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Child marriages are evil

The story of the fourteen-year-old Marange 'girl wife' who passed on at a shrine whilst birthing made very sad reading.  Adding salt to the wound and rubbing it in was the attempt to conceal the matter pretending all was well at the w…

Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 07:06hrs | 4 | by Nomusa Garikai

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 is, 'What could be the missing link in…

Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 10:04hrs | 6 | by Johanne Mhlanga

More children in Hwange dropping out of school, child marriages

SEVERAL children in Hwange District are dropping out of school owing to early child marriages and lack of school fees.The Chronicle last week visited Luseche village, one of the worst affected areas in the district and established that at …

Published: 17 Jun 2017 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff Report

Fighting early child marriages in Zimbabwe: A call for a paradigm shift

Standard Newspaper 25 September 2016 carried a story by Sofia Mapuranga, "Poverty stalks adolescent mothers." I read the story with heavy heart and reflections from the article have forced me to pen this opinion. What is crystal clear from…

Published: 14 Oct 2016 at 16:25hrs | 6 | by Johanne Mhlanga

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Child marriages are evil

Fighting child marriages in Zimbabwe: From Theory to Practice

More children in Hwange dropping out of school, child marriages

Fighting early child marriages in Zimbabwe: A call for a paradigm shift

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