By Mukasiri Sibanda-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Ms Nyanzi, a Ugandan and a trained medical anthropologist once said in a story posted by The New York Times “…social media is very elitist, by using it, i know we are excluding a huge majority of the population, but it scares the powerful…” Although Nyanzi was challenging a Ugandan ruler, […]

07/04/2020 Article by –Mufute Tawanda Over 1000 families who were relocated from Marange Diamond fields to pave way for commercial diamond mining are using one clinic which was constructed by Anjin Mining Company. The clinic offers services to nearby squatter villagers. The medical personnel’s at the clinic work tirelessly to serve this huge population. The […]

This morning(3 April 2020) we shared with you an update that we had filed an urgent court application on behalf of Arda Transau Community.They had not had water for four weeks. We are glad to advise that ZESA has since reconnected electricity to ZINWA water pumps within the Community. ZELA files an urgent chamber application […]

By Tsaurai Andrew Kambunda – Oxfam Zimbabwe, Extractives Programme Lead and Mukasiri Sibanda – ZELA’s Economic Governance Officer Despite posing many challenges, the lockdown, a move to stem the spread of COVID 19 must not lead to the hibernation of civil society actors. Under these difficult times, the lock down delivers a rare opportunity for […]