By Michelle Chiwanga What happens when a room full of aspiring lawyers is invited to look beyond the law as they know it? For the students gathered at the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School at Midlands State University, the second day of the Environmental Law Training was an invitation to do precisely that. Held from […]
By Natalia Marovatsanga At the start of this year, I promised myself that I would broaden my horizons, put myself out there and embrace opportunities, even when they fell completely outside my comfort zone. So, when Midlands State University invited applications for its environmental law unit, I applied. After I was accepted, the university announced […]
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 […]
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 […]
Compiled by Shingai Mujeri 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 […]
An analysis of the legal, financial and institutional gaps in the draft NEESAP By Shingai Mujeri 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 […]
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 By Shingai Mujeri What just happened, in plain terms On 31 July 2026, Zimbabwe gazetted […]
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 […]