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'Zimbabwe has one million child brides'
It is crucial for Zimbabwe to continue providing meaningful support to the girl-child, enabling young women to realize their rights and unlock their full potential. This call comes as statistics revea...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'fringe' presidential candidates still in hibernation
The 2023 presidential election is shaping out as a three-horse race between President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and independent Saviour Kasukuwere while the other eight cand...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 11 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
Mashonaland Central needs Mnangagwa's intervention
On the 26th of April 2018 Government spokesperson Nick Mangwana said, "A titanic battle in Mazowe West on Sunday. Tafadzwa Musarara vs Kazembe Kazembe. But Anastencia Mazikana, Chrispen Mataire, Richa...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 09:14hrs | 7 | by Taurai Zhou
Zanu-PF, govt officials in panic mode
AFRICA has a long-standing history of heavily contested elections.Most liberation war parties find it hard to let go of their grip on power.In Zimbabwe, the late Robert Mugabe had to t...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Evans Mathanda
Child brides: Machaya saga opens Pandora's box
THE story of a 14-year-old girl, who died while giving birth at an apostolic sect shrine in Marange has sparked outrage across the globe.Anna Machaya was allegedly forced out of school and int...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa in Hichilema showdown
THE victory by Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development (UPND) has rekindled tension between President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF and the Nelson Cham...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's party wants Zimbabweans to copy from Zambian elections
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is confident he will win the 2023 presidential election in a congratulatory message to new Zambia's president, Hakainde Hichilema.The opposition leader Hichi...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa punishing learners
Most people and the business community has condemned the recent extension of lockdown by the government saying it was now doing more harm than good. Speaking at the state house yesterday the P...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 20:42hrs | 1 | by Shelton Muchena
Shamwari Yemwanasikana launch campaign against early child marriages
In a bid to curb vulnerability of girls in Zimbabwe, Shamwari yemwanasikana launched awareness campaigns against early child marriages that have been worsened by the Covid 19 pandemic.In an in...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 20:21hrs | 3 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Zimbabwean man with 16 wives, 151 children bares it all
A grainy image of Misheck Nyandoro (66) and his 16 wives and 151 childrenA ZIMBABWEAN father, who has 16 wives and 151 children, has revealed he follows a strict fourtimes-a-night sex schedule...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mistakes to avoid when planning your wedding
When you are planning your wedding, you need to make sure that you are getting everything right. This can be difficult to do if you have never planned a wedding before but that doesn't mean that it is...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 01:36hrs | 4 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa's planned Bhalagwe visit mischievious, insensitive, disrespectful and insulting
Bhalagwe; The place of bones in present-day Zimbabwe. Lying in the southern part of the country, with tens of thousand bones that have been crying for justice since the physical killings of ZAPU and p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 09:33hrs | | by Iphithule Maphosa
PHOTOS: Zimbabwe and Mozambique bridges bult after Cyclone Idai
Two images of supposedly bridges in Zimbabwe and Mozambique built after Cyclone Idai have gone viral on the internet. The bridges which have a very wide gap between each other in terms of ...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 12:49hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Four of the seven Zimbabweans burnt alive in South Africans laid to rest
More than 1000 mourners, including some South Africans attended the burial in Sanyati Zimbabwe of the four of the slain Zimbabweans. Each mourner had his-or her own profound reasons for being ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 19:22hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Tuku's first wife says she will never forgive Daisy
Superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's first wife Melody Murape has said she deeply loved the legendary musician and said the feeling was mutual.The couple wed on February 24, 1979, with a huge party at ...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Parliament debates trifles
At a time when many people in Zimbabwe wonder where their next meal is coming from and whether it is worthwhile taking someone to hospital for treatment, the House of Assembly has been preoccupied by ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 18:40hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe security forces deeply divided
LAST Saturday's explosion in Bulawayo which claimed the lives of two security officers has exposed the growing tensions between the country's various security agencies following the ouster of long-tim...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 15:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Woman who lost arm to crocodile weds in hospital
LOVE conquers all, so goes the dog eared cliché of improbable romantic scenarios encountered in romantic novels.Borrowing a typical chapter from a Mills and Boons novel is a former Zimbabwean...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF: The proverbial suitor?
