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Police investigate viral video of school girl smoking dagga
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a formal investigation following the emergence of a disturbing video that has gone viral on social media. The footage shows a schoolgirl, dressed in ful...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:25hrs | 1347 | by Staff reporter
Teacher (53) nabbed for sexual assault on schoolgirls
Chemhanza Primary School, Bindura teacher Leondus Murovanidze is in trouble after he allegedly fondled two primary school girls' buttocks who were sweeping at the school.The matter came to light y...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 16:30hrs | 1239 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
O'level exam answer sheet varnishes in thin air
In a bizarre incident, a form four school girl at Zhomba High School lost her answer sheet to a whirlwind while writing her exam yesterday.According to police the 16-year-old girl who cannot b...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 12:18hrs | 908 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'US diplomat killed a Zimbabwean dream'
A month after a top United States of America diplomat ran over and killed a primary school girl, the family is still heart-broken and seeking closure."She wanted to be a pilot," said Gogo Beau...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 06:54hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo nurse caught red-handed assisting school girl to do abortion
Police in Bulawayo have arrested a 16-year-old female high school student from a local school, together with a 26-year-old registered general nurse from Entumbane who was allegedly caught performing a...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:31hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators push for touts removal
Commuter omnibus operators are calling for the immediate removal of touts at ranks while council officials take over blaming touts for the prevailing chaos often leading to overcharging and harassment...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF red-flagged for child abuse
Zanu-PF has been asked to stop involving children in its political campaigns after some learners were paraded at a rally in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park high-density suburb chanting slogans against the opp...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 19:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Minister 'torments' NUST female student
The Minister of State responsible for Agricultural Colleges, Water Resources, and Irrigation Development, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Davis Marapira, has allegedly brought a National University of ...Published: 07 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Wedza man masquarades as woman rapes minor
A Wedza man Moses Munyoro (21) from Chidende village appeared before Marondera magistrate c Ignatius Mhene facing allegations of raping an 11-year-old girl who was on her way to school on January 23....Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 09:26hrs | 11 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
3 years in a row with Bulawayo posting best Grade Seven results
BULAWAYO province recorded the best Grade Seven ZIMSEC results countrywide for the third year in a row last year with reports showing that although Covid-19 affected continuous learning, the 2021 pass...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Satanism scare at Holy Rosary High School
Parents besieged Holy Rosary High School in Mvurwi yesterday after twenty school girl were possessed by evil spirits in a suspected case of satanism....Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 22:56hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Mthuli Ncube has failed us'
WOMEN's organisations have decried failure by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to address "menstrual poverty" among girls and women who are failing to access affordable sanitary wear.Ncube last w...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records an increase in home births
BULAWAYO recorded an increase in home deliveries since January this year, a development which experts say may reverse gains made in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Zimbabwe.R...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 07:34hrs | 26 | by Staff Reporter
100% uniforms price hike kills back-to-school hype
SOME retailers have raised prices of school uniforms and other school items claiming manufacturers hiked prices by up to 100 percent, dampening the back-to-school preparations by parents and guardians...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bum slap, breast groping: Man (35) arrested at Zupco bus rank
A drunk man who allegedly slapped a woman's bums before groping her breasts appeared before Western Commonage court resident magistrate Shepherd Mnjanja facing indecent assault charges.He plea...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:51hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant girls troop back to school
SEVERAL teenage girls in Ntabazinduna who had dropped out of school after falling pregnant during the Covid-19 pandemic when schools were closed for the better part of last year have returned to schoo...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank donates sanitary wear to school girls
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has donated reusable sanitary pads to 775 primary and secondary school girls from across the country worth ZWL 1 426 000.00 as part of its commemoration of women's month. ...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 14:17hrs | 12 | by Agencies
Bulawayo School girl gang raped
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two rape suspects while four others are on the run after gang raping a secondary school student in the city.Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Assistant Inspe...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
6 school gangs unearthed in city
AN investigation has revealed disturbing insight into gangs in the Emganwini and Nketa areas that have become a threat to the safety of both teachers and pupils at schools within the areas.Sun...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:39hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
DCC Chair brutally assaults minor over a school girl
A 17-year old Madziwa boy was allegedly brutally assaulted by ZANU PF Shamva Distirict Coodinating Chairman over a school girl (form 3) last Wednesday....Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 17:08hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Esigodini residents fret over illegal miners
Illegal mining activities in Matabeleland South's Esigodini area have led to an increase in gender-based violence cases and a child pregnancy, a local non-governmental organisation says.The Bu...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Women sexually abused at ZUPCO bus ranks
Student activists from the University of Zimbabwe have implored the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) authorities to protect women from being abused at their bus ranks because many women were ...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt stifling rights of children'
THE Zimbabwean government is stifling the rights of children by failing to provide a conducive environment for their well-being despite provisions in the Constitution to that effect, a leading human r...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo
IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP engages Jena Mine
ZANU-PF legislator for Silobela constituency, Mtokozisi Manoki Mpofu, has engaged gold producer, Jena Mines over concerns raised by the community, Business Times reported.Some of t...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 08:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
School girls pregnancy shocker
