27:37","slug":"chinese-coal-miner-accused-of-drilling-graves-in-hwange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chinese-coal-miner-accused-of-drilling-graves-in-hwange","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Coal Miner Accused Of Drilling Graves In Hwange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span><b>Reuters<\/b> &#8211; A CHINESE-owned mining company denied on Tuesday it had drilled holes in a burial site in Zimbabwe after local people complained about what they viewed as the desecration of graves.<\/p>\n<p>Pictures posted on social media last weekend showed deep holes near graves in the Dinde area of Zimbabwe\u2019s western Hwange district.<\/p>\n<p>Some residents have blamed Chinese-owned Beifa Investments, which is searching for coal.<\/p>\n<p>However, Beifa said the accusations against it were false and that its drilling site was \u201cnowhere near\u201d the graves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeifa Investments (Pvt) Ltd categorically denies ever desecrating any graves in the Dinde community as alleged or at all,\u201d the company said in a statement, adding that it would ask the relevant authorities to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there are any holes on the gravesite that would be the work of other people unknown to the company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Molokele, the Member of Parliament for the area, said he would travel to the area next weekend to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesecration of a cemetery has got spiritual effect on the community, it brutalises people\u2019s souls,\u201d said Farai Maguwu, director of the Centre for Natural Resource Governance, a Zimbabwean watchdog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Reuters &#8211; A CHINESE-owned mining company denied on Tuesday it had drilled holes in a burial site in Zimbabwe after local people complained about what they viewed as the desecration of graves. 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