On April 19, 2018, a few hours after Independence Day holiday, NewsDay carried an opinion piece by its deputy editor, Nqaba Matshazi, questioning the genuineness of Zanu-PF's recent fascination with t...Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 09:02hrs | | by Tapiwa Nyandoro
Bride Price is not body purchase!
The payment of bride price is a common phenomenon that is practiced in most of Africa and some parts of Asia. It is a way of showing appreciation to the parents of the bride for conceiving her as well...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 11:51hrs | | by Daniel Itai
Brides flee from court as wife finds hubby wedding
A leopard never changes its spots so goes the African saying.John Chirongoma who left Masvingo Magistrates Court with tail under his legs after a man caught him wedding his wife last year was ...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 14:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women 'marry' trees in bizarre mass wedding
Reports say a group of young women in Peru have been filmed taking part in a bizarre mass wedding - when they put on white wedding dresses and tied the knot to a tree.Nature activists held the...Published: 16 Dec 2017 at 13:35hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Dating as a way of life: how to find love on a speed-dating event
Speed-dating is quite a new phenomenon which has already proved its effectiveness. What is speed dating? Basically, it's an opportunity to go on a date with more than one girl at the same time. Quick ...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 15:43hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Women 'marry' trees in bizarre ceremony
Reports say a group of young women in Peru have been filmed taking part in a bizarre mass wedding – when they put on white wedding dresses and tied the knot to a tree.Nature activists held t...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 14:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman wants lobola abolished
A HARARE woman has approached the Constitutional Court challenging the constitutionality of the practice of paying lobola, saying it reduces women to mere "assets" that are open for abuse. Ms Priccila...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu a sickening bootlicker
Politics is a contradictory game, deceptive, and has an uncanny tendency to reveal the worst in humanity. The private media and the opposition, particularly the MDC-T, and netizens have been making jo...Published: 18 Oct 2017 at 09:11hrs | | by Philemon Mutedzi
Hyenas in sheep's clothes!
Publicly, they denounce violence. Innocently, they present themselves as ambassadors of peace, haters of disorder. Humbly, they present to the public dishonoured cheques of injustice . yet they are th...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 20:36hrs | | by Craig
Possible political scenarios for 2018 elections
As we fast approach next year's crucial elections, political analysts are already working on possible scenarios that might emerge before, during and after the plebiscite.While it is difficult ...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fighting child marriages in Zimbabwe: From Theory to Practice
The Sunday Mail 2 July 2017 screamed with the headline, "Child brides: From frying pan to the fire." The heading itself is loaded and portray a society that has failed the girl child. But the question...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 10:04hrs | 2 | by Johanne Mhlanga
'Our liberators freed us in order to capture us'
As Zimbabweans celebrate 37 years of independence, the Daily News spoke to a number of people with diverse interests to find out how our journey has been so far.Zimbabwe's independence is cele...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 12:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwe marriage law on the cards
Parliament will soon approve a new law targeted at ending child marriages and enforce equal distribution of matrimonial property upon divorce or separation of spouses.The law, expected to ...Published: 03 Apr 2017 at 19:58hrs | | by staff reporter
Calls to outlaw polygamy
LEGISLATORS yesterday called for outlawing of polygamy as a way to end early child marriages.This was raised during debate on a motion moved by MDC-T chief whip in the National Assembly, I...Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
A special day in a woman's life
A wedding day is one of the special days in a woman's life. There is need for attention to detail putting effort to look the best ultimately.As such, wedding outfits need to be punctuated with...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 08:55hrs | | by Sharon Ngomani
3 bridesmaids injured in wedding eve crash
TRAGEDY struck a wedding party in Bulawayo yesterday when three bridesmaids sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and plunged into a ditch. The bride, ...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
A girl-child's domestic chores; child labour? or acquiring a traditional woman's apprenticeship
Who has ever seen the agony of a woman in a maternity ward, having just delivered a girl-child instead of a boy-child she had hoped to get to solidify the marriage? She breaks down and cries, sh...Published: 24 Jun 2016 at 23:12hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
What the racist South African judge should have said and it was going to be politically correct!
