SPARKLING DIAMONDS ‘LITERALLY’ FAILING TO UPLIFT EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS IN CHIADZWA: An analysis of the impacts of diamond mining activities on schools in Chiadzwa

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 […]

The Vulnerability of Women in Times of Crisis

By Proud Nyakuni and Cosmas Sunguro Financial, economic, health and other crises and measures put in place impact men and women differently, and yet the effects of austerity measures on women and girls are rarely considered. Globally, women are more vulnerable to these economic shocks. During times of crisis, global likely to be taken out […]

ZELA’s position on COVID-19

25 March 2020 ATTENTION: ZIMBABWE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION PARTNERS,DONORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS RE: COVID-19 MEASURES AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS Greetings and here is hoping I find you well and safe. With the deadly novel coronavirus COVID 19 that has drastically affected most parts of Asia, Europe, North America and spreading into […]

Zimbabwe’ embraces the Beneficial Ownership register in its new Companies and Other Business Entities Act

By Joyce Nyamukunda Machiri-Publish What You Pay-Zimbabwe Coordinator Zimbabwe has managed to come up with the new Companies and other Business Entities Act. The Act requires companies to keep and maintain a register of beneficial owners of the company and to file such information with the Registrar of Companies. This is a baby step which […]

How can mining communities contribute towards the us$ 12 billion mining economy by 2023?

By Cosmas Sunguro, Proud Nyakuni and Sandra Musonzah Diamond mining in Zimbabwe has brought firmly rooted scepticism in diamond mining communities. Basically, limited transparency, poor accountability, corruption, illicit financial flows, poor community benefit sharing, weak environmental management practices and disruption of livelihoods paint a picture of legacy issues. This leaves one questioning whether the Government’s […]

Online conversations with the Checheche community

My topic today relates to the status of devolution funds. What is devolution as defined? It is defined broadly in section 264 of the Zimbabwe constitution. My interest today relates to sub sections 264(a),(b),(d), and (e) and what has so far happened in our district with regards to funds already released. The above section require […]

ZELA welcomes the renewed effort by US Security Exchange Commission (SEC) to enact mandatory disclosure rules for companies in the extractive sector

Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association 26B Seke Rd, Harare, Zimbabwe March 6, 2020 Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549-1090  CC: Mr. William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporate Finance Mr. Barry Summer, Associate Director, Division of Corporation Finance Ms. Elizabeth Murphy, Associate Director, Division of Corporate Finance              Mr. […]

Secretive Constitutional Amendment Mischief: Implications of Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 on Transparency and Accountability in Zimbabwe’s Mining Sector

By Shamiso Mtisi and Michelle Matsvaire (Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association) 9 March 2020 Discussions on the amendment of the Constitution of Zimbabwe have resumed without any significant strides having been made in implementing and upholding already existing key provisions. The Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment) Bill No. 2 was gazetted on 17 January 2020 with the […]