This week’s edition of The Weekly captures a world in motion and in resistance. From the Amazon to Zimbabwe’s mineral fields, people’s movements are challenging the systems driving ecological destruction, economic injustice, and political repression.
Our lead story examines the fiery declaration of the Peoples’ Summit in Belém, where more than 70,000 delegates issued a global call to dismantle corporate power and demand real climate justice rooted in Indigenous rights, demilitarisation, and ecological sovereignty. As COP30 approaches, these voices insist that lasting solutions will come from organised communities, not elite negotiations.
Closer to home, we unpack the unfolding legal storm around RioZim, where workers are pushing for corporate rescue in a case that may redefine accountability in Zimbabwe’s mining sector. We also track renewed scrutiny on the Kimberley Process, which civil society warns is failing to confront diamonds linked to violence and geopolitical conflict.
In this edition, CNRG also reflects on future-focused civic organising through DARIRO 1.0, analyses the constitutional dangers embedded in the Mines and Minerals Bill, and documents urgent humanitarian concerns in Manhize, where families face unsafe relocations amid severe storms.
Across all stories, one theme is constant: communities are resisting exploitation, demanding justice, and reshaping the future on their own terms.