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Editor:Sharon Lee
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Updated: 2008-10-10 8:50:14
LOUFAN, Hunan province: The State Council, China's Cabinet, is launching an investigation into a landslide that killed 44 people in the northern Shanxi province in August.
Human error was to blame for the landslide, which toppled the waste dump of a local iron mine and buried Sigou village of Loufan county in the suburbs of the provincial capital Taiyuan on Aug 1, State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) deputy director Wang Dexue said.
Wang is heading a 49-member team established yesterday to investigate the accident, as local authorities initially played down its severity.
He blamed the local government for inadequate safety supervision and mining authorities for overloading the dumpsite, which was located on loose earth and consequently toppled easily under the weight.
'Cracks were seen in the dumpsite in April, but no action was taken to remedy the situation or to evacuate the villagers,' Wang said.
Wang also said his team would 'thoroughly investigate' the accident and revamp workplace safety in the resource-rich province
THE haggling over the distribution of cabinet posts between President Robert Mugabe and the Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC under the unity government deal is a precursor to more clashes as the parties differences come into play.
Mugabe, Tsvangirai and the leader of the smaller formation of the MDC Arthur Mutambara have been deadlocked on the allocation of key ministries since the agreement was inked on September 15.
Political analysts this week said even if the issue of cabinet was to be settled, the road to implement the agreement would be bumpy because the deal was built on shaky foundations.
The analysts said there were several areas of potential conflict in the pact, especially between Mugabes Zanu PF and the Tsvangirai-led MDC.
University of Zimbabwe political science professor Eldred Masunungure said although he was optimistic the pact would stick, the key problem was that it was like a fragile flower, it needs very careful handling otherwise it will break.
He said the issues of sanctions, land and external interference were very sensitive, if not sovereign areas for Zanu PF, while matters related to freedoms and liberties, political violence and security of persons and the media were the major focus of the MDC
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