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'Women should take up powerful political posts'
WOMEN should take up powerful political positions in the country as most policies that affect them were being crafted by men.This was said by Senate president Mabel Chinomona last Friday at a ...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:27hrs | 7 | 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
'Female MPs overshadowed by men in Eighth Parliament'
WOMEN legislators only contributed to 37% of debates in the Eighth Parliament compared to 63% by their male counterparts, a report by the Women in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) has revealed.Pr...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda warns mum legislators
PARLIAMENT has no room for mum and redundant legislators who contribute nothing during sessions and committees, Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda warned yesterday. Addressing portfo...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Patriarchal dominance, misogyny in Zimbabwe's political economy
WOMEN in Zimbabwe constitute about 54% of the population of about 14 million people. In the just-ended 2018 harmonised elections, statistics compiled by Women In Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) indicate...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Linda Masarira
Chamisa's utterances about women reflection of the society
Women rights organisations and politicians have condemned MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's penchant for denigrating women saying this was reflective of an unrepentant male society trapped in a tim...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Female representation in local authorities dips
Female representation in local authorities has continued to drop since 2008 with a paltry 261 women councillors voted into office in the July 30 polls, down from 373 and 323 in 2008 and 2013, respecti...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political parties fail to meet 50-50 gender parity
A LOCAL women lobby group has expressed concern over political parties' failure to meet the 50-50 gender parity in the selection of candidates for this month's general elections as provided for under ...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Faith-Based Organisations Key to Securing Equity and Justice for All - Cynthia Hakutangwi
Top Female Innovative Business Leader of the Year, Award-winning (Women's Leadership Awards, WOLA 2016), Cynthia Chirinda-Hakutangwi, is rated Zimbabwe's finest and youngest woman on the rise, and who...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 18:30hrs | | by Maxwell Kudzika-Teedzai
Mnangagwa's Cabinet negates women participation
WOMEN in Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) executive director, Sakhile Sifelani-Ngoma says, women's voices in Zimbabwe have been suppressed for a long time, and this should end.She said the curren...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 05:33hrs | | 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
Few MPs dominate parly debates
A total of 52 members of parliament have to date not made a single contribution in parliament.A group of 35 both men and women dominate the debates, Women in Politics Support (WIPSU) exe...Published: 23 May 2017 at 19:06hrs | | by Thobekeile Zhou
PDP women's assembly holds leadership training
The People's Democratic Party's Women's Assembly is holding a Women's Leadership Training in Harare tommorrow. The party revealed that the training will be conducted by an NGO called Women in ...Published: 06 Dec 2016 at 20:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
The Death of Infrastructure in Zimbabwe
We know from studying Greco-Roman history that civilisations do die, especially if momentum of human enlightenment is not maintained. Civilisations are also killed by wars, diseases and abuse of polit...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 10:09hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Grace furious with Mugabe over alleged 'lover' Muchinguri
A whistle-blower facebook page called Zimbabweans for Prosperity which claims to have close links with "the intelligence services, key cabinet ministers and the military" has made sensational claims t...Published: 30 Jan 2015 at 14:52hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe to take over AU chairmanship
ZIMBABWE which is set to assume the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) at the 24th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethopia this week is expected to prioritise peace and security in the continent, as wit...Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 12:00hrs | | by Lungile Tshuma
Wedding bells for Oppah Muchinguri
After a four-year relationship that has spawned rumour in Manicaland, wedding bells are finally tolling for Higher and Tertiary Education minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Pentecostal preacher Bis...Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 10:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe 'adopts' prison inmates babies
DEPUTY minister of Justice Fortune Chasi told Parliament yesterday that the First Lady Grace Mugabe's Mazowe orphanage home had taken on board some of the children whose mothers were serving jail sent...Published: 27 Mar 2014 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri denies ever dating Simon Chimbetu
Oppah Muchinguri, Women's Affairs, Gender and Community Development minister, has denied ever dating the late music icon Simon 'Chopper' Chimbetu.She also refuted rumours that she was once inv...Published: 29 Jan 2014 at 17:16hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Elections are not business they are battles
The shadow being cast by the forthcoming harmonized elections is so vast that hardly any of us can afford the luxury of shrugging a nonchalant shoulder, wrapping ourselves in swathes of indifference a...Published: 22 May 2013 at 18:23hrs | | by Delta Milayo Ndou
Mujuru to officially launch 'Vote For a Woman Campaign'
VICE-PRESIDENT Joice Mujuru is set officially launch a "Vote For a Woman Campaign" project on Thursday.The campaign, which is being spearheaded by Women in Politics Support Unit (WIPSU), is an...Published: 09 May 2013 at 04:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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