By Kudakwashe Dube The growing global challenge known as the triple planetary crisis – climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution – continues to affect communities around the world. In Zimbabwe, mining activities in areas such as Bikita and across Masvingo Province have increasingly contributed to environmental degradation and raised significant human rights concerns, including displacement, […]
27 February 2026 The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation (ZELO) views Government’s recent ban on the export of Lithium concentrate as a development which will help plug mineral leakages. Having identified the risks and vulnerabilities in the lithium sector in our recent Mine to Market Situational Report for critical minerals which tracked Zimbabwe’s Lithium supply and […]
Speech by Shamiso Mtisi – Deputy Director (ZELO) Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba (ZAMI) Hon Deputy Minister, Minister of State for Matebeland, Dear distinguished guest, ladies and gentlemen, 15 years ago, at Double Tree Hotel in Cape Town and on the sidelines of the Alternative Mining Indaba, I sat for lunch with Moreblessings Chidaushe. Moreblessings was […]
By Obert Bore & Mutuso Dhliwayo After years of inertia, the winds of progress are finally shifting in Zimbabwe’s journey towards responsible business conduct and corporate accountability. The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) recently convened a landmark multistakeholder meeting on 29 and 30 April 2025 aimed at building capacity of stakeholders and catalyzing dialogue for […]
ZELA seeks partnerships with academic institutions to provide hands-on environmental legal training for students Introduction Zimbabwe is set to mark a significant milestone in legal education and environmental justice with the establishment of a specialized division dedicated to environmental law in the existing legal clinic at Midlands State University (MSU). This innovative initiative is a […]
Kudakwashe Dube, Hillary Mugota and Joshua Machinga With a mission that extends beyond environmental concerns, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) focuses on protecting community rights, especially for the most vulnerable members of society, including children. With support from European Union and in partnership with Government of Zimbabwe, Save the Children, Coalition Against Child Labour in […]
Compiled by Batanai Mutasa Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Coalition members in Zimbabwe are taking gender sensitive approaches in their call for extractive sector revenues to form the basis for development and improve the lives of ordinary citizens in the country. PWYP undertakes public campaigns and policy advocacy to achieve disclosure of information about extractive […]
Compiled by Tildar Nyakuni and Whitney Chinowawa (Environmental Child Rights Defenders) Our work in mining communities such as Chiadzwa and Chimanimani has given us firsthand experiences of the devastating impact of environmental degradation on children’s lives. These experiences have spurred us to keep writing and advocating for Environmental Child Rights as ECR Defenders under the […]
Date of Release: 8 October, 2024 As the nation embarks on the formulation of the 2025 National Budget, it is crucial to acknowledge concerns raised by various stakeholders, including Government officials, Parliamentarians, academia, and community representatives. These stakeholders have expressed reservations that the mining sector has not been contributing a fair share of taxes to […]
Compiled by Hazel T Chimbiro I had the opportunity to participate in public consultations conducted by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Environment, Climate, Wildlife, and Tourism in Gokwe, Matopos, Tsholotsho, Hwange, Binga, and Victoria Falls from 8–15 July 2024. Representing the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association with support from the Zimbabwe Accountability and Citizen Engagement (ZIMACE) […]