confines of the law and were regulated and monitored periodically by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development and EMA. 5.3. It was further pointed out that the allegation that in 2012 a number of children were taken sick due to excessive dust emissions was unfounded because the allegations were investigated by the Ministry of Health and Child Care and it was found that the sickness was not as a result of dust emissions from the Mine. 5.4. Respondent denied allegations that the blasting at Murowa Diamond Mine had resulted in some houses cracking. It was pointed out that investigations that were conducted by two independent consultants, Greunen of South Africa and Shumba and Associates revealed that the blasting at the mine had no direct or indirect impact on the community and that the cracks were not as a result of the activities at the mine. 5.5. A third investigation that was conducted by Shava and Associates consultancy at the behest of the local Member of Parliament corroborated the earlier findings of the consultants hired by the respondent to the effect that the blasting at the mine had no direct or indirect impact on the community. 5.6. The nine houses constructed were meant to relocate the occupants away from the pits to remove them from the blasting zone. 5.7. Respondent noted that they had engaged with the community on the matter through joint assessments on the cracking of houses in 2010; commissioning of assessments by two consulting companies on the issue of cracking of houses in 2011; construction of nine households in Gute area in 2010; monitoring and evaluation in Headman Madzoke’s area in 2014; a technical inspection by EMA and a participatory engagement meeting attended by the local MP and traditional leaders in 2016. District Health Environmental Officer’s Submissions. 5.8. The ZHRC conducted an interview with the District Health Environmental Officer in Zvishavane on the allegation of Baradzanwa Primary School pupils who allegedly fell sick due to excessive dust in 2015. He pointed out that his office in collaboration with EMA carried Page 7 of 15