Bringing up a girl child in Chiadzwa mining area, or any other village near any mine is very difficult. This was proven yesterday Wednesday, 19th of November 2020. Mostly men think it’s the mother’s duty to check on the girl child, teach her the basics of life and protect her. Much to the disappointment of […]
Compiled by Eunica Pabwaungana Paralegal of Shurugwi Community Development Trust (SCDT) In every community programs such as budget and finance are critical for both the educated and non-educated people. The educated communities may become more dominant than the less educated because they are more technical. It is up to the Government to put in place […]
1.0 INTRODUCTION[1] The mining industry has potential to resuscitate the Zimbabwean economy if the fluid and never-ending macro-economic, political, human rights and property rights factors and problems are comprehensively addressed by Government. The 2030 Vision which is anchored on mining[2] is expected to contribute US$12 Billion by 2023[3] by tapping into the gold, platinum, diamond, […]
Compiled by Shamiso Mtisi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Community based human rights training Community based human rights training is a critical element in capacitating community groups and individuals to assert and claim their rights against state and non-state actors in the natural resources sector. The rights that community members should claim to enjoy are not different […]
The Women Can Do It (WCDI) project targeting women miners and small business owners is a project that reflects magnificent transformation. The following testimonies told by women themselves show how the project has increased their self confidence, strengthened their struggle for women rights and gender equality and their motivation to become influential. My name is […]
13 November, 2020 Introduction In 2020, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) followed closely the arrest of Henrietta Rushwaya, the President of Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport on allegations of attempting to smuggle about 6kgs of refined gold to Dubai. Corruption and gold smuggling among other issues have […]
Compiled by Joshua Machinga and Paul Matshona-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) Introduction This blog is a build up from the previous write up which delved deeper on the benefits of formalising the Artisanal and Small scale Mining sector (ASM) in Zimbabwe. This time around, we get to focus on safety and health in the ASM […]
Key concepts & approaches on community capacity building in the mining & natural resources sector Compiled by Shamiso Mtisi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association INTRODUCTION This write up is an expression of theoretical and practical concepts, lessons and approaches that have been observed and noted as potential best practice for improving the capacity of community based groups […]
Compiled by Gilbert Makore The story continues, you can access last week’s edition here REJOINING ZELA After graduation at the end of 2006, I eventually landed a trainee position at one of the global four auditing firms. I was working in the human capital advisory team of the firm. While human resources was remotely exciting, […]
Compiled by Gilbert Makore JOINING ZELA AS AN INTERN I joined the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) team as a ‘green faced’ intern in 2005. I was still studying at the University of Zimbabwe and the organisation was recruiting interns to work on World Resources Institute supported project titled ‘The Access Initiative’. The project was […]