4 June 2021 Zimbabwe is yet to adopt the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)[1] or resuscitate the Zimbabwe Mining Revenue Transparency Initiative (ZIMRTI)[2] to fully bridge the transparency void in the mining sector. Despite expressing interest to join EITI, nothing tangible has been done towards this expression. However, there are other windows being opened towards […]

4 June 2021 In 2018 the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission’s Environment (ZHRC) Thematic Working Group observed that over 40 percent of the complaints it received were related to business and human rights. This realisation led the ZHRC to pass a resolution to take concrete steps towards the development of a National Action Plan on Business […]

Environmental Law and Natural Resource Governance (ELNRG) Research Grant Overview The Africa Institute for Environmental Law  (AIEL), a research arm of the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) invites  final year post graduate students undertaking  research on environmental issues to apply for a research grant being offered by the Institute. The AIEL is dedicated to the […]

Deadline: 11 June 2021  Background and introduction The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, a public interest organisation which seeks to promote environmental justice, sustainable and equitable use of natural resources, democracy and good governance in the natural resources and environment sector seeks the services of a digital brander to develop a user manual for the Envirobot […]

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association and Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition Coordinator, Mr Shamiso Mtisi has highlighted that it is the responsibility of investors in addition to their basic obligations to act in accordance with all laws of Zimbabwe to make sure that the products produced, work conducted, and services provided by them comply with […]

21 May 2021 The Chilonga community in Chiredzi district, South Eastern Zimbabwe has been on the horns of a dilemma since the government informed them of the proposed displacement to make way for lucerne grass farming. The displacement of indigenous Shangani minority will be the last straw for the community still brooding over the 1963 […]

Zimbabwe is richly endowed with vast deposits of minerals with her economy and citizens’ livelihoods dependent on natural resources. However, the dividends of these productive assets are yet to be reaped by the public due to poor governance, lack of transparency in the sector, elite capture and politicization of economic opportunities in the mining sector, […]

Where is Zimbabwe getting it wrong? 17 May 2021 The mining sector has emerged as a key economic sector that plays a critical role in the development of the country. It brings in foreign currency which is vital in financing key public expenditures such as infrastructure development.  Since 2009, the sector has become the fastest […]

Deadline: COB  4 June 2021 Background The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is a public interest environmental law organization working on the promotion of environmental justice in Southern Africa through sustainable and equitable utilization of natural resources and environmental protection. In conducting its work in the extractives industries, ZELA believes in people-driven and people-centred approach […]