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Exciting News🚨🚨 Applications are open for CJID’s Health Reporting training and story lab.📌 This two-day, in-person programme is designed for early-career and mid-level journalists, as well as campus reporters interested in strengthening their reporting on health and accountability issues. Applicants should be based in Nigeria, demonstrate interest or experience in health reporting, and be willing to produce stories within the agreed timeline. Limited spaces available! Apply on or before April 30th, 2026, via the link: forms.gle/WtJzQRmS1KH31G…

Are you a human rights defender, journalist, or activist embedded in an organization? DPI is selecting a small, high-impact cohort for the Digital Resilience Fellowship. This is for individuals ready to build their digital security skills and support their teams and communities in staying safe in an increasingly digital world. APPLY: bit.ly/26DigiResFello… #DigitalResilience #HRDs #Fellowship

This week’s funding opportunities for African storytellers and creative. Tag someone who should apply Journalists, content creators & influencers can apply for the Foundational Learning Journalism Initiative: 👉🏾Be based in Kenya, Senegal or South Africa 👉🏾Experience covering education, social policy or development Deadline: 3 May. 🔗: icfj.org/our-work/call-… Early career artists in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe can apply for the Gasworks Residency: 👉🏾 Spans 11 weeks in London 👉🏾 Comes with funding, administrative, pastoral, and curatorial support Deadline: 27 April 🔗: gasworks.org.uk/opportunities/… Journalists and media professionals can apply for the MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme: 👉🏾Spans 12 weeks 👉🏾online academic modules. 👉🏾Newsroom immersion, industry masterclasses, study visits, and peer engagement Deadline: 30 April 🔗:mtn.com/media-innovati…

“We are aware that there is potential revenue that has not been earned from the time the ban was effected, but we continue to encourage our investors to follow the beneficiation route because this is the route that will earn our country more revenue,” linkedin.com/pulse/zimbabwe…

An unarmed artisanal miner was allegedly shot while fleeing from security personnel at the Sino Africa Huijin Mine in Premier Estate, Old Mutare, in an incident that has intensified scrutiny over the use of force in Zimbabwe’s mining sector. cc @CNRG_ZIM linkedin.com/pulse/cnrg-rai…

🚨 PRESSER ALERT 🚨 CNRG has released a press statement condemning the shooting at Sino Africa Huijin Mine, highlighting alleged excessive force, extrajudicial action, a growing pattern of violence in Zimbabwe’s mining sector. Read more & stay informed cnrgzim.org/news/press-sta…

Check out my latest article: “We Must Create Our Own Local COPs” - MP Pushes for Homegrown Climate Framework linkedin.com/pulse/we-must-… via @LinkedIn

What Costs to Invest in Zimbabwe’s Energy Sector youtu.be/jJ8EugAaXvA?si… via @YouTube

News Article | Communities in Boterekwa, Shurugwi, are sounding the alarm over destructive mining practices, from toxic pollution to damaged homes. Now, they’re taking their fight straight to Parliament. linkedin.com/pulse/cnrg-pet…

Zimbabwe Moves Closer to a Climate Law 🌍 | What It Means for You youtu.be/kWV7TnVHiX8?si… via @YouTube

💰 Up To US$5,000 Fines For Climate Violations Now out on @GreenLens_media @YouTube Watch | youtu.be/-wyKoDhKAcw?si…

Parliament yesterday unpacked the Climate Change Management Department Bill [H.B. 5, 2025], bringing together MPs, civil society & the private sector. 🎥 Watch Michelle Chitando from @ZELO_Infor break down key issues for journalists. #ClimateBill #ParliamentZW #ClimatePolicy

'Homegrown renewable energy has never been cheaper, more accessible, or more scalable. The resources of the clean energy era cannot be blockaded or weaponized.  There are no price spikes for sunlight and no embargoes on the wind.' - @antonioguterres

Zimbabwe is considering a new policy that could restrict children under 18 from accessing social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera says the proposal is part of efforts to protect minors from online risks including harmful content, cyberbullying and exploitation. The measure is still at policy proposal stage and has not yet been implemented.#Zimbabwe #SocialMedia #DigitalSafety

Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights @ZLHRLawyers is calling for the Constitution Amendment No.3 Bill to be taken to a national referendum before adoption, saying Zimbabweans must have the final say on major constitutional changes. 🗳️

🔎 OUT NOW: CNRG Weekly Newsletter | AMI 2026 Special Edition What is the real story behind mining investments in Africa? Our latest newsletter dives deep into the outcomes of the 17th Alternative Mining Indaba in Cape Town, where communities, faith leaders, and civil society challenged the dominant narrative of mining as simply “growth, jobs, and investment.” In this edition, we explore: ▪️ Whether Mutapa’s unbundling is genuine reform or strategic rebranding ▪️ The urgent need to confront corporate–political collusion in critical mineral corridors ▪️ Powerful reflections from community representatives, including voices from Hwange ▪️ Why mining must serve the public good, not private greed From policy analysis to lived experience, this issue centres the moral, political, and economic questions shaping Africa’s extractive future. If critical minerals are central to the global energy transition, then justice, transparency, and community agency must be central too. 📖 Read the full newsletter on our website and join the conversation. lnkd.in/dSva3z5P @Project90by2030 @ndongera_tanaka @Nqobi_leXaba @AltMiningIndaba @OpenSociety

In the gold-rich Mazowe, women rise before dawn to pan for the metal that keeps their families fed. This documentary follows the strength, resilience, and quiet courage of female artisanal miners carving out a living in tough terrains. #IzwiVoices ▶️youtu.be/LQLJve_oUF0?si…

News | @greengovzw1 welcomes Gvt’s allocation of ZIG 103.7 million in the 2026 National Budget to finalise the Computerised Mining Cadastre System – a platform expected to modernise how mining rights are recorded, licensed & monitored across the country. izwivoices.org/govt-backs-zig…

@tawandan1 Thank you so much for the opportunity to showcase what we can do as designers with your brand. This is my first submission for the proposed rebrand of TN CyberTech Bank Limited.

@CNRG_ZIM @zccinzim @CanEmbZimbabwe @USEmbZim @JoanaMamombe @Polluters_Out @sisonkeproject @COP26 @OpenParlyZw A community member from Buhera narrates how mining has affected their lives and the environment #PeopleOverProfit @CNRG_ZIM @CanEmbZimbabwe @USEmbZim @zccinzim @JoanaMamombe @Polluters_Out @sisonkeproject