Vale has agreed to make cash payments of up to MZN 600,000 ($10,000) to each of 290 households whom it resettled from its coal mining areas in Moatize, Tete province, in 2010 and 2011. The poor quality of the houses provided by the Brazilian mining company has meant they have had to be rehabilitated four…...

Locals carry firewood through gaps in Vale's fence in Moatize. Photo © Aparicio Jose / Jornal Malacha