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 […]
5 June 2025 Today, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) joins the global community in celebrating World Environment Day 2025, focused on ending plastic pollution under the theme #BeatPlasticPollution. Amid these celebrations, ZELA notes with concern the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) findings that an estimated 11 million tonnes of plastic waste leak into aquatic ecosystems […]
4 June 2025 The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) applauds the Government of Zimbabwe for its renewed commitment to operationalise and strengthen Community Share Ownership Trusts (CSOTs). This initiative is needed critically, as many trusts have lacked legal recognition and effective governance since the 2018 amendment of the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act and subsequent […]
Bridging conservation finance with social justice Today, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) joins the global community in celebrating World Wildlife Day 2025 under the theme “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet.” This theme powerfully resonates with ZELA’s core values and strategic commitment to advancing sustainable, equitable, and community-centred conservation practices. ZELA has […]
16 December 2024, Geneva My name is Obert Bore, a Zimbabwean national, and I am honored to deliver this statement on behalf of: ActionAid International, Pan African Lawyers Union, Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, FIDA-Uganda, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability, Franciscans International, Lusophone Platform on Human Rights, Network of African […]