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17 Apr 2013

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South African Press Association (SAPA)

Protest hits Vale coal mine [Mozambique]

Hundreds of Mozambican protesters blocked access to a coal mine owned by Brazilian group Vale...demanding compensation for the loss of livelihood caused by resettlement...The community is up in arms over the loss of its brick-making activities in the area the mine now occupies. They say the roughly $1,900 each brickmaker received from 2008 as initial compensation was not enough and that, in some cases these businesses should receive up to $32,000 for the loss of its activities... [Elsa] Barca, the Administrator of the Moatize district, said...“This process was concluded in 2010 as far as the government is concerned there is no space for negotiation.”...Vale said it respected “the rights of citizens to demonstrate peacefully,” but insisted it had dealt with brickmakers' demands. “This process was monitored by the Commission for Resettlement,” the company said...Representatives...[from Vale] are due to meet the protesters...