Press Releases

For Immediate Release 12 February 2026 The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) calls upon the Government of Zimbabwe, particularly the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, to immediately halt all mining operations in the Tsvingwe residential area, Mutasa District, Manicaland Province. CNRG is deeply concerned by the commencement of open-cast mining activities on a […]

The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) strongly condemns the shocking deterioration of safety standards at Bikita Minerals, Zimbabwe’s largest lithium mine, following the death of a dump truck driver, Farai Murimoga Mutsvange, in the early hours of today. This comes hot on the heels of a blasting incident that took place at the mine

For Immediate ReleaseDate: Harare, 02 July 2025   The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) calls for immediate government intervention following documented human rights abuses, forced displacements, and environmental destruction linked to the Magunje cement and mining projects, being developed by Labenmon Investments in partnership with China-based West International Holding.   According to public reports,

The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) is deeply concerned by the ongoing mass export of unprocessed lithium, with reports indicating up to 3,000 tons of ore leaving Zimbabwe daily. While we acknowledge the government’s recent announcement to ban lithium concentrate exports by January 2027, we believe this is a step in the right direction,

The Centre for Natural Resource Governance strongly opposes a decision to cull 50 elephants under the guise of “management.” Culling is a cruel, outdated response to ecological challenges. We call for humane, science-based alternatives that protect both wildlife and communities. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) announced a decision to authorize the killing

On World Environment Day 2025, the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a strong call for urgent action against Zimbabwe’s deepening environmental crisis. While echoing global efforts to combat plastic pollution, CNRG highlights the country’s escalating pollution and ecological damage caused by unregulated mining. The statement points to widespread deforestation, toxic water contamination,

FOR IMMEDIATE REALEASE HARARE, 25 FEBRUARY 2025- The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) strongly opposes the application by Sunny Ye Feng (Pvt) Ltd for a special mining license in the Bumbusi Ruins area of Hwange, as outlined in the Exclusive Prospective Order No. 04 of 2021. We have formally submitted our objection to the

Harare 14 February 2025   The undersigned Zimbabwean Civil Society Organizations are deeply concerned with the killings and use of torture as a method of punishment meted on artisanal diamond miners by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) in Marange. Ever since it started its operations in 2015 ZCDC security guards have killed scores of