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

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 SustainabilityNkosi Sibanda I Regional Lead, Human Rights Measurement Initiative,Community mobiliser and activistNkosi 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-drivenenvironmental 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>