Crisis, Mbingas and Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in …
First, the economic crisis in Zimbabwe has forced people to look for ways to survive by any means possible, leading them to several informal activities such as (informal) gold …
First, the economic crisis in Zimbabwe has forced people to look for ways to survive by any means possible, leading them to several informal activities such as (informal) gold …
In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is predominantly in gold mining and has contributed signficantly towards mineral output and a source of livelihood for many communities.
This study, conducted by the Tariro Youth Development Trust (TYDT) utilizes a mixed methods approach to explore gender-based violence (GBV) experiences of women in artisanal small-scale mining (ASM). The study was conducted in three mining hotspot districts in Zimbabwe namely; Mberengwa, Zvishavane and Shurugwi.
In that same logic, this article argues that artisanal gold mining sector in Zimbabwe is dominated by haphazard and chaotic operations, largely owing to politics and the absence of political will to formalise it and implement appropriate governance frameworks. Governance of this sector in Zimbabwe is also fragmentary, requiring …
The majority of artisanal and small-scale mining activities operate informally, which means they take place illegally without the required licences and permits. Despite the existence of legal frameworks for ASM in many countries around the world, the majority of operations remain unregulated and untaxed. Often, informal activities will …
The literature has shown that artisanal mining contributes to local livelihoods and poverty alleviation in Zimbabwe (Shoko, 2002, Spiegel, 2009, Mabhena, 2012). This message resonated in the communities visited. Here, interviewees explained that communities favoured an artisanal mining sector which has visible direct benefits to …
Debates about artisanal mining in Zimbabwe have often been focused around claims of elite capture of natural resources and political patronage (Mawowa, 2013). Meanwhile, in scholarship on mining/farming linkages in Africa more broadly, narratives have tended to present artisanal mining as an off farm activity that is replacing or undermining ...
The majority of women in engage in small-scale artisanal mining, and WLSA Zimbabwe notes that South Africa's law provides for mining syndicates and consortiums so groups can buy mining claims together. As such, women miners like the Mtandazo Women Miners Association in Gwanda, Matebeleland North have recorded some …
In support of the Government of Zimbabwe's objectives, Pact Zimbabwe is implementing the Zimbabwe Accountability and Artisanal Mining Program (ZAAMP) which is working on a pilot project to support the formalization (legalisation and professionalization) of Artisanal and Small-Scale gold mining (ASGM) and trading in …
Surge in artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe. Artisanal gold mining can be traced as far back as the precolonial era in Zimbabwe when people used to trade with …
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Sector Submitted by: Dorcas Makaza & Patson Chimuzinga To: Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) November 2020 ... other barriers.8 The Zimbabwe mining sector has immensely contributed to Zimbabwes economic resilience and agenda. The sector has increasing contributed to GDP from …
Amid socio-economic malaise facing Zimbabwe, mining is the only remaining silver lining. The sector underpins the country's socio-economic growth prospects. ... Government must not ban artisanal mining but promote decriminalisation of artisanal mining, an important source of livelihoods for millions of people in Zimbabwe. A special permit for ...
In Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has made efforts to regularize artisanal and small-scale mining (about 40,000 of at least 500,000 are reported to have registered) . In addition, the Kunda Nqob'i TB (KNTB) project in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Child Care has rolled out interventions such as targeted screening ...
Debates about artisanal mining in Zimbabwe have often been focused around claims of elite capture of natural resources and political patronage (Mawowa, 2013). Meanwhile, in scholarship on mining/farming linkages in Africa more broadly, narratives have tended to present artisanal mining as an off farm activity that is replacing or
Surge in artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe. Artisanal gold mining can be traced as far back as the precolonial era in Zimbabwe when people used to trade with the Portuguese and Arab traders. However, the introduction of Structural Adjustment Programs in the beginning of the 1990s saw a sharp increase in artisanal gold mining activity in ...
16 Kennedy Nyavaya, Zimbabwe's Rugged Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining Sector (Johannesburg: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa, 2021), 1. 17 Ibid. 18 Facebook, The Sunday Mail Facebook page, 10 December 2022. 19 Mining Zimbabwe, "Gold Delivery 2020 and 2021 to Fidelity Gold Refinery", Mining Zimbabwe, n.d.
"Artisanal mining is an important source of income for women and men across Zimbabwe and the government has made many steps towards formalizing and professionalizing the sector. However, we have to ensure women miners are included in these decision making processes and are part of the leadership in mining communities.
Artisanal gold mining is a growing threat to savanna biodiversity conservation (Bruner et al 2001, Cabeza et al 2019).In Africa (Ghana, Madagascar, Zimbabwe), efforts have been made to manage challenges emanating from the need to mine within protected areas with minimal success (Gandiwa and Gandiwa 2012, Owusu …
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As the government encourages more people to join the artisanal mining trade and unemployment rages, farmers in Zimbabwe say they are increasingly battling the negative impacts of small-scale mining. While large commercial mines are regulated and have strategies to protect the local environment, small-scale miners often operate …
In 2016, Zimbabwe's gold mining sector as a whole, consisting of both artisanal and small-scale mining (ASGM) and large-scale gold mining (LSGM), contributed 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), 18% of exports, 28% of mining output, and 1% of government revenues (royalties only) and employed 7.1% of the labor force.
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining has unfolded in central Zimbabwe in ways that defy common 'myths' and 'generalisations', especially regarding the link …
Mining with a Vuvuzela: Reconfiguring artisanal mining in Southern Zimbabwe and its implications to rural livelihoods. Journal of Contempor ary African Studies, 30 (2), 219–233. do
Until well-considered policy interventions are implemented that formalize small-scale and artisanal mining operations and stimulate gold deliveries through official channels and also protect vulnerable populations, the environment and sustainable mining practices, …
Introduction. This paper is on the practice of Indigenous artisanal gold mining around Nyahokwe and Saungweme archaeological sites in Eastern Zimbabwe with a sharp focus on the circulation of Indigenous knowledge and skill in both contemporary and historical periods.
In that same logic, this article argues that artisanal gold mining sector in Zimbabwe is dominated by haphazard and chaotic operations, largely owing to politics and the absence of political will ...
As the country grapples with economic sanctions, many Zimbabwean women are joining the artisanal mining industry. Women make up to 10 per cent of the 535,000 artisanal and small-scale miners in the country. ... "We have made great efforts to incentivize women in mining by offering them loans through the Reserve Bank of …
This can only be possible due to an enabling policy environment that supports artisanal and small-scale mining sector. Zimbabwe has an opportunity of maximizing returns from the artisanal and small-scale mining operations. The first is to recognize the sector and initiate policy reforms deliberately aimed at supporting the players in the sector ...
Zimbabwe has imposed a ban on the export of unprocessed lithium, according to a government notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday, in a bid to stop artisanal miners who the government says are digging ...
In Eastern Zimbabwe, artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) has become a way of life that provides a source of livelihood to thousands of unemployed people. Moving away from the popularised ...