18 December 2020 JUST IN: High Court of Zimbabwe orders Chitungwiza Municipality to upgrade its water treatment plants and sewer systems High Court of Zimbabwe Justice Mangota on Thursday 17 December 2020 granted an order in an application filed by Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association as an Applicant for public interest purposes. The order interdicts Chitungwiza […]
16 December 2020 Introduction This article provides an analysis of the 2021 National Budget that was presented by Minister Mthuli on the 26th of November, 2020 with the view to ventilate prospects for harnessing the potential that the mining sector has in contributing towards domestic resource mobilisation and sustainable development. Domestic resources mobilisation is at […]
As the world observes the Human Rights Day, let us all be reminded of the inalienable rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. This year’s Human Rights Day theme relates to […]
Compiled by Joshua Machinga and Paul Matshona – Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) More often, artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMers) are labelled irresponsible, criminal and brutal players in the mining value chain and are historically subjected to harsh and sometimes negative ‘labelling’. Such labelling has at times dealt a double blow to progressive mindset shift […]
Due date: 15 December 2020 About Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) ZELA is a public interest environmental law association. The organisation, is looking for two lawyers to join the team as Bertha Justice Fellows in January 2021. To work across the range of programmes including Extractive Industries and Mining, Responsible Investments , Land and Natural […]
Compiled by Tafara Chiremba-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Introduction On the 16th of November, I attended a meeting that was convened by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC). The objective of the meeting was to disseminate the findings of a study that ZACC undertook on corruption in the mining sector. According to ZACC, the study is expected […]
Key Resolutions from ZELA’s Parliament Expert Training on Transparency and Accountability 27 November 2020 Introduction The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) organised a two- day expert training for parliamentarians from the 24th to the 25th of November 2020 in Kwekwe. The training focused on building the capacity of parliamentarians on the promotion of transparency and […]
Compiled by Eunica Pabwaungana Paralegal of Shurugwi Community Development Trust (SCDT) In every community programs such as budget and finance are critical for both the educated and non-educated people. The educated communities may become more dominant than the less educated because they are more technical. It is up to the Government to put in place […]
Bringing up a girl child in Chiadzwa mining area, or any other village near any mine is very difficult. This was proven yesterday Wednesday, 19th of November 2020. Mostly men think it’s the mother’s duty to check on the girl child, teach her the basics of life and protect her. Much to the disappointment of […]
By Cosmas Sunguro Dated: 20/11/20 Mutare Rural District Council faces a challenge of improving the service delivery in Chiadzwa. Pic by Cossy Budget Transparency in local governance remains a delicate and tricky game. In fact, it is synonymous with accusations of embezzlement of funds if valid explanations are not given. When it comes to figures, […]