A Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development is turned away from Hwange Colliery Company Limited during a fact-finding visit. Both outlets report the committee’s attempt to tour the site on Thursday fails, and Committee Chairman Remigious Matangira responds by saying he will escalate the matter further, including taking it to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The accounts say the block comes from Hwange Colliery management, which tells the committee it was not notified about the visit. As reported, the incident occurs at the start of a wider parliamentary tour of mining and energy companies, with Hwange Colliery identified as the first stop. While the reports agree on the refusal and the notice dispute, they differ mainly in emphasis: one highlights the chairman’s threat to involve the president, while the other focuses on management’s stated reason for denying entry—lack of prior communication about the scheduled tour.
