Promoting transparency and accountability in the extractive sector

"The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) published this report ... as a response to the growing demand for information by different stakeholders on how government and mining companies can be called to account for their operations and actions in the generation, management and distribution of wealth from the exploitation of mineral resources in the country. This publication forms the initial and most basic first step to share and disseminate information on the different strategies that should be nurtured, customized and strengthened in Zimbabwe to promote open dialogue and debate on transparency and accountability in the extractive sector, particularly in the mining sector which has been plagued by allegations of corruption, conflict and viewed as contributed [sic] little to national economic development. Particular focus is paid to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a new concept in the Zimbabwean discourse on mining"--Page 2.