Tag: ZELA
Zimbabwe recorded approximately 150 mining fatalities in the nine months to September 30, 2026, up from 132 deaths in the whole of 2025, prompting Deputy Chief Government Mining Engineer Tapererwa Paswavaviri to call for greater access...
The Zimbabwe National Institute of Rock Engineering (ZINIRE) has called for rock-engineering solutions that can be applied across mining operations of different sizes, with particular attention to ground support and the prevention of fatalities in artisanal...
Upsurge in ASM deaths a cause for concern – ZELA
Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has shown its concern over the upsurge of accidents in small-scale mines due to a lack of knowledge among...
ZELA conducts research on formalisation of Artisanal miners
A local Non-Governmental Law Association, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association is seeking to carry out a research on the formalisation of the artisanal and small-scale...
ZELA Press Statement on the shooting of two miners at Reden Mine Gweru
The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) condemns the shooting of two gold mine workers, Wendy Chikwaira and Kennedy Tachiona by their Chinese Mine employer...
ZMF requests a meeting with Chinese Embassy officials
Zimbabwe's largest mining body the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has requested a meeting with the Chinese Embassy officials.In a statement, the ZMF requested the...
Mining communities need Covid-19 support
MINING communities are also exposed to the COVID 19 pandemic and need social safety nets in the form of financial support and personal protective...
Does budget have mining fiscal scaffolds?
A few days after the release of the 2020 National Budget Statement, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) received an invitation from the Clerk...



