23 November 2021 Midlands State University Environmental Society’s core purpose is to educate, empower and engage students in environmental sustainability both on and off campus, through research, action, and awareness. As MSUES we joined hands on the 13 and 14th of November preparing the land for the acacia tree species we wanted to plant. These trees […]
12 November 2021 Compiled by Shawn Kusena There have been many reports about open pits that have been left by legal and illegal mining activities in the Marange diamond fields. It is no secret that open-cast mining changes geological, hydrological and geotechnical conditions. It influences the existing ecological system and landscape. Open pits are a […]
Compiled by Sandra Musonzah 12 November 2021 The global month of November (GAM) started on a high note and saw ZELA and its regional representatives of its partner TDH visiting the Diamond area on 5th November 2021 to interact with children, activists and youth environmental clubs to learn, share and exchange best practices on the […]
12 November 2021 Zimbabwe is a State Party to key international human rights instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child which protect the rights of children to a healthy and sustainable environment. The country’s Constitution, Section 73 also protects […]
2021 KP PLENARY, NOVEMBER 12TH 2021 Chair of KP, Vice Chair Dear Participants and observers On behalf of the KP CSC, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for hosting the hybrid 2021 KP Plenary meeting and the ASM for logistical support to all participants and observers. We are getting used to being disappointed […]
Compiled by Susan Muchena -Marange Development Trust. 12 November 2021 Tax evasion, tax dodging, tax exemption, illicit financial flows the list is endless that is crippling our nation. Once a nation is crippled then we the women especially young women suffer the most. Women and girls living in rural areas /marginalized areas suffer the most […]
11 November 2021 When the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association ( ZELA) came in Shurugwi some years ago as citizens we thought they were employers . On attending their meetings, ZELA encouraged communities to come in turns so that everyone will be capacitated and have access to information on the environment, policies , laws , business […]
Compiled by Kudzaiishe Seti 28 October 2021 Adoption of Environmental Social Governance for greater accountability by businesses in Zimbabwe When my aspirations come to life, I hope to see businesses becoming responsible to safeguard the environment and act on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Zimbabwean businesses have for long been irresponsible in the environment they […]
03 November 2021 Although it cannot be ignored that Chinese investments in Zimbabwe have brought the much-needed investment in the mining sector, some of their operations have brought discontent in local communities. Anjin Investments (Pvt) Limited is at loggerheads with the Chiadzwa community for its failure to promote socio-economic development including failure by the company […]
On the 3rd of October 2021, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD), Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), and Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) facilitated a Youth Symposium in Bulawayo under the theme, “Enhancing Youth Advocacy in Transparent and Accountable Public Finance Management through Simplification of the Findings of the Auditor General’s 2019 report, […]