The contamination of surface water by heavy metals, especially mercury, has become a
global issue. This problem is particularly exacerbated in rivers and reservoirs situated in …

Scholars have examined the often 'illegal'status of artisanal and small-scale miners in Africa
from a range of perspectives. Yet there is scope for further research on understandings of …

This article focuses on the moral contestations of the people of Chiadzwa (eastern
Zimbabwe) against their displacement from the area's communal lands and resettlement to …

This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and
decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of …

This paper examines unregulated gold-mining activities prevalent at disused mines and
decommissioned shafts at operating mines in post-apartheid South Africa. This kind of …

This article recognizes and analyzes rural resistance to the proliferation of the fateful
experience of modernity and its related commercial industrial principles. Resistance by rural …

Scholars have engaged actively with the link between customary practices and ecological
conservation in Africa as part of a broader debate on governance approaches for natural …

This article offers some historiographical reflections on independent Zimbabwe. While much
has been written on the post-colonial period, some works were strongly informed by …

In recent years, the issue of national reconciliation and transitional justice has become a
subject of varying contention and significance especially in countries emerging from deep …

While some studies in Zimbabwe have examined the relevance of education in rural
settings, very few have done so using a human development-oriented framework such as …