Where is Zimbabwe getting it wrong? 17 May 2021 The mining sector has emerged as a key economic sector that plays a critical role in the development of the country. It brings in foreign currency which is vital in financing key public expenditures such as infrastructure development.  Since 2009, the sector has become the fastest […]

Zimbabwe is richly endowed with vast deposits of minerals with her economy and citizens’ livelihoods dependent on natural resources. However, the dividends of these productive assets are yet to be reaped by the public due to poor governance, lack of transparency in the sector, elite capture and politicization of economic opportunities in the mining sector, […]

21 May 2021 The Chilonga community in Chiredzi district, South Eastern Zimbabwe has been on the horns of a dilemma since the government informed them of the proposed displacement to make way for lucerne grass farming. The displacement of indigenous Shangani minority will be the last straw for the community still brooding over the 1963 […]

Deadline: COB  4 June 2021 Background The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is a public interest environmental law organization working on the promotion of environmental justice in Southern Africa through sustainable and equitable utilization of natural resources and environmental protection. In conducting its work in the extractives industries, ZELA believes in people-driven and people-centred approach […]

With the support of Trócaire, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is ‘Promoting a Rights Based Approach to the Utilisation and Management of Natural Resources by Smallholder Farmers. The main goal of the project is to empower women and men in Bikita, Insiza, Gutu and Matobo to actively engage and benefit from sustainable and resilient livelihoods. […]

MACHETE VIOLENCE AND CRIMINALITY IN THE GOLD SECTOR DATE: 10 May 2021 APPEARING BEFORE: JOINT PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEES ON MINES AND MINING DEVELOPMENT AND DEFENCE, HOME AFFAIRS AND SECURITY SERVICES Petition Presented by: Shamiso Mtisi, Nobuhle Mabhikwa, Joyce Nyamukunda and Clarity Sibanda (with research assistance of Joshua Machinga) ABOUT ZIMBABWE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION (ZELA) AND […]

Compiled by Clarity Sibanda-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association(ZELA) and Action Aid-Zimbabwe have launched a five year project to promote women’s participation in the extractive sector. The project titled, “Nourishing Gemstone and Granite Sector Value Chain and Beneficiation,” will be implemented in Hurungwe,Karoi and Mutoko and is a build up to Fair, […]

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a source of livelihood in Zimbabwe. It employs more than five hundred thousand workers directly and three million indirectly (Parliament Zimbabwe, 2017). However, ASM activities can damage the environment and pose health and safety risks to workers and surrounding communities. This could be attributed to poor mining and processing […]

Realising the need for government and investors to promote, protect, and fulfil human rights of communities especially Environmental, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (EESCR), the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has introduced a webinar series to deliberate on how Zimbabwe can poise economic expectation against the respect for human rights including how the courts and […]

Introduction Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) through its research arm, the Africa Institute for Environmental Law (AIEL) has a keen interest to research on Chinese Investments in Zimbabwe. The goal for the research being that of producing information which informs and empowers the Government, policy makers, Civil Society Organisations and mining communities in Zimbabwe and […]