She said: "Rape is a Black people's past time." Black South African men regarded rape as a cultural right. I still have to meet a girl of 12 years who was not raped. How it is possible to put all the ...Published: 15 May 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Nyasha Mushukwi held lover hostage at hotel room on her wedding eve
Warriors striker Nyasha Mushukwi reportedly held hostage her former lover at his hotel room on the eve of her wedding day. The hostage saga led to Tinashe Sibanda being kicked out by her ...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 10:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Jah Prayzah promises to bringing the house down
MULTI-AWARD winning musician Jah Prayzah has promised to "bring the house down" when he shares the stage with Winky D and Oliver Mtukudzi at Harare International Conference Centre this Saturday at The...Published: 27 Mar 2016 at 10:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tuku, Winky, Jah rock HICC
HAVING filled the Harare International Conference Centre on December 31, 2015 and set ablaze 7 Arts Theatre in Avondale a few weeks later, Jah Prayzah and Winky D team up with superstar Oliver "Tuku" ...Published: 20 Mar 2016 at 09:19hrs | | by Arts reporter
UK Religious leaders discuss practical steps to make peace a reality
London, England - On the evening of Wednesday 24th February 2016, the UK branch of HWPL (Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Light, Chairman Man Hee Lee) hosted a World Alliance of Religions' ...Published: 02 Mar 2016 at 22:29hrs | | by HWPL
Of illegal settlers and demolitions
There has been much hype on the issue of housing land, land barons, illegal settlers and demolitions for quite a long time, but solutions to this problem seem to eluding council officials.Prev...Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 14:26hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Women of Zimbabwe unite and document a Manifesto for Women
While we were in the middle of celebrating the golden 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, we recognised too that also the 29th of November was a month that was set up to give a deep tho...Published: 27 Dec 2015 at 18:00hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Young man (24) shines in food and hair
HE has a strong passion for cooking and is studying professional cookery while at the same time working as a hairdresser.Kudakwashe Chakaziva (24) is a young man who has defied the odds and ha...Published: 20 Dec 2015 at 09:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe: Scourge of Child Marriage - Video
Child marriage in Africa often ends a girl's education, exposes her to domestic violence and grave health risks from early childbearing and HIV, and traps her in poverty, Human Rights Watch said today...Published: 26 Nov 2015 at 10:05hrs | | by Dewa Mavhinga
Gutu makes claims that leave Tsvangirai as a principle butt
Last week gave us a hilarious story of Honourable Chinotimba seeking some kind of restitution for his "long lost" cellphone. Many will remember that the missing cellphone was blamed on the late Mahlan...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 16:46hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Grace Mugabe, Simon Muzenda and the baboon
It was in 2000 when former Vice President Simon Muzenda's fallout with Dr. Eddison Zvobgo became a matter of public record. Addressing a rally in Chivi, rural Masvingo at a time when ZANU PF was...Published: 13 Oct 2015 at 14:10hrs | 5 | by Moses Chamboko
Funding and learning opportunities
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING AND TOOLKITSFUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Open ...Published: 30 Sep 2015 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Nango
Grace Mugabe calls for castration of child abusers
THE First Lady Grace Mugabe has called for the castration of perpetrators of child sexual abuse as a way of deterring would be offenders. Officially launching the African Union campaign to en...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 13:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe told to fire Tomana
Children's rights activists and women's organisations yesterday called for the immediate firing or resignation of Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana over his controversial views on child marriages....Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 14:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
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