Mining Indaba: Community Voices | What Partnership Really Means for Mining Communities

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This is the second of three Community Voices podcasts, as part of the Mining Indaba 2026 special podcast series.

This episode explores the realities for local communities of mining’s expansion in the Hwange region of Zimbabwe. This is a conversation about evidence, accountability and why and how ‘stronger together’ can and must include community voices.

Speakers include:

Assheton Stewart Carter I Executive Chair and Founder at TDi Sustainability
Nkosi Sibanda I Regional Lead, Human Rights Measurement Initiative,
Community mobiliser and activist

Nkosi is the Regional Lead at the Human Rights Measurement Initiative, where he leads work across 12 countries across Africa. He is also the Founder of the Center for Environmental and Corporate Accountability Research (CECAR), a youth-led CBO leveraging geospatial and blockchain technologies to advance data-driven
environmental and mineral governance advocacy.

This episode is part of the TDi Sustainability special series of podcasts produced for the Mining Indaba event that will take place in Cape Town between 9th – 12th February 2026. Find out more about the event>

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00:00:09Welcome to the Mining Indaba 2026 Series

00:00:45Introducing Nkosi Sibanda and the Community Voices Award

00:01:35Why Community Voices Matters for Mining Communities

00:02:20Nkosi’s Journey: Human Rights, Climate Activism, Community Mobilisation

00:03:07Growing Up in Hwange: When Mining Isn’t Abstract

00:04:10“Minerals Should Improve Lives”… So Why Didn’t They?

00:05:30Be the Change: Taking Responsibility for Community Outcomes

00:06:20Why Data Matters: Turning Lived Experience into Evidence

00:07:47Setting the Scene: What Happened to Hwange Over Time?

00:08:52The Chinese Investment Era: Promises, Jobs, and Reality on the Ground

00:11:20Environmental Harm and Everyday Impacts: Air, Water, Agriculture

00:13:05Mining Near Homes and Schools: The Blasting Example

00:14:05What Communities Expect: CSR, Rehab, Local Value Chain Participation

00:18:31Is Coal “Critical” for Zimbabwe? Critical for Who, and for How Long?

00:24:01Data-Driven Advocacy: Remote Sensing, Verification, and Policy Influence

00:31:40Misinformation Lessons: Why Verification Protects Credibility

00:33:55Partnerships Over Confrontation: Getting Authorities to Engage

00:37:53Closing Thanks and See You at Mining Indaba 2026

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Hello and welcome to this special edition of Suits and Boots, the TDI sustainability podcast series, in conjunction with the Investing in African Mining Indaba.
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In this series, we discuss some of the key themes that will be covered at the 2026 Mining Indaba conference.
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I'm Assheton Stewart Carter, Executive Chair at TDI and board member and chief investment officer at The Impact Facility.
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