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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 | 11 | 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
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 | 11 | 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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
'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 | 17 | 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
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
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 | 1 | 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
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
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 | 10 | 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 | 3 | 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
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
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
Zanu-PF to meet Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF has received requests for a meeting with the Gays and Lesbians Association of Zimbabwe a senior party official has revealed.The party's Secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu Said "W...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF holds talks with Commonwealth team
Zanu-PF yesterday hosted a Commonwealth delegation which is in the country to assess preparedness for harmonised elections set for July 30.The team was deployed to Zimbabwe on an assessment mi...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers demand free sex for Mugabe ouster
Zimbabwe National Army officers across the country are reportedly demanding free services from sex workers as a show of appreciation for the role the military played in Operation Restore Legacy last N...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 17:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is open for business but not open for Gay Rights
The new Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa spoke on LGBT equality subject for the first time as president, during an interview with CNN's Richard Quest at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mnang...Published: 13 Mar 2018 at 05:48hrs | 4 | by Thamie T
Mnangagwa won't campaign for gays
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will not give gays and lesbians any special treatment, but will follow the Zimbabwean Constitution, which bans same-sex marriages.Speaking to CNN's Richard Quest a...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays pin their hopes on Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe is one of several African countries that do not acknowledge the rights of queer bodies. But members of Zimbabwe's queer community are hopeful that the country's new president Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays appeal for equal rights
The Gays and Lesbian Association of Zimbabwe (Galz) is hoping that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government will break with the tradition of deposed ex-leader Robert Mugabe who subjected them t...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gays and Lesbians raise alarm over stereotyping in Zimbabwe
THE Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) is engaging the clergy, lawyers, traditional leaders among other stakeholders to raise awareness on issues relating to their members to correct stereotypes abo...Published: 05 Dec 2017 at 05:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gays delights in Mugabe's ouster
THE Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) lobby group has said it hopes President Robert Mugabe's resignation will end the brutality and hate of they suffered at the hands of the veteran leader for alm...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Karikoga Kaseke blasts Anne over Zodwa Wabantu
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive Karikoga Kaseke has blasted actress Anne Nhira over her requests to have South African dancer and socialite Zodwa Wabantu banned from performing at the carni...Published: 31 Aug 2017 at 17:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's human rights record under spotlight again
ZIMBABWE remains stuck in a wave of violence and human rights abuses, with prospects of anarchy ahead of the much-anticipated general elections next year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a statement ...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 11:05hrs | 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
'Gays 'can't serve' US army,' says Trump
US President Donald Trump says transgender people cannot serve in "any capacity" in the military.He tweeted that he had consulted with military experts and cited "tremendous medical costs and ...Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 16:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coach from hell
WHEN he sees them obeying his orders on the field of play he gets ideas.Evans Netha (32), the Highlanders Royals women's soccer team head coach could find himself in hot soup after the emergen...Published: 12 May 2017 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump petitioned over Mugabe
Activist cleric Patrick Phillip Mugadza has launched a fresh assault on President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu-PF government by petitioning the United States President Donald Trump to force the long-ser...Published: 07 May 2017 at 13:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF flexes for 2018
AFTER years of pain and confusion, the opposition have of late had something to chuckle about. Stinking with pessimism, they have ignorantly said "yekela zibambane". They have short-sightedly forgotte...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 17:24hrs | | by Meluleki Moyo
Anti-Mugabe pastor joining politics
Following a six-week stint behind bars after being denied bail by the Harare Magistrates' Courts, Remnant Church pastor Phillip Mugadza (PM) became a talking point.He was subsequently gran...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cleric Mugadza calls for jail 'sex cubicles'
Activist clergyman Patrick Phillip Mugadza has challenged the government to build special "conjugal rights cottages" in jails to allow prisoners to enjoy intimacy with their partners.The u...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
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