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Church group protests against gays and lesbians in Zimbabwe
On Sunday, a group of protesters claiming to represent various churches vandalized the perimeter wall outside the offices of the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) in Harare. ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 17:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets hails ED for appointing Mavhunga as their minister
ZIPRA war veterans have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for appointing Monica Mavhunga as the Minister of War Weterans Welfare adding that as she is a war veteran herself she is bound to address a...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:05hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Ban all Elections in Zimbabwe
Almost all political parties in Zimbabwe are organized on the condition for Western aid and the Western form of democracy. None of them are organized upon the Zimbabwe democratic tradition.Giv...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:08hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
CCC MP wants gays protected, Speaker thwarts debate in Parly
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Ms Sethulo Ndebele on Tuesday raised a motion in Parliament advocating for the adoption by the legislature of a law that protects the lesbians, gays, b...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga denounces gay elements
The Government has denounced some elements who are luring youths into homosexuality through offering educational scholarships for those who are into Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) act...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt against underhand plot to entice children into devilish sexual activities
The Zimbabwean government has expressed outrage against the local LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community for offering young students scholarships to study at tertiary institutions, s...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 22:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Plumtree lesbian in soup
A 34-YEAR-OLD Plumtree woman is in trouble after she proposed love to a married woman in a bar before fondling her breasts.Sandra Moyo was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday....Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 08:05hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
From Trump to Biden, it is getting 'more worse!'
In black English, former president Donald Trump was a lunatic, a loud-mouthed New Yorker, whose mouth was unfiltered, a thoroughly "worse guy". If that is so, US president Joe Biden (lovin...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Uganda lawmakers pass amended draft of anti-LGBTQI+ bill, retaining harsh penalties
Parliament in Uganda has passed a new amended draft of the anti-LGBTQI+ bill, maintaining the harsh punishments for same-sex acts.President Yoweri Museveni returned the bill to Parliament with...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Response to Bulawayo24 letter purporting to be from GALZ
Dear Editor, GALZ, An association of LGBTI people in Zimbabwe has been recently informed of a fabricated letter circulating online and on selected news platforms such as 'Bulawayo24' purportin...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 22:46hrs | 7 | by GALZ
Uganda ban gays
Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence....Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean asylum seeker married at age 9 and 13 earns court reprieve to remain in Ireland
A 29-year-old Zimbabwe woman married first at age nine and again at age 13 has earned a Court of Appeal reprieve in her bid to remain in Ireland.The woman – who is a lesbian – arrived here...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mutare family 'disowns' gay son
GALZ has slammed Zimbabwe's laws for fuelling hate against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQl+) community following the recent publicity of a Mutare based family "diso...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:02hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe refuses to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual community
ZIMBABWE has refused to buckle under pressure from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community to accept their predisposition.The local delegation led by Justice, Le...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Abortion: Pro-Choice; Pro-Nothing; Pro-Life - Study the law with Blessed Mupatsi
THE DEONTOLOGY Assisted by: Nompilo P. Nkomo. In Zimbabwe in the late 19th century, through the promulgation of the Termination of Pregnancy Act...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 21:12hrs | 5 | by Blessed Mupatsi
Zimbabwean becomes Corby town's first ever black mayor
Corby Town Council, in North Northamptonshire, was Monday night expected to elect the town's first ever black mayor.Cllr Tafadzwa Chikoto was due to be formally given the role at a meeting at ...Published: 10 May 2022 at 15:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UN red-flags Zimbabwe on human rights
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration was found wanting by United Nations (UN) member States on human rights violations, with enactment of draconian legislation to curtail freedoms coming unde...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic sects condemn The Sunday Mail for gay advert
THE Apostolic Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) has blamed state-owned paper The Sunday Mail for promoting homosexuality in Zimbabwe by running Garwe restaurant's advertisement bearing a picture of...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 05:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe the new Cold War front
ON February 5, 2018 United States President Donald Trump wrote to the US Congress that he was extending sanctions on Zimbabwe by another year. This year President Joe Biden did the same.The gi...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:28hrs | 12 | by Nevanji Madanhire
'Zanu-PF only political party to embrace gays'
Zanu-PF is the only political party that managed to respond to concerns raised by the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ) in 2018.Ahead of the 2018 elections, GALZ approache...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Janet Banana was publicly shamed and not her gay husband Canaan
The public knowledge that the former President was gay was suffered by Janet Banana his wife more than Canaan Banana. She was shamed, she was whispered by those patriarchal voices of our women in our ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 17:40hrs | 16 | by Nomazulu Thata
MDC Alliance & Civic Society Organisations in caucus for Gays & Lesbians Law
As the nation is experiencing vast socio-economic reforms since the inception of the New Dispensation, the MDC Alliance have chosen to join the train by amending the Constitution to incorporate same s...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Shelton Muchena
Zimbabwean gay denied asylum in SA
A REPORT released recently by several civil society organisations has found evidence that LGBT refugees are being denied asylum in South Africa despite being "eligible for protection under internation...Published: 05 May 2021 at 15:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Black Lives Matter (BLM) campaign: Human Rights Orgs /institutions & Churches conflict of interest
