Columnist / Ruth butaumocho
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 s...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | | 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...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | | 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 cont...Published: 02 May 2017 at 06:42hrs | | 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 ...Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Ruth Butaumocho
Dr Enrico Sibanda dares to be different
When Dr Enrico Sibanda was convicted of a crime as a juvenile while still in high school and was sent to Hwawha Juvenile Prison, his hopes and aspirations of caring for his ageing grandmother were sha...Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 07:03hrs | | by RUTH BUTAUMOCHO
Violence erupts at Jah Prayzah's show
CHAOS reigned at Jah Prayzah's gig as revellers ran in all directions at Pick and Save in Mutare in the early hours of Sunday when an unknown chemical similar to teargas was discharged during a fight ...Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Ruth Butaumocho and Ray Bande
12 of Gumbura's children venture into music
IF music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. IN this famous quotation from Twelfth Night Act 1, scene 1, 1–3, the lovelorn Duke ...Published: 05 Dec 2015 at 07:12hrs | | 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 receive...Published: 13 Jan 2015 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Ruth Butaumocho
Fight for gender equality, woman told
The Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development Oppah Muchinguri has called on women to engage various ministries and have their views captured in the realignment of Zimbabwe's 400...Published: 25 Jun 2014 at 07:53hrs | | by Ruth Butaumocho
Rape examination machine for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe will soon have a Colposcopy machine, used for examinations of victims of rape and sexual violence to ease congestion at medical centres as the country grapples with an upsurge of sexual assau...Published: 20 Jun 2014 at 06:43hrs | | 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 likeFa...Published: 02 Mar 2013 at 12:28hrs | | by Ruth Butaumocho
Tracing Lucky Dube's roots
HE travelled the length and breadth of the world, performing at every venue with pomp and fanfare, and was dubbed Africa's answer to Peter Tosh.He lived large, even, and carved a larger-than...Published: 18 Jun 2012 at 10:23hrs | 1 | by Ruth Butaumocho
Zimbabweans, Wendall needs your vote
With only two days to go before the grand finale of Big Brother Amplified, one of Zimbabwe's tourism ambassadors and former Miss Tourism Zimbabwe, Vanessa Sibanda, is drumming up support for Zimbabwe'...Published: 29 Jul 2011 at 05:14hrs | | by Ruth Butaumocho
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