▁for ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁Sem uk wa ▁commun al ▁land . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Map h isa , ▁it ▁draw s ▁on ▁the ▁nearby ▁Gul am ela ▁Dam ▁to ▁ir rig ate ▁a ▁large ▁commun al ▁agricult ural ▁scheme . ▁Many ▁mission ▁schools ▁have ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁Salv ation ▁Army ▁oper ates ▁both ▁a ▁mission ▁school ▁and ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Ant el ope ▁Mine ▁is , ▁like ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁min ing ▁areas ▁in ▁Z imb ab we , ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁settlement ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Che wa ▁people . ▁They ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁British ▁col ony ▁of ▁Southern ▁Rh odes ia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁from ▁Northern ▁Rh odes ia ▁( the ▁present - day ▁Z amb ia ) ▁and ▁Ny as aland ▁( now ▁Z amb ia ) ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁migr ant ▁labour ers ▁in ▁the ▁min eral ▁extra ction ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Z imb ab we an ▁government ' s ▁Gu kur ah und i ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁N de be le ▁population ▁of ▁southern ▁Z imb ab we ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁dis used ▁mine ▁work ings ▁at ▁Ant el ope ▁Mine ▁were ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁concentration ▁camp ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁Z imb ab we an ▁Army . ▁Many ▁prisoners ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁and ▁their