Barrick Gold Corp. is signalling it could be in for a protracted slog in Mali, as the big Canadian gold miner pushes back on the military government’s demands for a greater share of the country’s mining spoils. Barrick on Wednesday…
A UN-led panel of nearly 100 countries is to draw up new guidelines to prevent some of the environmental damage and human rights abuses associated with mining for “critical minerals”. Mining for some of the key raw materials used in…
The world’s largest mining company has a problem. Australia’s BHP has set out its intention to snap up the rival miner Anglo American in a multibillion-pound deal that would reshape the global industry. Its proposed £31bn takeover plan has already…
Rio Tinto is facing a likely lawsuit in an English court brought by the UK-based law firm Leigh Day on behalf of people living in villages near a mine in Madagascar. In a letter of claim, a document that is an…
Estamos à procura de consultores qualificados para realizar uma investigação crucial sobre a extração de petróleo e gás em Moçambique e na África do Sul, como parte do Projeto de Acção sobre o Gás e o Petróleo na África Austral…
The founding members of the Pamoja Critical Minerals Forum are calling for organisations based in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe that share the Forum's aspirations to join as members. What is the…
SARW will host a training program for Rights Defenders on Emerging Human Rights and Environmental Issues Linked to Critical Minerals in Zimbabwe. The program is aimed at rights defenders, activists, and community-based organisations from lithium mining communities from Bikita, Buhera, Goromonzi, Zvishavane, and Mutoko. The primary objectives of the training program are to enhance the knowledge and understanding of at least 20 human rights defenders and civil society organisations about the human rights and environmental issues linked to critical minerals, provide participants with practical tools and strategies to identify, monitor, and report human rights abuses and environmental damages related to critical minerals, and foster networking and collaboration among human rights defenders and civil society organisations at the local, national, and international levels.
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The SARW is seeking two consultants for the AGOSA project, one for Mozambique and another for South Africa. The deadline for expression of interest is February 27, 2024. Click below for detailed ToRs.
SADC Regional Training of Trainers of environmental activists and campaigners on tactics and techniques to protect themselves against SLAPPs The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) under the Coalition Against SLAPPs in Africa calls for applicants for a regional training of…