Many doubting Thomases think that the Black lives Matter (BLM)campaign has no genuine cause. Some evil people who are proracist are trying to denigrate that campaign or vilify it, so that they d...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:36hrs | | by Njabulo
Zimbabwe's Cape Town consulate besieged as protesters demand gay rights
AN official at the Zimbabwe Consulate in Cape Town, who would not give his name, refused to sign a memorandum calling for gay rights that was delivered by about 20 people.They had marched from...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt one of the worst in the world'
THE United States has adjudged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government as one of the worst administrations in terms of human rights violations in the world.This came out in a report titled 4...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa in messy break-up
Health care professional Susan Vivian Mutami who is battling to end a three-month relationship with Temba Mliswa says she regrets meeting the Norton Member of Parliament whom she accuses of turning he...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 21:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Gays and Lesbians targets Zimbabwe universities, colleges
THE Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has started a process of engaging universities and other higher learning institutions as part of a broader strategy to strengthen academic freedom of members o...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'BCC clinics do not discriminate patients'
Personnel at Bulawayo City Council (BCC) clinics attend sensitisation workshops to equip them with skills to treat all patients, including people with different sexual orientation and key populations,...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana seeks to overturn homosexuality ruling
Botswana's government will appeal against a landmark High Court ruling that decriminalised homosexuality, the attorney general says.Last month the court rejected colonial-era laws that imposed...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 17:10hrs | | by BBC
Mpilo Hospital sets up register for people with ambiguous genitalia
MPILO Central Hospital has initiated a register for people with ambiguous genitalia in a bid to help them deal with the issue and avoid future psycho-social problems they may encounter regarding sexua...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Marriage Act bans gays, lesbians marriages
A POTENTIALLY explosive debate awaits Parliament after Cabinet approved the amendment of the Marriages Act to effectively make it illegal for same sex marriages to be solemnised and recognised in the ...Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'80% of Bulawayo men who patronise bars and the red light districts are gay'
CALL it double dipping!Panic has gripped the Bulawayo community after shocking and controversial statistics revealed that 80 percent of Bulawayo men that patronise bars and the red light distr...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA Church ordered to solemnise gay and lesbian marriages by court
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found that the Dutch Reformed Church's policy against solemnising same-sex marriages, diminished the integrity of gay congregants.Judges Sulette Potteril...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
90% Zimbabwean gays struggle to find love
ZIMBABWEAN gays and lesbians are finding it difficult to find love and most of them are reportedly living lonely lives, a gay rights activist has revealed.Gays and Lesbians Zimbabwe (GALZ) pro...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe born gay migrant in Ireland
Ireland may be known as the land of céad míle fáilte (a hundred thousand welcomes), but a report in the last months of 2018 suggests more needs to be done to make it a welcoming place for LGBT migr...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 14:51hrs | 3 | by Irish Times
The Cult of Rhodes: Remembering an Imperialist in Africa
Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902) remains a controversial figure in colonialism and imperialism studies. Paul Maylam's 2005 publication is useful in confronting debates on his role in the colonization of ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | | by Brian Maregedze
Zimbabwe gays unveil scholarships
The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) has unveiled a scholarship programme targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.Dubbed Munhu!Munhu, the programme...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 21:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys' school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents.Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John's College's sixth form, came out to his stude...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 20:40hrs | | by BBC
Church slams Zimbabwe gay teacher
The church says the public announcement made by a deputy headmaster from a local private high school where he divulged his sexual orientation is unfortunate and overboard.The pastors concurred...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 19:30hrs | 9 | 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
NAC moots gay clinics
THE National Aids Council (NAC) is set to establish five drop-in health centres around the country for men engaging in sex with men (MSM).This is so because of their sexual orientation and the...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa shut door on gays
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main rival, Nelson Chamisa, have both shut the door on gay rights, saying same-sex marriage remains banned in Zimbabwe.This comes after Zimbabwe's gays and...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gays applaud Mnangagwa
The Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) advocacy group has applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa for "understanding" them better than his predecessor Robert Mugabe and the opposition parties, a repo...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 11:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Female politicians target of social media attacks
SOCIAL media attacks on political opponents have become the new form of abuse due to global technological advancements, with female politicians becoming the worst affected.A study by the Unite...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unemployed teachers accuse Mnangagwa of neglecting them
Unemployed teaching graduates have accused Zimbabwean President Emmesron Mnangagwa of neglecting them.The teachers made the remarks during a demonstration held on Friday.Progressive Te...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 15:12hrs | | by Byo24News Reporter
Gays praise Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has received rare praise from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community for abandoning his predecessor Robert Mugabe’s politics of discrimin...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Female condoms popular with gay men
ALTHOUGH female condoms are not popular with women, investigations by B-Metro revealed that they are well-liked by gay men who are looking for better lubrication and satisfaction during sex.Wh...Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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