Ministry of Mines and Mining Development 8.6. The Ministry should ensure that the United Nations Guiding Principles on Businesses and Human Rights are incorporated in local legislation and policies to ensure effective application of the UNGP’s. 8.7. The Ministry should ensure that enforcement mechanisms are effective to minimise the risk of human rights violations caused by mining activities at Murowa Diamond Mine and other mines in Zimbabwe. 8.8. The Ministry should carry out an assessment of Murowa Diamond Mine’s activities and the impact it has on the Mazvihwa community. 9. Conclusion In the Mazvihwa investigation, the ZHRC found out that the allegations of cracking of houses and dust emissions can be substantiated. However, there is need to engage Independent Consultants to assess, monitor and verify claims by the complainants on the effect of blasting and dust emissions to the houses. The Independent Consultants should further assess and monitor the health effects in relation to the immediate, medium and long term implications of the blasting and dust emission it has to the affected community. This is mainly because there are two competing views and at most times during the investigative process, the residents of Mazvihwa were always sceptical of the results of the consultants who carried out the assessments. Their main argument being that the consultants were biased. Furthermore the reports and findings of the consultants hired by respondent are too technical such that there is need for experts to clearly decipher the findings in the reports. Page 15 of 15