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Zimbabwe MPs paying lip service to electorate

Growing up in the high-density suburb of Mufakose, more than two decades ago, life was a potpourri of events. Seemingly with no form of entertainment to fill up the mundane township life, we spent most our formative years, dreaming about f…

Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | 151 | by Ruth Butaumocho

Gilbert Muponda goes back to his roots

Growing up in Zimbabwe's high-density suburb of Warren Park in the early 1980s Gilbert Muponda was an astute and intelligent young kid, who dreamt of fast cars and wanted to be a lawyer.He was to abandon his youthful dreams after realising…

Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | 604 | by Ruth Butaumocho

US-based Zimbabwean woman flies high

Growing up in the high density suburb of Glen View in Harare Mabel Machabvunga-Butler had a difficult childhood, following the death of her father. Living with her mum and siblings, she had to be content sharing the paltry basics that sust…

Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:42hrs | 754 | by Ruth Butaumocho

Time to act on varsity sex predators

The recent revelation that at least 74 percent of female students in tertiary institutions have been subjected to sexual harassment by male staffers at campuses throughout Zimbabwe is shocking and is a blot on the country's efforts to prom…

Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 06:05hrs | 1140 | by Ruth Butaumocho

Miniskirts don't rape, depraved men do!

In November last year, hundreds of women in Kenya held a series of demonstrations in protest after a group of men tore off a woman's clothing for wearing a miniskirt.The demonstrations received wide coverage around the region and the globe…

Published: 13 Jan 2015 at 11:48hrs | 7 | by Ruth Butaumocho

Adultery spreading like veld-fire

LIKE or loathe it, cheating has become rampant among married people in Zimbabwe. It is a fact that aided by modern electronic gadgetry like cellphones and computers where social forums likeFacebook, Whatsapp, Twitter and Skype are widely a…

Published: 02 Mar 2013 at 12:28hrs | 4 | by Ruth Butaumocho

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Columnist / Ruth butaumocho

Zimbabwe MPs paying lip service to electorate

Gilbert Muponda goes back to his roots

US-based Zimbabwean woman flies high

Time to act on varsity sex predators

Miniskirts don't rape, depraved men do!

Adultery spreading like veld-fire

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