By Julia Ndlela
In IsiNdebele, there is a saying that goes ‘emendweni kuyabekezelwa’ which means in marriage, one should not give up no matter what happens. Charity Moyo (57) from Makokoba says she was in a violent relationship and was getting advice from elders that she should remain loyal to…
By Bekezela Mguni
Sheila Moyo (28) says she is a victim of traditional customs that compels women to stay in abusive relationships for the sake of upholding family honour and for her children. …
By Regis Nhumba
Some traditional communities in Zimbabwe still practice wife inheritance (kugara nhaka) even in circumstances where the widow is unwilling to enter into such marriage. …
By Julia Ndlela
The prevailing dire economic situation brought about by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other socio-economic challenges facing the country have contributed to a spike in Gender Based Violence. …
By Nomzamo Gwebu
Samkeliso Sibanda (18), lives in the old high density suburb of Lobengula in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. At such a tender age Samkeliso says she has been involved in criminal activities such as robberies and extortion, just to bring food on the table for her grandmother.
“I live with…
By Nomzamo Gwebu
Privilege Ncube (34) lives with her two children in the high density suburb of Pumula in Bulawayo after fleeing from her three year marriage. Privilege says she fled from her marriage to save her life and that of her children from her violent husband.
The three year…
By Regis Nhumba
Winfilda Dembedza (21) says many women in Zimbabwe are finding themselves trapped in marriages that are stifling their personal growth and academic participation due to some patriarchal practices that give men the power to determine the role of women at home.
Winfilda lives in Kadoma, a small…
By Bekezela Mguni
Tendai Sibanda (31) says artisanal miners, commonly referred locally as makorokoza work in a violent environment and the violence often rears its ugly head in their families, away from work. …
Drug abuse cause havoc among girls in Bulawayo
By Nomzamo Gwebu
Nobuhle Moyo (20) who resides in Pumula High density suburb in Bulawayo metropolitan province says she got pregnant at the age of 18. Her pregnancy was unplanned and she was not ready to have a child. …
By Melissa Chekwa
Rejoice Ncube (19) is pregnant. She recently left school and has no immediate plans of getting married. When she discovered that she was three months pregnant, she says she knew that her time under her parents’ roof was over.
“In our culture, when a girls falls pregnant…
