Compiled by Moreblessings Chidaushe (16 April 2020) COVID-19 has become the greatest calamity of our time, at no point in our lifetime have we ever witnessed an event of this magnitude, speed, impact and disruption, one that literally grounds the whole world, like the WHOLE WIDE WORLD and leaves it speechless. We are all inundated […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]