ZVISHAVANE CSOT Petition

PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE ____________________________________ FORM OF PETITION _______________________________________________________________ TO THE PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE ____________________________________ ____________________________________ PRESENTED TO THE SPEAKER OF ZIMBABWE 0N 4th NOVEMBER 2019 The Petition of the Undersigned: MHONDONGORI RESOURCES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST Mhondongori Primary School P Bag 697 Zvishavane whose Trustees are the following:Zireva Kudakwashe Zireva,Ratidzo Moyo, Bigboy Mboora,Renada Chimiti, Martha Madziviridze […]

Zimbabwe government must rethink on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)

By Joyce Nyamukunda Machiri, Zimbabwe PWYP Coordinator The COVID-19 crisis that has hit Zimbabwe and the global village has made us to realize the need and importance of transparency and accountability in management of our mineral resources for improved service delivery. Walking round Zimbabwe’s mining communities, there is very little to show for the minerals […]

Africa needs an African contextual response to COVID-19

Compiled by Moreblessings Chidaushe-Norwegian Church Aid Southern Africa Regional Advocacy office 30 March 2020 As more African countries are implementing lockdown measures as they make concerted efforts to contain COVID-19, panic is spreading at many levels across the African society.  On March 25,2020 having entered a state of emergency a few days earlier, the South […]

COVID-19: Mining Sector and Communities Situational Report

COVID-19: Mining Sector and Communities Situational Report First Series                             Date of Issue: 21 -28 March 2020 Situation in Selected Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Communities A day before the declaration of a National Lockdown by the President of Zimbabwe, and with five officially confirmed COVID-19 cases, one casualty and counting, ZELA conducted a quick […]

Real life challenges of programming in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: A case for flexibility and agility in the development aid sector – Reflections from the South

Compiled by Nyaradzo Mutonhori and Moreblessings Chidaushe When it started with a few cases in Wuhan, China towards the end of 2019, COVID-19 was little discussed or given the attention it deserved, and the world may well have under-estimated its potential spread and impact right from the beginning. No-one was prepared for what the world […]

The right of access to water in Zimbabwe in the face of COVID-19: Assessment of the government’s response

Nqobizitha Ndlovu-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Introduction The 22nd of March 2020 marked the World Water Day annual commemoration with this year’s celebration running under the theme “Water and climate change.” The day was however eclipsed by the worldwide outbreak and spread of a viral disease COVID-19. A pandemic declared as such by the World Health […]

Zimbabwe’ embraces the Beneficial Ownership register in its new Companies and Other Business Entities Act

By Joyce Nyamukunda Machiri-Publish What You Pay-Zimbabwe Coordinator Zimbabwe has managed to come up with the new Companies and other Business Entities Act. The Act requires companies to keep and maintain a register of beneficial owners of the company and to file such information with the Registrar of Companies. This is a baby step which […]

ZELA’s position on COVID-19

25 March 2020 ATTENTION: ZIMBABWE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION PARTNERS,DONORS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS RE: COVID-19 MEASURES AND STRATEGIES TO REDUCE HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS Greetings and here is hoping I find you well and safe. With the deadly novel coronavirus COVID 19 that has drastically affected most parts of Asia, Europe, North America and spreading into […]