by Admin | Jan 28, 2020 | Blog
In 2002, the government adopted the Minerals Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) without including rights for communities who, have, and would continue, to face the worst consequences of mining operations. The Bill which had taken its inspiration from an...
by Admin | Oct 27, 2019 | Blog
An Ecological Crises: The old is dying and the new cannot be born. Introduction: The world is faced with two immediate and imminent threats. One the one hand the rising levels of inequality has emerged as a grave threat to social stability and sustainable development,...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog
Zama-Zama`s Fight For The Right To Work Exposes Policies That Seek To Benefit The Elite The primary objectives of the Minerals Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), which governs the mining Industry, are to: Promote equitable access to the nations mineral and...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog
Decolonising Work – A case for Zama-Zama`s “Decolonisation is the process of revealing and dismantling colonial power in all its forms, this includes dismantling the hidden aspects of those institutions and cultural forces that had maintained the colonialist’s power...
by Admin | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog
ASM`s Are Here To Stay And Cannot Be Hidden Underground In the mining industry, a distinction exists between large-scale mining (LSM) and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Artisanal mining usually refers to purely manual mining conducted on a very small-scale,...
by Admin | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog
The Minister of Finance recently released an economic strategy paper that is meant to move the country away from its current “unsustainable” economic trajectory towards an economy that promotes “economic transformation”, supports “labour-intensive growth”, and results...
