Case Brief SOCNET VS MINISTER OF MINES AND MINISTER OF FINANCE HC 3529/2020 This is a case where ZELA is offering and supporting a local based organization by the name SAVE ODZI COMMUNITY NETWORK TRUST against the Ministry of Mines as well the Ministry of Finance. This case was filed against the background that this […]
Case Brief Younger Ncube vs City of Harare This a summons case in which ZELA is assisting Younger Ncube to claim the delictual damages he incurred as a result of failure by City of Harare to exercise its duty of care. In this case Younger Ncube`s son sustained severe injuries after falling into a dumpsite […]
Case Brief Younger Ncube vs City of Harare HC 2780/2020 In this case ZELA supported Mr Younger on behalf of his son(Mqondisi Ncube) to file a case against City of Harare pertaining to Golden Quarry dumpsite. On or about the 5th of October 2019 Mqondisi Ncube was passing through Golden Quarry dumpsite as an access […]
CASE BRIEF ZELA vs Chitungwiza Municipality 2778/2020 ZELA filed a case at the High court of Zimbabwe for a structural interdict against City of Harare. This case was filed against the following background, from as far as 2013 Chitungwiza Municipality has been responsible for water pollution within its jurisdiction by causing the discharge of untreated […]
Strengths and Weaknesses of the KPCS in Zimbabwe Compiled by Shamiso Mtisi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (KPCSC Coordinator) The story continues As noted elsewhere in this Chapter, the KPCS had a number of positive aspects it brought to Zimbabwe in its handling of the Marange issue. The decision by the KPCS to send in Review Missions to […]
The Key Players in the Marange and KPCS debate Compiled by Shamiso Mtisi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (KPCSC Coordinator) The story continues The Marange diamonds circus attracted a lot of different characters and players. These ranged from the KPCS itself, government, civil society, state owned and private mining companies. The glitter and prospects to strike it rich […]
Changes brought about by KPCS involvement in Zimbabwe Compiled by Shamiso Mtisi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (KPCSC Coordinator) The story continues It is important to note that the long dispute between Zimbabwe and the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KPCS) revolved around attempts by some observers, particularly civil society and some participants to make sure that […]
State of Play in Artisanal, Small-Scale and Large-Scale Mining Areas Compiled by Shamiso Mtisi, Joyce Nyamukunda, Nobuhle Mabhikwa, Joshua Machinga and Paul Matshona 1.0 Introduction Over the past four months, we have waited for COVID-19 to abate. The lockdown was indefinitely extended, with some relaxations in June 2020. It’s now the end of July, the […]
Compiled by Mutuso Dhliwayo-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association This is a continuation of last week’s edition which can be accessed here ORGANISATIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ZELA ‘s breakthrough in terms of laying the foundation for organizational growth and development came in 2003 when it received an institutional grant from the Ford Foundation Office for Southern Africa […]
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 […]