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Mar 2

Poverty fuels Sex work in Cowdry Park

By Duduzile Ruzive Angela Ndlovu (17) (name changed) says when her mother left the country to find a job in South Africa, her life changed drastically. She was left to take care of her 13 year old brother. …

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Mar 2

Getting married, at whatever cost!

By Lorraine Mathe As a young woman, I have observed that there is increasing pressure on young women in Zimbabwe to get into marriage. …

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Mar 2

Drugs, violence, sex parties define ‘Ama2k’

By Lorraine Metha Communities in both rural and urban Zimbabwe are concerned about the behaviour of young people popularly called Ama2k. Ama2k are individuals born from the year 2000 and are associated with drugs and substances abuse, sexual escapades and violence. Charity Gumbo (13), a student at Montrose high school…

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Mar 2

HIV continues to destroy lives in the global south

By Bradley Moyo The Human immunodeficiency virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one of the major health challenges globally affecting the public health. It is mostly dominant in the global south. Despite Africa’s efforts to avail medications for controlling and reducing viral transmission, HIV/AIDS still poses a significant health…

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Jan 30

Child brides at high risk of experiencing GBV

By Marvelous M. Mpofu Sandra Ndlovu a seventeen year old young girl from Pumula South faced severe abuse from her husband in March 2020 during the lockdown period induced by COVID-19. On the 16th of March 2020 Sandra got into a heated argument with her husband because the husband had…

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Jan 30

COVID-19 destroys lives of girls from poor families

COVID-19 destroys lives of girls from poor families By Nigel Hove Suku Ncube (17) wakes up early morning and walks 2 kilometres to the nearest borehole to fetch water for her in-laws. She struggles to ferry the 20litre bucket on her head as her one year old baby whines on…

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Jan 30

Women with disabilities call for more support to fight GBV

By Providence Moyo As the 16 days of activism against Gender- Based Violence (GBV) continue, a sector of Bulawayo’s community that include disabled women in Bulawayo express their concerns over shortages of supportive infrastructure in the country citing that it makes some of them endure GBV silently. Disabled women who…

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Jan 30

COVID 19 triggers more cases of GBV

COVID 19 triggers more cases of GBV By Faith Badza Miriam Sibanda, a 25 year old mother of two who lives with her husband and in-laws is one of the women to experience Gender based violence at home during Covid 19. When the COVID 19 pandemic struck the globe everyone…

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COVID 19 triggers more cases of GBV
COVID 19 triggers more cases of GBV

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Dec 17, 2022

Story telling crucial in fighting GBV

Mduduzi Ncube Like many other Zimbabwean women, Maggie’s story started out as a fairy tale. Swept off her feet by her six years older Prince Charming, she thought she would live happily ever after. She could have not guessed that her husband will one day turn into a monster. “When…

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Story telling crucial in fighting GBV
Story telling crucial in fighting GBV

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Dec 17, 2022

COVID 19 lockdowns fuelled Gender Based Violence

By Faith Badza Miriam Sibanda, a 25 year old mother of two who lives with her husband and in-laws is one of the women to experience Gender based violence at home during Covid 19. When the COVID 19 pandemic struck the globe everyone was forced to stay at home with…

4 min read

4 min read

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