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Wrong man arrested after LONE gunman senselessly attacks
YOU would expect women and school children to be the only ones who walk home in groups to protect themselves from a violent armed robber but in the Empandeni area in Mangwe District, men can also be s...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
'20 000 pupils fall pregnant in Zimbabwe'
CRISIS Coalition in Zimbabwe (CiZC) has expressed concern over increasing cases of pregnancies among schoolgirls as statistics indicate that 20 000 schoolgirls fell pregnant between September last yea...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
UK envoy urges Zimbabwe girls to shun early marriages
BRITISH ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson has urged young girls in the country to shun early marriages and set their sights higher in life despite the challenges they face.In a letter t...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Remembering gukurahundi genocide
The spirit of Mthwakazi insecurity and why the Mthwakazi prosecutor general must bring the perpetrators of these henious crimes to justice.Greetings to all!For forty-two years, the insecur...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 10 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Zimbabwe teen pregnancy rate rises
ZIMBABWE'S teenage pregnancy rate has risen by two percent to 24 percent, with the majority being schoolgirls that are forced to drop out of school.The worrying trend has also led to debate ov...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MP in sanitary pads project
CHIRUMANZU legislator Barbara Rwodzi (Zanu-PF) has introduced a sanitary wear manufacturing project in her constituency to benefit poor girls and women.Rwodzi told NewsDay that the constituenc...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Steward Bank partners Kunashe Foundation to support underprivileged girls
HARARE - Zimbabwe's largest bank by depositors, Steward Bank, has joined forces with Kunashe Foundation to end period poverty in the country by supplying reusable sanitary wear to underprivileged girl...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 15:48hrs | | by Agencies
The desecretion of the memory of gukurahundi victims
Greeting to all! Just when the memory of victims of the Gukurahundi, was brought to the attention of all the people of Mthwakazi, by Ibhetshu Likazulu, through the erection of tombstones, it w...Published: 29 May 2021 at 17:27hrs | | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
5 000 schoolgirls impregnated in January, February
When schools opened their doors for the new year on March 15 and March 22, a significant number of female learners did not turn up for classes, and there are now disturbing reports explaining why....Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 08:20hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Money for pregnant schoolgirls out soon
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said it will soon start providing money to enable pregnant girls to continue with their education after Treasury allocated $123 million for the prog...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 23:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MPs slate Mthuli Ncube's national budget
PARLIAMENT has poked holes into Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's 2021 budget allocation for the Primary and Secondary Education ministry after he allocated $55 billion towards education, 73% of which w...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo 1983 Prophetic Letter to Mugabe
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon United Kingdom7th June 1983 Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leade...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 13:58hrs | 12 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
No uniforms for pregnant schoolgirls
GOVERNMENT has decreed that pregnant schoolgirls be allowed to attend class in their maternity attire as formal school wear might not be compatible with their changed body stature.Women Affair...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife rolls out 100 scholarships
AT LEAST 100 secondary schoolgirls are set to benefit from First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa scholarship programme covering girls from different communities in all the country's 10 provinces starting next...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 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 | | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa's only commuter train is cheap and reliable
CHUGGING through townships, maize fields and scrubland as the sun rises, Zimbabwe's only commuter train is cheap and reliable - two qualities that its passengers cherish in a downwards-spiralling econ...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 14:30hrs | | by AFP
Too poor for periods, Zimbabwe's girls rely on rags
When her monthly period comes, 17-year-old Maria Chaodza dismantles a home-made pillowcase and picks out pieces of its worn stuffing – an old, cloth rug – which she uses in place of the sanitary p...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:42hrs | | by Reuters
Joshua Nkomo letter to Robert Mugabe from exile in the UK
JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon E6 2WLUnited Kingdom7th June, 1983INFORMATIVE LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER MUGABEDear Robert,1. I write...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 11:00hrs | 2 | by Joshua M. Nkomo
UN-AU decry absence of women in peacebuilding activities
A high-level delegation to Nigeria and the DRC urges countries to promote gender equality Reporting back from a trip to Nigeria and the Democratic Repu...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 18:43hrs | | by Leon Usigbe
Shona supremacists don't want the world to know that they killed Ndebeles
They refer to Matabeleland genocide as mere "disturbances", or. "moment of madness". They minimise the numbers of the dead. The survivors of the cruel annihilation process are prevented from rememberi...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Nigerian President not dead
Presidency has urged Nigerians to disregard the rumour making the rounds that something unpleasant has happened to President Muhammadu Buhari.The Senior Special Adviser to President Buhari on ...Published: 15 May 2017 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Boy (15) rapes two schoolgirls
Unedited Facebook post by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda: Horrible incident in Tsholotsho where a 15 year old boy raped two girls and attempted to rape the 3rd one bef...Published: 06 Feb 2017 at 12:50hrs | 1 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
The un-ended quest for self determination the restotration of Mthwakazi Inkuzi Series: Discussion Paper 2
1. Introduction This paper is multi-fold with a specific motivation of triggering an intellectual debate, coupled with not only comments but positive se...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Dr Mpiyesizwe Churchill Guduza
Lesbianism scandal rocks Adventist high school
HANKE Adventist High School in Shurugwi has been rocked by a lesbianism scandal after two female pupils suspected to be in an illicit love affair were caught in a compromising position in one of t...Published: 13 Nov 2016 at 09:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Malawi Girls Learn Self-Defense Tactics Against Sexual Abuse
Schoolgirls in Malawi are learning how to defend themselves ag...Published: 29 Sep 2016 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Girls found 'making love' in the bush, thoroughly beaten
A FEMALE teacher at Zwangendaba High School in Matabeleland North has been caught up in a lesbianism storm amid claims that some schoolgirls were fighting over her after she proposed love to them....Published: 24 Sep 2016 at 17:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Boko Haram leader killed in air strike
The leader of the Boko Haram group is believed to be fatally wounded in an air strike carried out by the Nigerian military in the country's northeast, according to official sources.Government ...Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai jailed two years for kidnapping young girls
Beitbridge casanova, Rayson Tsvangirai Rushwaya, who is infamous for seducing numerous schoolgirls, yesterday broke down and cried in court when he was jailed for an effective two years for kidnap...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Escaped Nigerian girl misses her Boko Haram 'husband'
Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) - Escaped Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki says she misses her Boko Haram fighter husband and is still thinking about him three months after escaping the militants' camp.Amina ...Published: 17 Aug 2016 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by CNN
Boko Haram releases 'video' of Chibok girls
Boko Haram has released a video of the Nigerian schoolgirls allegedly kidnapped two years ago, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air strikes. The armed group, wh...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 06:57hrs | | by Al Jazeera
The audacity of hope for Mthwakazi: Restoration Awakening Series: 1
Dr Mpiyseizwe Churchill GuduzaMLF Vice PresidentLondon, United Kingdom3 June, 2016I. IntroductionMy argument is three-fold. Firstly, that the major thesis of Shona intellec...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 14:52hrs | 1 | by Dr Mpiyseizwe Churchill Guduza
Thokolosi terrorishes Lepashe schoolgirls
Residents of the sleepy community of Lepashe are living in constant fear of an evil thokoloshi that continues to haunt a primary school in their small village.The Voice reported that rem...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Teacher acquitted on indecent assault case
A RUSAPE teacher based at Chironga Primary School – Revai Kaswa – accused of abusing his female pupils was last week acquitted of five counts of aggravated indecent assault and another five of ind...Published: 01 May 2016 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai impregnates six schoolgirls
THE community of Beitbridge is up in arms with a local customs clearing agent who has allegedly impregnated several pupils from Vhembe and St Mary's Secondary schools in the border town.Source...Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 07:30hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda and Thupeyo Muleya
