Tag: Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA)
Gvt should decriminalize gemstone possession, Moyo
In order to benefit significantly from the country’s semi-precious stones and to witness the growth of the industry, the government of Zimbabwe should decriminalize...
It is Parliament’s sworn duty to enforce compliance in the mining sector
Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has said it is the Parliament's inescapable duty to enforce compliance by all private and public companies through its...
NO to irresponsible mining
The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has denounced irresponsible mining and lamented that such practices are placing human and animal lives at risk, creating...
Mining disasters: Is government complicit?
YEAR-IN, year-out, lives are lost in Zimbabwe’s mining sector, with corruption and inadequate monitoring of mining activities by the government cited as major causes.
For...
ZELA to rehabilitate former machete and gold gang members
Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) is taking a massive step in ensuring that former machete-gangs are rehabilitated into the mining sector in order to...
Minerals not benefiting the country, Mtisi
Mineral resources in Zimbabwe are being lost and not benefiting the country except a few companies and individuals especially in the gold and diamond...
Chinese, Artisanal miners major contributors to depleting the environment
Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) Deputy Director Shamiso Mtisi speaking in an a-no-holds-barred interview with Open Parly ZW said artisanal miners and Chinese mining...
Chinese owned companies neglecting Covid-19 regulations
Several Chinese-owned mining companies in Zimbabwe are reportedly not fully providing their employees with personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect them from COVID-19, a...
Zim urged to implement Extractive Industries Transparent Initiative
The government of Zimbabwe has been urged to urgently implement the extractive industries transparent Initiative (EITI) by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) to...