Zimbabwe’s extractive sector stands at a critical crossroads. The promise of mineral wealth transforming into shared prosperity has long animated policy, yet the distance between ambition and reality remains stark. In this edition, we confront that gap head-on. From the government’s renewed “mine-to-market” push, which seeks to anchor beneficiation and industrial growth, to the cautious […]
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CNRG Condemns the Shooting at SINOAFRICA HUIJIN Mine: A Disturbing Pattern of State-Enabled Impunity For Immediate Release HARARE, 15 April, 2026 The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) expresses deep concern and condemnation of the recent shooting incident at SINOAFRICA HUIJIN Mine, on Sunday 12 April, 2026. Sino Africa Huijin is based at Premier
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Editorial Note | The Weekly – 10th Edition Development, in its most compelling form, promises progress, opportunity, and shared prosperity. Yet, as this edition of The Weekly reveals, the lived reality across many African communities tells a more complicated story, one where the gains of development are unevenly distributed, and its costs are often borne by those
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By Donald Nyarota Communities in Boterekwa, Shurugwi, have taken their grievances over destructive mining practices to the Parliament of Zimbabwe, demanding urgent intervention to address environmental damage, health risks, and loss of livelihoods. The petition, submitted by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), highlights a pattern of alleged regulatory failure by key authorities, including
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By Tanaka Ndongera On 24–25 March 2026, the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) brought its Just and Fair Share Campaign to Mutare, marking the initiative’s second major launch following its successful debut in Hwange in February. Funded by the Open Society Foundation (OSF), the two-day event gathered 23 participants from across Manicaland’s mining-affected districts,
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By Donald Nyarota In Mutare, against the backdrop of Zimbabwe’s eastern highlands, where gold panning, quarrying and riverbed extraction increasingly shape local livelihoods, a recent training under the ENABLE project to cast a sharp light on a quieter crisis: mining-induced internal displacement. The project, funded by the European Union and Bread for the World, and
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At the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company, where the promise of national wealth has long been tied to the glitter of Marange, the luster appears to be fading, at least for those tasked with extracting it. Workers, according to internal accounts, have gone nearly five months without pay, a silence in wages that contrasts sharply
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Editorial Note – Weekly, 10th Edition In this 9th edition of The Weekly, a clear and unsettling pattern emerges: Zimbabwe’s extractive sector is not merely an economic space, but a contested terrain where power, rights, and survival intersect. From Mutare to Shurugwi, from Chiadzwa to Penhalonga, the stories in this issue collectively interrogate a central question—who
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Communities Demand Parliamentary Action Over Destructive Mining in Boterekwa, Shurugwi Harare, Zimbabwe – The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) formally submitted a petition to the Parliament of Zimbabwe calling for urgent intervention in response to escalating environmental destruction, public health risks, and human rights violations linked to mining activities in Boterekwa, Shurugwi. The
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Gold, Power, and the Politics of Transition This week’s edition lays bare a defining feature of Zimbabwe’s political economy: the persistent entanglement of natural resources, power, and public interest. Across gold, lithium, wildlife, and climate finance, a single question echoes—who truly benefits? Our lead story on riverbed mining exposes a familiar pattern dressed in new
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