1.0 Background A local non-governmental Law Association is seeking to carry out a research on private sector responsible investments and sourcing focusing on the mining sector in Zimbabwe. The organisation’s motivation to carry out this research emanates from the fact that trade and investment in natural mineral resources hold great potential for generating income, growth […]
“When the weather is good, I move my workstation outside”- Moreblessings Chidaushe-Norwegian Church Aid South Africa has been in lockdown since March 26th, 2020 -except for specific essential services, everyone must strictly stay home and move only when necessary for example to buy essentials such as food. This has meant that we have had to […]
Terms of Reference Understanding Civic and citizen engagement in mineral revenue use for socio economic development 1.0 Background The management of mineral resource extraction and mineral revenues remains largely opaque[1]. While mineral resources juridically belong to the citizens, the very same citizens are not privy to the mining contracts entered into by the government and […]
Tracking mining tax revenue use for advancing gender responsive public services 1.0 Background A local Non Governmental Law Association is seeking to carry out a research on tracking mining tax revenue use for advancing gender responsive public services. The organisation’s motivation to carry out this research emanates from an observation that over the years, mining […]
The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association joins all the citizens of Zimbabwe and the world in celebrating the past and present victories of workers while making clear the organisation’s commitment to continue defending the workers’ labour struggles. The 2020 International Workers’ Day is being commemorated under a different atmosphere. The day comes at a time when […]
April 2020 As the country is adopting a cocktail of economic measures to contain the impacts of the Coronavirus, it is important for civil society organisations (CSOs) and citizens to understand why transparency and accountability in the Extractive Sector can be a game changer in Zimbabwe’s fight against its current and future social development problems. […]
The extractives sector is one of the major pillars of the Zimbabwean economy. It is thus not surprising that President ED Mnangagwa, in his address to the nation on the extension of the national lockdown in the fight against COVID-19 on 19 April, 2020, allowed the mining sector to “resume or scale up operations.” https://www.fairplanet.org/op-ed/the-mineral-resource-curse-in-zimbabwe-extractives-environmental-justice-and-sustainable-development/
Compiled by Moreblessings Chidaushe 22nd April, 2020 On the 22nd April 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a R500 billion COVID-19 socio-economic relief package for South Africa – cast in a six months’ timeframe. The package is equivalent to 10% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – this is no small package by any measure. […]
Compiled by Moreblessings Chidaushe (16 April 2020) COVID-19 has become the greatest calamity of our time, at no point in our lifetime have we ever witnessed an event of this magnitude, speed, impact and disruption, one that literally grounds the whole world, like the WHOLE WIDE WORLD and leaves it speechless. We are all inundated […]