By Fadzai Lydia Midzi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Zimbabwean women play a critical role in development and the story of Mutoko women who have managed to organise themselves into “Women Forums” speaks for itself. Motivated by the strong will of providing for their families and making a difference in their community, the women are celebrating six […]
4 March Addressing government and industry representatives in New York on March 3, at the occasion of the adoption of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution on the Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict, the Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society Coalition (CSC) questioned the often-hailed contribution of the KP to preventing conflict and promoting development. […]
Harare– The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) would like to join the rest of the world in commemorating the World Wildlife Day (WWD). On the 20th of December 2013,the United Nations General Assembly at its 68th session declared March 3 as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals […]
By Anna-Sophie Hobi For the first time, the Zimbabwean law requires to keep a beneficial ownership (BO) register. This came as a pleasant surprise; finally, an important part of the jig saw puzzle for solving the persistent transparency deficits. The significance of the BO requirement in the new Companies and Other Business Entities Act gets […]
25 February 2020 Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Hon Foday Rado Yokie EU Ambassador to SL, Mr Tom Vens MRU Deputy Secretary General, Dr Abubakarr Tarawalie GIZ Project Coordinator Mr Patric Makua WDC Executive Director, Elodie Daguzan Chair of WGAAP, Mr Maurice Miema Ladies and gentlemen good morning. Introduction On behalf of the KP […]
By Byron Zamasiya and Mukasiri Sibanda To better track impact of capacity building work with Parliament on promoting transparency and accountability in the mining sector, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) jointly agreed with Parliament of Zimbabwe to come up with performance targets. This was agreed during a workshop facilitated by ZELA on Mining Fiscal Transparency […]
Harare-The Parliament of Zimbabwe has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), an official partnership that will see the latter contributing effectively to the Parliament’s key functions that include legislative, representative and oversight. ZELA is a premier public interest environmental law organisation which seeks to promote environmental justice, sustainable and […]
By Clarity Sibanda It’s the 21st of February, a public holiday in Zimbabwe declared “Robert Mugabe National Youth Day” in 2017. For young people, is the day worth celebrating? The day comes at a time when the Zimbabwean economy continues to shrink at an alarming rate. A significant number of young people have left the […]
Written by Richard Ncube, Rodrick Moyo and Josephine Chiname (Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association) Introduction As the world drives towards the fourth industrial revolution, innovation, information and communication technologies (ICTs), have become indispensable to our daily lives. In that regard, it is becoming almost impossible for any service provider to achieve any meaningful results without embracing […]
By Clarity Sibanda-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Zimbabwe is facing political turmoil, intolerance and human rights violations. By most economic indicators, poverty levels continue increasing and this has been exacerbated by drought. The Southern African country prides itself of vast mineral deposits but many questions have been raised on why the revenue from mineral resources has […]