CASE BRIEF Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association vs City of Harare 2779/2020 Zimbabwe Environmental law Association filed a court application against City of Harare for a structural interdict. This case was filed pursuant to the discharge of raw (untreated effluent) by City of Harare into the water bodies thereby causing water pollution.For varying periods beginning from […]
CASE BRIEF ZELA vs Chitungwiza Municipality 2778/2020 ZELA filed a case at the High court of Zimbabwe for a structural interdict against City of Harare. This case was filed against the following background, from as far as 2013 Chitungwiza Municipality has been responsible for water pollution within its jurisdiction by causing the discharge of untreated […]
Case Brief Younger Ncube vs City of Harare This a summons case in which ZELA is assisting Younger Ncube to claim the delictual damages he incurred as a result of failure by City of Harare to exercise its duty of care. In this case Younger Ncube`s son sustained severe injuries after falling into a dumpsite […]
Case Brief SOCNET VS MINISTER OF MINES AND MINISTER OF FINANCE HC 3529/2020 This is a case where ZELA is offering and supporting a local based organization by the name SAVE ODZI COMMUNITY NETWORK TRUST against the Ministry of Mines as well the Ministry of Finance. This case was filed against the background that this […]
Case Brief DEKA river water pollution On behalf of Greater Hwange Residents Trust,ZELA requested information in terms of section 62 of the Constitution from Environmental Management Agency on the DEKA water pollution case. It has been advised by its members in Mashala and Makwa in Hwange that they are suffering due to the high levels […]
THE TRUSTEES OF ARDA TRANSAU RELOCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST VS ZIMBABWE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIIBUTION COMPANY(ZETDC) (PVT) LTD HC 88/20 In the wake of Covd 19 the residents of Arda Transau found themselves without access to safe and clean water as provided for in terms of section 76 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The residents had […]
Case Brief Younger Ncube vs City of Harare HC 2780/2020 In this case ZELA supported Mr Younger on behalf of his son(Mqondisi Ncube) to file a case against City of Harare pertaining to Golden Quarry dumpsite. On or about the 5th of October 2019 Mqondisi Ncube was passing through Golden Quarry dumpsite as an access […]
THE TRUSTEES OF ARDA TRANSAU RELOCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST VS ZIMBABWE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIIBUTION COMPANY(ZETDC) (PVT) LTD HC 88/20 In the wake of Covd 19 the residents of Arda Transau found themselves without access to safe and clean water as provided for in terms of section 76 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The residents had […]
Case Brief Sengwa coal fired project ZELA over the past few months has been working on the proposed coal fired project case. The information relating to the massive proposed coal fired project is still enshrouded in secrecy to the detriment of the Sengwa community and the country at large. ZELA has therefore served letters on […]
By Paul Matshona-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association What is the MINAMATA Convention? The Minamata Convention is a legally binding instrument pushing towards mercury reduction and elimination[1]. Currently, the Convention has 128 signatures and 123 ratifications (including 50 African countries).[2] Zimbabwe signed the Convention on 11 October 2013 to curb mercury use. The objective of this Convention […]