PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE ____________________________________ FORM OF PETITION _______________________________________________________________ TO THE PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE ____________________________________ ____________________________________ PRESENTED TO THE SPEAKER OF ZIMBABWE 0N 4th NOVEMBER 2019 The Petition of the Undersigned: MHONDONGORI RESOURCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST Mhondongori Primary School P Bag 697 Zvishavane whose Trustees are the following:Zireva Kudakwashe Zireva,Ratidzo Moyo, Bigboy Mboora,Renada Chimiti, Martha Madziviridze […]
By Joyce Nyamukunda Machiri, Zimbabwe PWYP Coordinator The COVID-19 crisis that has hit Zimbabwe and the global village has made us to realize the need and importance of transparency and accountability in management of our mineral resources for improved service delivery. Walking round Zimbabwe’s mining communities, there is very little to show for the minerals […]
Compiled by Moreblessings Chidaushe-Norwegian Church Aid Southern Africa Regional Advocacy office 30 March 2020 As more African countries are implementing lockdown measures as they make concerted efforts to contain COVID-19, panic is spreading at many levels across the African society. On March 25,2020 having entered a state of emergency a few days earlier, the South […]
Written by Fadzai Lydia Midzi- (Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association) Just like the rest of the world, Zimbabwe is grappling with the challenge of containing coronavirus. So far 7 cases have been confirmed as at 30 March 2020. This is only a tip of an iceberg. With cases on the rise, there is need for Covid-19 […]
COVID-19: Mining Sector and Communities Situational Report First Series Date of Issue: 21 -28 March 2020 Situation in Selected Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Communities A day before the declaration of a National Lockdown by the President of Zimbabwe, and with five officially confirmed COVID-19 cases, one casualty and counting, ZELA conducted a quick […]
Compiled by Nyaradzo Mutonhori and Moreblessings Chidaushe When it started with a few cases in Wuhan, China towards the end of 2019, COVID-19 was little discussed or given the attention it deserved, and the world may well have under-estimated its potential spread and impact right from the beginning. No-one was prepared for what the world […]
Sibandas, Clarity and Mukasiri It seems like the donation made by the Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma, has given an adrenaline shot to government’s efforts to control the scourge of coronavirus. Without brushing off the significance of Jack Ma’s act of kindness to Africa and other parts of the world, in Zimbabwe, the knowledge that without […]
Nqobizitha Ndlovu-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Introduction The 22nd of March 2020 marked the World Water Day annual commemoration with this year’s celebration running under the theme “Water and climate change.” The day was however eclipsed by the worldwide outbreak and spread of a viral disease COVID-19. A pandemic declared as such by the World Health […]
By Fadzai Lee Midzi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association On 22 March 2020 we were celebrating world water day, acknowledging the importance of water. In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and the climate change discourse, water remains a critical resource which is getting scarce by the day yet key in preventing the spread of diseases. In Africa […]
By Cosmas Sunguro INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Education is said to be the ‘key to success’. These wise words would only be meaningful only if the responsible authorities knew that it unlocks and awakens the community. Education is like light put in the dark room. No doubt that it plays a pivotal role in the socio […]