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Zimbabwe’s government on Tuesday banned all mining in national parks, one day after environmental rights lawyers went to court to bar a Chinese firm from exploring for coal in the country’s biggest game reserve.
By Shame Makoshori Zimbabwe has lost US$144 billion in potential revenue from the mining sector since 2009, largely due to a plethora of problems, among them a power supply crisis, punitive tax regime and investor fatigue caused by unfriendly laws, the Financial Gazette can report. Volatile commodity prices are also said to have played a […]
By Mumera Wisdom Earlier this week the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) held a workshop at a plush hotel in Harare. It was supported by the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) which provided the bulk of the funding. The theme of the event was Capacitating the Public Accounts Committee to make Government more accountable […]
Government should clearly state which department or agency has a 40% shareholding in diamond producer Anjin to ensure that diamond revenue goes to Treasury, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) has said.