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Mnangagwa caps 2,996 graduands at Nust
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped 2 996 graduands at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), among them, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswer...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs edgy over gay rights
SOME parliamentarians believe Zimbabwe must not grant members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community freedom to openly exercise their sexual rights.T...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners prey on sex workers
MACHETE-WIELDING gold panners in the Midlands province are reportedly terrorising commercial sex workers, beating them up and refusing to pay for services rendered.Women rights groups say some...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Women pressure groups abandon Marry Chiwenga in her hour of need
WOMEN'S rights groups have remained silent over the mounting struggles Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has been facing for the past 18 long months.In ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Night curfew is killing us' Sex workers moan
A LOBBY group fighting for the rights of female sex workers says the extended lockdown restrictions and night curfew hours have curtailed their work, as business for them flourishes during the night....Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans await US election with apathy, anticipation
THE upcoming vote could mark a major shift in American politics, but it's unclear how the outcome will affect the two nations' frosty relationship.Whether the issue is the coronavirus pandemic...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 16:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Men rape daughters in bizarre rituals
DISTURBING reports have surfaced from some remote parts of Mbire district in Mashonaland Central where some fathers are allegedly raping their daughters and forcing them into incestuous relationships ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police urged to set up base at violence hotspots
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been implored to intensify monitoring of violence hotspots in Harare during the Christmas period, particularly bus terminuses, where women and other citizens can...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
DIY tests for HIV beat stigma in fight against Aids
When she discovered she was HIV-positive early this year, sex worker Evelyn Msipa (32), was alone in her rented apartment in Zimbabwe's capital city, Harare.Health and Child Care minister Davi...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:36hrs | | by Reuters
Katswe Sistahood calls for arrest of paed0philes, as 54 girls rescued from child sexual exploitation
FIFTY-FOUR girls have been rescued from sexual exploitation for survival and placed into statutory care following a prominent exposé of underage commercial sex work in Epworth, Hopley and Caledonia b...Published: 18 Sep 2017 at 00:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Under-age sex scandal in new twist
FIFTY-FOUR girls have been rescued from sexual exploitation and placed into statutory care following a prominent exposé of underage commercial sex work in Epworth, Hopley and Caledonia by Katswe Sist...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 13:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
89 CSOs rap parly for passing Amendment bill on Chief Justice appointment
About 89 Civil Society Organisaions have rapped parliament of Zimbabwe for passing the Amendment Bill No 1 of the constitution in which it gives powers to the President to appoint the Chief Justice....Published: 28 Jul 2017 at 07:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Rape cases high in Zimbabwe : one in every hour
Zimbabwe National Statistics Office (ZimStat) has said at least 22 women are raped daily in Zimbabwe, translating to almost one woman being sexually abused every hour.According to the Zimstat'...Published: 30 Apr 2017 at 04:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Open letter to the AU on xenophobic attacks in South Africa
MISA, along with more than 100 African human rights organisations today presented an open letter to the African Union (AU), to express their concern about the xenophobic attacks in the Republic of Sou...Published: 10 Jun 2015 at 15:49hrs | | by MISA
Mini-skirt march brings Harare to a standstill
BUSINESS almost came to a halt in the city centre in Harare yesterday morning as people stampeded to catch a glimpse of protesters who took to the streets to demonstrate and voice their concerns again...Published: 05 Oct 2014 at 15:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Scores of women to take part in 'mini-skirt march'
Scores of women in Harare are on Saturday set to embark on a ‘mini-skirt march' from the city centre to Copa Cabana and Market Square bus ranks to voice their concerns on the harassment of women an...Published: 03 Oct 2014 at 16:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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