24 June 2020 The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) condemns the shooting of two gold mine workers, Wendy Chikwaira and Kennedy Tachiona by their Chinese Mine employer at Reden Mine in Gweru on the 21st of June 2020. Video, audio and picture images of the shooting incident were widely circulated on social media. A dispute […]
24 June 2020 The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) condemns the shooting of two gold mine workers, Wendy Chikwaira and Kennedy Tachiona by their Chinese Mine employer at Reden Mine in Gweru on the 21st of June 2020. Video, audio and picture images of the shooting incident were widely circulated on social media. A dispute […]
Deadline:25 June 2020 1.0 Background A local NGO intends to produce a brief on COVID-19 Statutory Instruments and how their application has affected mining operations in Zimbabwe. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted mining operations world over, and mining companies have had to adapt by implementing appropriate health, hygiene and distancing measures aimed at protecting the […]
Deadline:25 June 2020 1.0 Background A local NGO intends to produce a brief on COVID-19 Statutory Instruments and how their application has affected mining operations in Zimbabwe. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted mining operations world over, and mining companies have had to adapt by implementing appropriate health, hygiene and distancing measures aimed at protecting the […]
Communities Participate in Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 Public Hearings (16- 18 June,2020)
Strengthening Extractive and Natural Resources Sector Transparency and Accountability through Citizen Action and Parliamentary Oversight in Zimbabwe ZELA supported 10 community monitors from mining and natural resources rich areas to attend public hearings conducted by Parliament on the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill No. 2 gazetted on 17 January 2020. The community monitors are residents of; Mhondoro […]
Communities Participate in Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 Public Hearings (16- 18 June,2020)
Strengthening Extractive and Natural Resources Sector Transparency and Accountability through Citizen Action and Parliamentary Oversight in Zimbabwe ZELA supported 10 community monitors from mining and natural resources rich areas to attend public hearings conducted by Parliament on the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill No. 2 gazetted on 17 January 2020. The community monitors are residents of; Mhondoro […]
1.0 Background A local Non-Governmental Law Association is seeking to carry out a research on formalization of the artisanal and small- scale mining (ASM) sector. The organisation’s motivation to carry out this research emanates from the fact that the artisanal and small- scale mining (ASM) formalization is long overdue in Zimbabwe[1],[2]. Few alternatives to agriculture […]
Compiled by Rodrick Moyo-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association and Bruce Ndeke The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Since the adoption of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Paris on the 17th of June 1994, the day has been observed annually as one meant to Combat Desertification. Due to the pressing effects of […]
1.0 Background A local Non-Governmental Law Association is seeking to carry out a research on formalization of the artisanal and small- scale mining (ASM) sector. The organisation’s motivation to carry out this research emanates from the fact that the artisanal and small- scale mining (ASM) formalization is long overdue in Zimbabwe[1],[2]. Few alternatives to agriculture […]
Background Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is a public interest environmental law organization whose mission is to use the law to protect and conserve the environment. The work of the organisation seeks to promote environmental justice in Zimbabwe and Africa through sustainable and equitable utilization of natural resources and environmental protection As the exploitation of […]