'Schoolgirls fuel new HIV infections'
The National Aids Council (Nac) has said schoolgirls staying alone in private lodgings at Murambinda Growth Point are fuelling prostitution in the area, as new HIV and Aids infections increase among a...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 18:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
15 Beitbridge school girls admit to engaging in sex with maniac
BEITBRIDGE- Rayson Tsvangirai Rushwaya a teacher at Vhembe Secondary School in Beitbridge has been released from custody after being arrested for allegedly engaging in sex with school girls because th...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Witchcraft fears as schoolgirls faint en masse
SCORES of girls at Sivomo Secondary School in Nkayi mysteriously collapsed after complaining of headaches last week. Boys at the school were not affected. Sources at the school said the girls frothed ...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 09:19hrs | | by Whinsley Masara
Austrian girl 'beaten to death' for trying to leave the IS terrorists
A 17-year-old Austrian girl who went to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) is reported to have been beaten to death by the group after attempting to flee from the militant group's base in Raqqa. Sam...Published: 25 Nov 2015 at 11:47hrs | | by IBT
Male teacher nabbed for touching girls breasts, buttocks
A Rusape teacher Revai Kaswa has been arrested for five counts of aggravated indecent assault and another five of indecent assault. He had a habit of fondling girls breasts, b...Published: 06 Nov 2015 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Invisible forces attack schoolgirls
A WEEK of pupils suffering from mysterious seizures, hysterical crying and even allegations of "spirits" attacking girls' private parts in the school toilets led to an urgent meeting with parents....Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 10:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pervert teacher lashed for abusing 18 girls
A Maun Primary teacher School who was convicted of sexually molesting 18 students has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and 18 lashes of cane.The 38-year-old, standard three and four ...Published: 04 Sep 2015 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Deaf girl sends mum text message saying she is 'already dead'
A teenager who died in a fire at a school for the Deaf in Leeudoringstad, South Africa reportedly sent a text message to her mother saying "Mother, I'm already dead."According to ...Published: 29 Aug 2015 at 00:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Teens' demand for illegal abortions soar
The death of a 15-year-old Zimbabwean schoolgirl during an apparent botched abortion this month has spurred calls for stronger efforts to prevent teenage pregnancies and unsafe terminations.He...Published: 26 Jun 2015 at 20:04hrs | | by Reuters
Former Nigerian minister and #Bringbackourgirls founder, says Nigerian army has committed human rights violations
- Ezekwesili concedes Nigerian army has committed human right abuses in the fight against Boko Haram - "Oby" thinks #BringBackOurGirls has not failed and Boko Haram can still be de...Published: 29 Apr 2015 at 05:33hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Let's not sow seeds of sexual immorality among pupils
Unplanned and unwanted pregnancies occur at an alarming rate among school-going children, resulting in some government authorities suggesting that condoms should be made available to all school childr...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 14:13hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Goodluck Jonathan calls for US help as Boko Haram invade city
Kano - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for more US help in fighting Boko Haram, as the Islamists struck again on Saturday and called for a boycott of upcoming general elections....Published: 15 Feb 2015 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by AFP
Schoolgirl 'killer' arrested
A LUPANE man has been arrested in connection with last week's rape and brutal murder of a 15-year-old Fatima High School pupil.The girl, who was in Form One, was found dead and partially dres...Published: 29 Jan 2015 at 06:41hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Bus station explosion kills 20 in Nigeria
Lagos - A bombing at a bus station in Gombe city in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people on Monday, the latest violence in the region repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, the Red Cross said....Published: 23 Dec 2014 at 13:47hrs | | by AFP
Deal for the return of captured Nigerian girls
Nigeria's military says it has agreed a truce with Islamist militant group Boko Haram - and says the schoolgirls the group has abducted will be released.Boko Haram sparked global outrage s...Published: 17 Oct 2014 at 16:22hrs | | by BBC
Moral decay as 10 girls are expelled from school due to pregnancy
TEN schoolgirls from Tokwana High School in Bulilima have been reportedly expelled from school as a result of pregnancy, a local tabloid publication reports.Among the ten girls, reports st...Published: 10 Oct 2014 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
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