Centre for Conflict Management & Transformation - CCMT

18/09/2026

🌱 We're excited to be part of this celebration of Zimbabwe's seed and food diversity!

Alongside WHH Zimbabwe - Welthungerhilfe, we're proud to join our partners in an important dialogue on closing the gender gap in the seed value chain, showcasing our work together and connect with others shaping more inclusive, resilient food systems in Zimbabwe.

Good food starts with good seeds — good food systems start with all of us. 🌾

16/09/2026

🌾 Dry season ahead!

Weather experts are warning that Zimbabwe could be heading into another dry farming season, starting around October 2026. This weather pattern, known as El Niño, has caused serious droughts in Zimbabwe before — the last major one led to poor harvests, water shortages, and left millions of people struggling to find enough food.

Droughts don't just affect farms — when water and food become scarce, tensions between communities can also rise. That's why preparing early matters not only for food security, but for peace too.

At CCMT, it is our mission to promote the management and transformation of conflicts into opportunities for positive and sustainable development.

Drop below what conflicts may arise in your community and what you can do to support positive peace!

10/09/2026

Zimbabwe is bracing for a difficult 2026/27 rainfall season, with government forecasting erratic rains, prolonged dry spells and a strong El Niño.

In seasons like this, functioning irrigation schemes are a frontline defence for food security. It's encouraging to see government rehabilitation efforts bringing schemes back into use.

Our work at CCMT acknowledges that schemes only work, if their governance does too: clear rules on water access, functioning local committees, and ways to resolve disputes before they erode trust.

As Zimbabwe prepares for a tougher season, strengthening both the infrastructure and the governance around it will determine whether these schemes truly protect communities.

Preps for dry season underway
https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/preps-for-dry-season-underway/

08/09/2026

Invest in Peace: For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day

Zimbabwe has reached two major milestones this year: average growth of nearly 6% since 2021, single-digit inflation for the first time since 1997, and — as of July 2026 — removal from the World Bank's list of fragile and conflict-affected economies.

Economic stability creates the opportunity for investment. But what determines whether that investment becomes peace — lasting, shared, felt in daily life — is who it reaches. Formal jobs, secure land rights, and services that reach communities is where economic momentum becomes durable peace.

What's your one small step for peace today?

New World Bank report warns that Zimbabwe's growth has not yet reached households...

10/08/2026

06/08/2026

📢 Corporate Social Responsibility: a key theme from the validation workshop.

Zimbabwe currently has no dedicated policy on corporate social responsibility (CSR) in mining. Right now, whether communities benefit from mining operations largely depends on individual companies' good will — not on any enforceable standard.

This gap has consequences. CCMT has been advocating for inclusive social-economic development programmes, because when community interests and needs aren't built into how mining operates, communities are often forced to leave their homes. Participants at the validation workshop flagged this as one of the key issues: CSR shouldn't be optional — it should be integrated into how mining companies operate, with a clear goal of avoiding displacement altogether, and where relocation is genuinely unavoidable, ensuring it's done right.

Ideas from the discussion:
✅ An enforceable CSR law, not a voluntary guideline
✅ When companies compete for mining rights, social responsibility should be part of the criteria
✅ CSR reframed as a vital part of sustainable business growth, not a cost

What would you add to this list? Drop your thoughts below 👇

05/08/2026

📢 Social responsibility in mining is gaining momentum in Zimbabwe!

Government has signalled a shift away from extraction models that don't build local capacity, alongside the development of the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill and new measures to regulate strategic minerals — all pointing toward mineral wealth benefiting the broader public in Zimbabwe.

The DID Best Practice Handbook is part of that same push — but as the article rightly notes, a handbook alone isn't enough. Lasting transformation depends on strong implementation, proper planning and resourcing, and political will across government and industry. 💎🤝

What other measures do you think Zimbabwe needs to make development — and mining in particular — more socially responsible? Drop your thoughts in the comments below! 👇

FROM the platinum belts of the Great D**e to the gold-rich soils of Mberengwa, our extractive sector is roaring back to life, attracting investment, generating employment, and boosting export earnings. Yet, as we celebrate this resurgence, a sobering question lingers beneath the surface: At what cos...

04/08/2026

📰 Responsible mining means responsible relocation.

Mining-induced displacement has too often been treated as an unavoidable cost of development. But that's changing. CCMT is proud to stand alongside government as a partner, working through the DID Best Practice Handbook process to help build mining development that puts people at the centre of national growth 🌍🤝

Read the full article here 👇

https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/call-for-people-centred-approach-to-mining-induced-displacement/

Patrick Chitumba [email protected] MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs and Devolution Secretary Dr Edgar Seenza has called for responsible mining-induced displacement processes, saying development must remain centred on people as Zimbabwe modernises its extractive sector. Speaking at the second validatio...

03/08/2026

A big thank you to everyone who joined the Mining-Induced Displacement Validation Workshop in Gweru last week! Our DID Best Practice Handbook is stronger because of your contributions.

We are looking forward to staying connected as this work moves forward. 🌍💪

31/07/2026

🔥 Day 2 in Gweru continued strong with engaging discussions!

This morning's focus: compensation. When people are displaced by mining, how should compensation be determined? Participants debated two approaches —

⚖️ A standardised, one-size-fits-all process — offering predictability and consistency for everyone affected
🌍 A context-specific process — tailored to different circumstances, livelihoods, and what's actually been lost in each case

Both come with trade-offs. What do you think — should compensation for mining-induced displacement follow one standard formula, or be adapted case by case? Drop your thoughts in the comments below! 👇