Mutuso Dhliwayo and Mukasiri Sibanda[1] Introduction Despite going in circles on the adoption and implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)in Zimbabwe, consensus for mining sector transparency reforms exists among stakeholders. Through fiscal policies, the government has repeatedly committed to either implement EITI or revive the Zimbabwe Mining Revenue Transparency Initiative (ZMRTI) a home-grown […]
The High Court has ordered Gwanda-based mining concern, Imani Mine, to cease operations with immediate effect after failing to follow proper mining procedures. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The order was issued by Justice Jester Helena Charewa on Wednesday after the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela), on behalf of Sithini Ndlovu and Rhodine Sibanda filed a court […]
Chipo ChaumbaZimbabwe Environmental Law Association senior programmes officer, Nyaradzo Mutonhori, says it is high time civil society organisations take an action-oriented approach on the implementation of constitutional provisions which call for transparency in the mining sector. Speaking at a breakfast meeting to discuss pertinent challenges, opportunities, and progress on the management of state owned enterprises […]
Eunica Pabwaungana (Shurugwi Community Development Trust) Three members from Unki mining company visited Village 4 on the 24th of September 2019 . They were meeting a community that comprises of all age groups, from teenagers to octogenarians. The agenda of the meeting was based on the community concerns over impacts of mining activities on the […]
Chipo ChaumbaZimbabwe Environmental Law Association senior programmes officer, Nyaradzo Mutonhori, says it is high time civil society organisations take an action-oriented approach on the implementation of constitutional provisions which call for transparency in the mining sector. Speaking at a breakfast meeting to discuss pertinent challenges, opportunities, and progress on the management of state owned enterprises […]
Eunica Pabwaungana (Shurugwi Community Development Trust) Three members from Unki mining company visited Village 4 on the 24th of September 2019 . They were meeting a community that comprises of all age groups, from teenagers to octogenarians. The agenda of the meeting was based on the community concerns over impacts of mining activities on the […]
PRESS RELEASE 29 October 2019 The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) grants ZELA Observer Status The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is pleased to inform you that its application for Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) has been granted at the 65th Ordinary Session in Banjul, […]
By Joshua Machinga The Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector for long has been under the scrutiny and criticised for promoting irresponsible and unsustainable mining operations. The sector which continues to be under the microscope is characterised by rampant criminality, violence (gangsterism), environmental degradation in the form of open (not rehabilitated) pits, gold rushes (recently […]
By Joshua Machinga The Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector for long has been under the scrutiny and criticised for promoting irresponsible and unsustainable mining operations. The sector which continues to be under the microscope is characterised by rampant criminality, violence (gangsterism), environmental degradation in the form of open (not rehabilitated) pits, gold rushes (recently […]
By Sophia Takuva The colonial era has marginalised the indigenous people in African from the riches of their land. The echoes of exploitation reverberate within our current democratic dispensation, ratcheting up tensions around land and resources. Although our mineral wealth is now theoretically shared by all, the realities of exclusion remain unchanged. Introduction Artisanal and small scale […]