ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AT THE FRONTIER: EMERGING DOCTRINE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE FUTURE OF LEGAL EDUCATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA INTRODUCTION The Environmental Law Units at Midlands State University (MSU), the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Great Zimbabwe University (GZU), and Africa University (AU), in partnership with the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO), through its research arm, the African […]
Beyond conflict-free: How African diamond-producing countries can respond to a market under pressure
By Joyce Nyamukunda and Hans Merket African diamond-producing countries are facing an unprecedented crisis. Natural diamond prices and demand are under sustained pressure, synthetic diamonds have rapidly gained market share, mines are cutting production or closing, workers are losing jobs, and diamond-dependent economies are coming under growing fiscal and social strain. The crisis exposes the […]
Based on the ZESA Holdings Weekly Cabinet Update Report for the week ending 29 May 2026 Introduction Zimbabwe’s electricity sector continued to reflect a markedly more stable operating environment through the first half of 2026, extending the recovery trend recorded earlier in the year. As at the week ending 29 May 2026, the country had […]
An analysis of the legal, financial and institutional gaps in the draft NEESAP Introduction The National Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan (NEESAP) is Zimbabwe’s draft national strategy for cutting energy waste and improving energy productivity across the economy. It is built around eight strategic objectives, spanning the enabling legal framework, industry and mining, the […]
Instrument-by-instrument analysis of the ten energy statutory instruments in Government Gazette Vol. 55 (31 July 2026), what problem each one solves, the actual fees and numbers involved, and what it means for renewable energy uptake and Zimbabwe’s Just Energy Transition What just happened, in plain terms On 31 July 2026, Zimbabwe gazetted ten statutory instruments […]
By Hillary Mugota Earlier this year, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) launched a new project in Gwanda District and learnt of a heartbreaking incident in Ntalale where a local pupil had recently drowned after falling into an open pit left by prospecting miners, a hole that had filled with rainwater. The tragedy underscored the […]
By Kudakwashe Dube, Joshua Machinga and Hazel T. Chimbiro Matusadonha Park Manager Michael Pelham together with ZELO Executive Director Mutuso Dhliwayo during the MoU signing ceremony Matusadonha National Park, Zimbabwe – The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with African Parks[1] marking the beginning of a strategic partnership aimed […]
By Shingai C Mujeri Earlier this month, I spent a week attending the Africa Clean Power Convening in Nairobi, Kenya, joining fellow legal practitioners, policymakers, investors, and civil society leaders from across the continent. From 1 to 4 June, we engaged in enlightening dialogue on the legal foundations of the continent’s clean energy transition and […]
The United Nations Environment Programme has called World Environment Day 2026 a moment to heed the urgent signals the Earth is sending, and to decide what signal humanity sends in return. Today, 5 June 2026, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) joins the global community in commemorating World Environment Day, held under the theme: “Inspired […]
BOREHOLE DRILLLING: TENDER ADVERT ZELO/PROC/05/26 1.0 Background. The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) invites qualified and experienced borehole drilling contractors to submit bids for hydrogeological surveying, drilling, development, testing, and completion of borehole in Bubi District at Dromoland Primary School. The borehole is intended for solar mechanization with a minimum required yield of 1.0 L/s […]