GOVERNMENT is agonising over spiking teenage pregnancies and marriages during Covid-19 lockdowns amid shocking revelations that a total of 7 000 girls were affected during the stringent January-Februa...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Free sanitary wear for school girls
Female learners in rural schools will start receiving free sanitary wear next year under a Government programme that is meant to assist children from disadvantaged families who are losing out on valua...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Red flag raised over rising teen pregnancies
MANGWE District social welfare officer Sicelo Nyathi has expressed concern over the rise in the number of young girls from Mangwe district in Matabeleland South province that are engaging in wild part...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 23:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant school girl commits suicide by drinking insecticide
A Form 4 pupil at a Bulawayo school committed suicide after discovering that she was pregnant, police said.The 17-year-old Magwegwe Secondary School pupil named only as Nokuzola is believed to...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 16:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
$123m for pregnant school girls
TREASURY has set aside $123 million for the provision of psycho-social support for pupils who fall pregnant, in a move that reaffirms Government's position on the observance of their non-exclusion fro...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRU announces two new coaching appointments
Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) has new coaching appointments for the Women's National 15s and sevens team.The ZRU has concluded the selection process after several candidates had responded to call...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 09:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo daughter storms America
Thembelihle Terry-Lynne Zulu is the founder of Girl Grandeur Zimbabwe which is a social club for women. She is one of the 42 fellows selected to represent Zimbabwe at this year's Mandela Washington Fe...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 12:38hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Maternity vacation for pregnant school girls
Girls who fall pregnant during the course of their studies are set to enjoy 'maternity vacation' before returning to continue with their education after giving birth.The privileges are provide...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant schoolgirls to get 'maternity leave'
LEARNERS who fall pregnant during the course of their studies are set to enjoy "maternity vacation" before returning to continue with their education after giving birth.The privileges are prov...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Time for concrete action to end period poverty
There seems to be an erroneous feeling of respite amongst some menstrual health activists and stakeholders regarding the removal of duty and VAT on selected imported sanitary wear products by governme...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Theresa Farai Nyava
Parly in heated debate over pregnant school girls
THE Education Amendment Bill, which is currently in its second reading stage in the National Assembly, has attracted heated debate on whether pregnant girls should be allowed to continue with class....Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Worsening period poverty in Zimbabwe calls for urgent action
For the first time since 2009, Zimbabwe's economy is projected to slide into a recession this year, with real GDP going down to -5.2%, the lowest economic growth rate in Africa this year. Inflation is...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 10:58hrs | 24 | by Theresa Nyava
Resurrection attempt fails as Harare school girl is finally buried
An attempted resurrection of a 16-year-old teenage girl who died on Monday had failed by Thursday morning, and her burial finally proceeded.Deaphin Mutemeri's burial on Wednesday was abandoned...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 20:00hrs | | by ZimLive
Schoolboy 'rapes' two minors
A FORM Three pupil from Esigodini has been issued with a warrant of arrest after he failed to turn up in court for allegedly raping two school girls on separate occasions while they were on their way ...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
145 school girls in daring protest
Even calls to be wary of the ravaging Cyclone Idai, whose effects have since been felt in Mashonaland East, could not deter the 145 girls at Zimbabwe's top school, Monte Cassino High, from executing t...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to spot a fake Robert Mugabe quote
You all remember Robert Mugabe right? I mean come on we literary did not go to work on his birthday like a few weeks ago. Guy used to be president you would see him country and globetrotting in ...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 10:18hrs | | by TechZim
Fostering gender equality by eradicating period poverty
Again, it is that day of the year when we commemorate International Women's Day, a day that we also take stock of the victories that have been won for girls and women so far. And again, there is not m...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 08:41hrs | 1 | by Theresa Farai Nyava
Fostering gender equality by eradicating period poverty
Again, it is that day of the year when we commemorate International Women's Day, a day that we also take stock of the victories that have been won for girls and women so far. And again, there is not m...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 09:57hrs | | by Theresa Farai Nyava
Sanitary wear for Lupane girls
A LUPANE businesswoman has donated sanitary wear to local girls in a bid to keep them in school as some would not attend classes due to their failure to purchase them.Ms Debra Dube through pro...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Back to school, back to period poverty!
In a country with 3 million girls and women who menstruate, with about a third of them being school going children either in primary or secondary school, there is a good chance that thousands of them ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 11:36hrs | 1 | by Theresa Nyava
Removal of duty and VAT on sanitary wear imports not an end in itself
We applaud Treasury for its commitment in the 2019 National Budget that it will prioritise integration of gender across all sectors of the economy critical for achieving equitable, sustainable and inc...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 07:54hrs | 3 | by Theresa Nyava
Remove pink tax on menstrual products to foster gender responsive budgeting
Sanitary Aid Zimbabwe (SanAid) is a not-for-profit organisation which supports girls in Zimbabwe to stay in school by providing free sanitary pads and menstruation health education. We also support fe...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 10:15hrs | 1 | by Theresa Farai Nyava
Nurse on the run for sex with pupil
YOUNG love a hot potato!Simbarashe Ndemera (32) a nurse at Lutheran Church-run Mnene District Hospital in Mberengwa has disappeared from the face of the earth after the community bayed for blo...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
School sex video goes viral
TWO pupils from Inyanda Secondary School in Bulawayo's Gwabalanda suburb are in trouble after a steamy video with sexual acts that was seemingly recorded behind classroom blocks at the school leaked a...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:53hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Hillside Primary School girl kidnapped?
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has gone missing in Bulawayo while police are searching for a woman (19) who is suspected to have been kidnapped in Kwekwe.Ropafadzo Samson (10), a pupil at Hillside Primary...Published: 26 May 2018 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
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