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The Southern Africa Resource Watch was founded in 2007 and operated as a project within the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). Its location and operations were primarily in SADC, well known as the world’s richest region in terms of extractive resources. While its establishment was related to the global natural resources boom of the 2000s, SARW outlived that specific economic boom as well as numerous extractive industry cycles over the years.
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Reflections on the Regulation and Control of Strategic Minerals of Artisanal Exploitation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Africa Extractive Quarterly Monitor, 2nd Issue, January-April 2020
The Political Economy of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Zimbabwe: The problem of Formalisation
News
Press Release
ACCOMPAGNEMENT DE LA CHEFFERIE DE BAYEKE PAR SARW DANS LES CONSULTATIONS DES COMMUNAUTES EN VUE DE LA SIGNATURE DU CAHIER DES CHARGES DE L’ENTREPRISE TENKE FUNGURUME MINING
SARW est engagé dans un processus de renforcement des capacités des Entités Territoriales Décentralisées (ETD) en République Démocratique du Congo (RDC). C’est dans ce cadre...
Press Release
SARW’S SUPPORT TO THE BAYEKE KINGDOM IN THE CONSULTATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR THE SIGNING OF A SHARED LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIESWITH TENKE FUNGURUME MINING
SARW is engaged in a process of capacity building for Decentralised Territorial Entities (DTEs) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As part of this...
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First Quantum Minerals’ Hypocrisy Exposed
The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) is pleased that First Quantum Minerals (FQM) Kansanshi mine has finally appointed a Zambian as the mine’s General Manager....
Events
Dialogue Number 1: A Community of Practice: Towards an ASGM Formalisation Framework in Zimbabwe
Event Date: 17 September 2020
Event Time: 14:00 PM
Speakers:Veronica Zano
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe via ZOOM