At a time when the country is extending a begging bowl to procure COVID-19 vaccines, the government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) is awarding tax holidays to extractive companies. The government recently granted a five-year tax holiday to Great Dyke Investments, a platinum mine operation. This is particularly concerning because the mining sector is a key contributor […]
Compiled by Michelle Matsvaire, Rodrick Moyo and Byron Zamasiya-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Zimbabwe was hit by another cyclone in January 2021 at a time when the country was taking stock of the damage by cyclone Chalane. Cyclone Eloise reached Zimbabwe after weakening into a tropical storm. Prior to its arrival, the Civil Protection Unit and […]
With the increasing demand for critical minerals in renewable energy such as lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel, companies are ever racing to produce the technology needed to support the low-carbon transition, from electric vehicles to solar panels to wind turbines. However, the companies’ human rights due diligence is not keeping pace with expanding exploration, increasing […]
The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Natural Resource Governance (STAR-NRG) consortium members, Silveira House and the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) have called on mining companies, policy makers, artisanal and small-scale miners to review and enforce implementation of child –sensitive policies in the extractive industry, a sector that has exposed children to health hazards and […]
Compiled by Paul Matshona and Joshua Y. Machinga-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Background Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an indispensable sector in many developing countries. In Zimbabwe, the sector contributes to a broad-based development of the economy, contributing more than 60% of export receipts, more than 13% to GDP direct investment into the country[1]. The […]
STATE OF BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2020 Deadline: 15 February 2021 Background A Local NGO whose work is centred on a core group of rights which are reflective of natural resources governance namely, environmental, economic, social, and cultural (EESC) rights, seeks the services of a consultant to produce a report on the state of […]
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS IN THE MINING SECTOR IN ZIMBABWE Deadline: 15 February 2021 Introduction A local NGO that works to promote good governance, environmental justice and sustainable development in the natural resource sector seeks the services of a consultant to produce a report assessing the effectiveness of various transparency measures that […]
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSPARENCY MECHANISMS IN THE MINING SECTOR IN ZIMBABWE Deadline: 15 February 2021 Introduction A local NGO that works to promote good governance, environmental justice and sustainable development in the natural resource sector seeks the services of a consultant to produce a report assessing the effectiveness of various transparency measures that […]
Deadline: COB 15th February 2020 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 that children and youths are […]
Deadline: COB 15th February 2020 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 that children and youths are […]