Community Blogs

By Cosmas Sunguro and Proud Nyakuni. Dated 16-07-2020 trucks loading diamond ore in Chiadzwa. The road map towards the attainment of 12 Billion dollar economy as pronounced by government of Zimbabwe is under siege due to emerging impediments. The disclosure was made at a workshop hosted and facilitated by Zimbabwe …

Compiled by Kudakwashe Zivera Mimosa mining company on 21/07/2020 once again enabled citizen participation by calling stakeholders for an EIA consultation meeting  for an expansion of a tailings dam and opening of a new shaft at North hill. The meeting was attended by the local Chief,DDC ,RRDC,government departments and the …

Article and Pictures by: Mufute Tawanda B (ATRDT Sec) With the call for social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19 one wonders how Chirasika Primary School is going to conduct lessons when schools reopen.  Chirasika Primary School was built by Anjin Mining Company for the diamond relocated families. Four …

By Rodrick Moyo, Byron Zamasiya and Michelle Matsvaire Climate change is one of the major problems affecting both developing and developed countries in the 21st century. The world is in a climate crisis and the time for action is #now. Most notably, the year 2020 was anticipated in earmarking implementation …

Compiled by Nobuhle T Mabhikwa-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Introduction Wildlife trade has been a topical issue in the past, but this time around what makes it more special is the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists suspect that the virus has its origins in snakes, bats and pangolins, the latter of which is …

Compiled by Byron Zamasiya-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association The COVID-19 which broke out in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China late last year and spread to over 70 countries has taken the world by storm[1][2]. There is a general agreement that this disease which has its ecological reservoir in bats broke out …

By Nqobizitha Ndlovu-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Introduction The first quarter of the year has seen the outbreak and fight against the COVID-19 epidemic eclipse all world issues. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the disease a pandemic on 11 March 2020, and currently it has infected over 2 million and …

By Fadzai Lee Midzi-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association On 22 March 2020 we were celebrating world water day, acknowledging the importance of water. In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and the climate change discourse, water remains a critical resource which is getting scarce by the day yet key in preventing the …

By Cosmas Sunguro INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Education is said to be the ‘key to success’. These wise words would only be meaningful only if the responsible authorities knew that it unlocks and awakens the community. Education is like light put in the dark room. No doubt that it plays a …

By Proud Nyakuni and Cosmas Sunguro Financial, economic, health and other crises and measures put in place impact men and women differently, and yet the effects of austerity measures on women and girls are rarely considered. Globally, women are more vulnerable to these economic shocks. During times of crisis, global …