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Dear @nickmangwana,
Why do the Chinese violate Zimbabwean laws while the government does nothing?
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BRYDEN COUNTRY SCHOOL
P.O. Box 319, Chegutu
Land Line: 086 88002000/1
0772 256 962 / 0773 245 952
Email: [email protected]
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16 August 2025
Dear Parents
Re: Cement Factory timeline of events up to current Contempt of Court Order
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Governors of Bryden Country School I present a detailed timeline of the legal battle the school has been facing. Thank you for your solidarity and support.
On the 12th of February 2025 the Head was visited at the school by representatives of Shuntai who came with their Environmental consultant to inform us about their proposed Lime and Cement Factory only 497 meters from the school boundary.
A few days after this the School Board engaged with the local councillor and the management of Shuntai requesting that they reconsider their decision to put a Lime and Cement Factory 497 m from the school boundary.
They refused any discussion to consider moving it further away and positioning it so the school would not be as negatively affected by the prevailing South Easterly wind bringing dust and cement particulate over the school and exposing the pupils to pollutants which are known to cause respiratory disease and lung cancer especially in children. However, they insisted they would go ahead.
Thereafter the School engaged with the DA and the RDC and found there was no supporting documentation for Shuntai to operate in this Zone earmarked for Education, with Bryden, Springs of Grace, Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School and University being near the proposed Lime and Cement Factory.
The school engaged an environmental law expert to go through Shuntai’s ESIA report and found the report to have many areas of concern. These were raised with Shuntai at a meeting with EMA, the RDC, the DA, the local police and other Chegutu Stakeholders. However, despite these concerns, work on the site continued, forcing the school to take Shuntai to court.
On the 25th of March the Head, Deputy Head and Board members visited the Shuntai site with Honorable Dr Moyo, Minister of Education and his delegation.
The situation had caught his attention due to the proximity of a Cement and Lime factory to Springs of Grace, Bryden Country School and the Seventh Day Adventist University.
On the same day as our visit the High Court issued an order for Shuntai to “suspend any activities for the establishment, construction and/or implementation of a lime and Cement factory at Plot Number 8 Eastbourne, Chegutu.”
However, Shuntai continued to operate and on the 15th of April managed to wangle an ESIA certificate from EMA suggesting that they had addressed Stakeholder concerns, of which they had not.
The school was compelled to take EMA to court for withholding information pertaining to how they awarded the certificate. EMA, compelled by the court, released the ESIA report – but it was the same report as initially with no amendments or concessions to address Stakeholder concerns.
The school was then compelled to file with the Administrative court and we are waiting for a hearing date with the Minister of Environment which is the ultimate court hearing to bring closure to this issue. However, we remain at the mercy of the Minister to engage with the case.
In the meantime, massive building has continued on site, and the school has been experiencing increased dust influx as well as fumes from burning of noxious material as well as noise of heavy machinery and some blasting mainly experienced on the pool side of the school. Thus, the school was compelled to go back to court to reinforce the first stop order.
On 25 July the Honorable Justice came with his delegation to the Shuntai site to determine for himself if Shuntai was in contempt of the first stop order. His ruling in the current High Court order confirms this.
However, we are not yet out of the woods as Shuntai is determined to proceed even against the ruling of the High Court of Zimbabwe.
We thank you for your ongoing support, because we cannot sustain the fight alone. 43 years ago, the parents came together to build the school and today we are appealing for the parents to stand united to defend the school so that your children’s children will be able to attend Bryden.
Yours faithfully
A. Noor
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
(for and on behalf of)
BRYDEN COUNTRY SCHOOL
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