The Value of Our Resources Must Be Measured in the Lives They Change Zimbabwe’s natural resources continue to attract investment, generate exports and shape national economic policy. Yet across the mining sector, one question remains stubbornly unresolved: who ultimately benefits from the wealth beneath our feet? This edition of The Weekly examines that question from several angles. […]
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Communities, accountability and the choices aheadThe 30th edition of The Weekly arrives at an important moment for Zimbabwe’s natural-resource sector. As demand for critical minerals grows and new extraction projects continue to attract attention, the country is facing choices that will shape its economy, environment and communities for generations to come. At the centre of
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New CNRG research highlights the growing social, economic and environmental pressures facing women in mining-affected communities. Mining remains central to Zimbabwe’s economy, but new research by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), in partnership with the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC), with support from the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cape Town, shows that the benefits of extraction are
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By Staff Reporter There is growing concern over continued mining activities at Toronto Mines Pvt Ltd in Mutare, despite a government directive ordering the immediate cessation of mining and related operations at the site. A cease-and-desist order issued by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development on 9 August 2026 directed the company to immediately stop all mining,
Rivers are usually the great equalisers of cities. They carry water from one place to another, binding communities together and sustaining farms, livestock and ecosystems along their course. In Mutare, the Sakubva River has acquired a less flattering role: it has become a moving record of the city’s infrastructure failures. By Donald Nyarota
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The Human Cost of Extractive Wealth When the Ground Gives Way, Accountability Must Rise Zimbabwe’s extractive economy is often discussed in the language of production, investment and national revenue. This edition of The Weekly asks a more fundamental question: who bears the cost when mineral wealth is extracted without adequate protection for people, communities and the environment? The
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A Special Edition on the 2026 SADC People’s Summit Welcome to this special edition of The Weekly, dedicated to the 2026 SADC People’s Summit and the critical conversations emerging from Southern Africa’s people’s movements, communities and civil society. Held under the theme “The People’s SADC: Strengthening People’s Solidarity in a Polycrisis of Debt, Inequality, Conflict, Extractivism
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Mining has long been a major pillar of Zimbabwe’s economy, contributing to employment, national revenue, and foreign-exchange earnings. However, the benefits of mining have not been equally distributed. In many rural and mining-affected communities, women continue to bear a disproportionate share of the environmental, social, and economic costs associated with extractive activities. The report “Impact
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Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth has never been in greater demand. From gold and lithium to platinum, chrome and diamonds, the country is increasingly positioned at the centre of a global scramble for critical minerals. Yet as extraction expands, a fundamental question remains: who is ultimately paying the price, and who is benefiting from this mineral wealth? The
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Zimbabwe stands at the centre of the global race for critical minerals. Lithium, iron and steel, gold and other resources are attracting unprecedented investment, positioning the country as an important player in the global energy transition and industrial development. But, as this edition of The Weekly illustrates, the true measure of progress cannot be found
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