By Clarity Sibanda-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Zimbabwe is facing political turmoil, intolerance and human rights violations. By most economic indicators, poverty levels continue increasing and this has been exacerbated by drought. The Southern African country prides itself of vast mineral deposits but many questions have been raised on why the revenue from mineral resources has […]
P O Box 2296 CAPE TOWN 8000 Fax : +27-21-424 9564 Email : admin@ejn.org.za 11th Alternative Mining Indaba 3-5 February 2020, Cape Town, South Africa Preamble: 1.1. We, the over 400 delegates at the 11th Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) drawn from 33 countries and comprising representatives of civil society organisations, community members, faith-based organizations (FBOs), traditional […]
WORLD WETLANDS DAY [2nd February 2020] Theme: Wetlands and Biodiversity The World Wetlands Day celebrated on the 2nd February of every year marks the date for the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) in the Iranian City of Ramsar on the same day in 1971. The Ramsar Convention recognises the extreme importance of […]
As the government of Zimbabwe takes action to contain machete gangs who have wreaked havoc in almost every key gold producing areas in Zimbabwe, mining sector transparency reforms must not go under the policy radar. To a large extent, Publish What You Pay-Zimbabwe believes that opacity, the secretive way in which the mining sector operates […]
Dear Partners, Colleagues and Stakeholders This is to notify you that the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is officially back in office after a well-deserved break. It is a New Year, a new chapter, a new decade, but be that as it may be, our mission of promoting Environmental justice through sustainable and equitable utilisation […]
STOP THE MACHETE! A stitch in time saves nine WE, the 45 citizens of the Republic of Zimbabwe drawn from mining impacted communities, civil society organizations, parliament of Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale miners, captains of industry, the media fraternity and government officials gathered at the Holiday Inn-Hotel in Harare on the 17th of January 2020 […]
MULTISTAKEHOLDER CONVENING ON VIOLENCE IN THE ARTISANAL & SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING SECTOR (17/01/2020) Stop the Machete! For immediate release Harare, 16/01/2020- The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) with support from the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) will tomorrow host a one-day multi-stakeholder conference to discuss the attention-grabbing spate of violence in the artisanal mining […]
KP Chair, President of WDC Working Group Chairs Ladies and gentlemen, Dear Participants and Observers, The best thing about this Plenary has been the warm welcome by our host India, for which we extend our gratitude. We further wish to thank the chairs of the Working Groups, the Ad hoc Committee on Review and Reform, […]
Opening Remarks by KP Civil Society Coalition Kimberley Process, Plenary November 18, 2019 New Delhi, India Kimberley Process Chair, President of the World Diamond Council, Distinguished guests, Kimberley Process colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Introduction On behalf of the KP Civil Society Coalition, let me start by congratulating India for chairing and hosting this 2019 Plenary […]
By Mutuso Dhliwayo (Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association) Introduction Unlike in the past when government’s intentions to join the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) have not been matched with significant follow ups from stakeholders, this time around, it is a different story altogether. Since the renewed commitment to be part of EITI family was made in […]