18 January 2021 Dear Partners, Stakeholders and Donors RE: Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Executive Director’s New Year Message Compliments of the New Year! We approach the new year with hopes anew decimated by the global concern about coronavirus whose negative impacts are once more on the increase. The world is under strife, weighed down by […]

Compiled by Moreblessings Chidaushe-Norwegian Church Aid Just as we thought and had highly hoped that 2021 would be a much better year – we are waking up to an even more difficult 2021, new variants of the virus are sprouting everywhere, some faster and more dangerous than the first, the world was never prepared for […]

Field of work: Environment; Extractive industries; Children’s rights; multi-stakeholder dialogue Duty Station: Zimbabwe (Harare) or Mozambique (Maputo) Geographic coverage: Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique Deadline for application: 5 February 2021 – 23:59 Background Terre des hommes Germany is an international child rights non-profit organization which supports community based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) improving the […]

Chief Executive Officer Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) 35-37 Casham Avenue Borrowdale Harare Zimbabwe 29th December 2020 RE: OPEN LETTER ON THE IMPACT OF MINING ON THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN MARANGE We are greatly concerned with the violation of children’s rights especially the impact that violation of the right to a healthy environment is […]

Terms of Reference Deadline:24 January 2021 Background A toolkit was developed for training artisanal and small-scale miners on risk, security, health, and safety. This is aimed at contributing to sustainable local economic and social development through enhancing accountable, responsible and sustainable diamond and gold extraction sector in Zimbabwe. The toolkit is targeting small-scale miners’ associations […]

By Jeoffrey Ncube Mutoko is home to quarries of granite rock, a highly valued resource that is treasured for its polished finish as well as its wide use in tombstones, multi-story building surfacing and decorative interior designs.  Miners, businessmen and politicians have all exploited the resources over a long period of time with little benefit […]

By Fadzaishe Chikomba Mineral resource governance is fast becoming a topical issue in Zimbabwe, this has been caused by the realization that the communities are not benefiting from their mineral resources. There is also not much in site to give hope that there’s going to be an improvement as far as resources beneficiation is concerned. […]

Compiled by Gladys Mavusa-CCDT A lot of issues are affecting women in general in Chiadzwa Marange area. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the issue of kids not going to school has resulted in the responsibilities of women at home widening as the children will need attention from mothers whilst at home. This has also affected […]

Compiled by Tonderai Murape Domboshava lies 30 km north east of the capital Harare,it falls under the Goromonzi Rural District Council. Administratively it’s also known as Goromonzi West.it is comprised of 8 wards of a mixed settlement that is rural community, per-urban residential, commercial farms, high and low density residential as well as mining community. […]

Compiled by Kudakwashe Makanda The continued suffering of mining communities has also been attributed to the role played by Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). This is largely due to the fact that PEPs generally present a higher risk for potential involvement in bribery and corruption by virtue of their position and the influence that they may […]