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Pregnant children, marital rape victims have a right to abortion, High Court rules
A law denying access to legal abortion for children below the age of 18 and married women who are victims of marital rape is unconstitutional, the Harare High Court has declared in a landmark ruling....Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:40hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe raises age of consent to 18 years
President Emmerson Mnangagwa utilized the Presidential Powers Act to modify the Criminal Law Code and restore the age of consent to eighteen (18) years.The age of consent denotes the age at wh...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 18:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
When children give birth to children!
There could have never been a more heartbreaking and disturbing sight.I had gone to the local clinic in my small town of Redcliff for a scheduled medical review.This is an ordinary rou...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:11hrs | 20 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Actually, what one does in privacy of bedroom DOES determine what type of leader they become!
Over the past years, as more and more scandals of infidelity amongst our leaders in Zimbabwe are exposed - a pertinent issue has inevitably been regularly raised. What have an individual's pri...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 09:12hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Cde Mutsvangwa, do birds and trees sexually violate each other?
I never desire to wade into these sexual indiscretion scandals, or sexual abuse accusations, which have hounded well-known Zimbabwean leaders of late - both from the ruling and opposition formations -...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:41hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Parly summons Ziyambi
PARLIAMENT has summoned Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to present a Bill that criminalises having sex with minors under the age of 18.This follows the ...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission statement on June 16
1. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) is one of the five (5) Chapter 12 Independent Commissions established in terms of sections 232 (b) and 242 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and operationa...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 14:25hrs | 1 | by ZHRC
Sex is a demon, says Biti
HARARE East legislator, Tendai Biti, Thursday described sex as a demon which he said children should be protected from.Biti was speaking at his law chambers where he called on government to sp...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ConCourt rules age of consent now 18
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) yesterday raised the age of sexual consent from 16 to 18 in a landmark ruling with far-reaching consequences.The ruling follows an application by two Harare...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:38hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's child marriage shocker
NEARLY 34 percent of girls under the age of 18 are married countrywide, a statistic that has shocked the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC).The commission said it was concerned about the surge i...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Have sex but Don't get married
The past week has seen a heated debate on social media after government has through the Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Cde Ziyambi Ziyambi gave the green light over the age of sexual consent to...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 19:12hrs | 12 | by Desmond Nleya
Johanne Marange Church sued for marrying off young girls
The constitutionality of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church doctrine of marrying off young girls and covering up alleged sexual abuse among congregants is now under the spotlight after gender activi...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt must enact child protection law to outlaw child marriage
Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has urged the government to enact child protection laws to outlaw child marriage, child pledging and places burden on all sectors of the soci...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:45hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Why Lobola Should not be Refundable - Love must never be refunded nor measured in monetary terms
The case of Lobola has generated a lot of interest amongst many Zimbabweans and many traditional leaders. The people of Zimbabwe put the proceedings in the public domain which they review the lawfulne...Published: 02 May 2021 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza and Denford Madekufamba
Zimbabwean men facing rape charges in the UK because of cultural norms
Over a hundred Zimbabwean men in the UK have been either charged or convicted of rape. Most rape charges in the UK are due to cultural differences and sheer ignorance. The Crime Survey f...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 16:03hrs | 12 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Age of consent should be raised to 18, says Human rights lawyer
The Marriages Bill, which is currently being debated in Parliament has managed to define who is a child in Zimbabwe, but there is need to close the gap between the age of sexual consent and age of con...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lower age of sexual consent to 13, youths plead
Youths have made a passionate plea to authorities to lower the age of sexual consent from 16 to 13 years.The plea was made during a People's Network (...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 06:28hrs | | by Mary Charamba
Child sexual abuse in Zimbabwe: A call to action
I have been following with keen interest on cases of child sexual abuse in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Republic Police produced statistics of child sexual abuse and the record is a cause for concern. A ref...Published: 21 Sep 2016 at 15:31hrs | 11 | by Johanne Mhlanga
Constitutional Court ruling on under 18 marriages: A step in the right direction, BUT
On Wednesday 20 January 2016, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe once again made a landmark ruling, this time not on labour issues but on outlawing marriages of under 18 whether boys or girls. This ...Published: 21 Jan 2016 at 07:34hrs | | by Johanne Mhlanga
Child marriages outlawed
The Constitutional Court today outlawed controversial child marriages by ruling that no child in Zimbabwe should marry before attaining 18 years.This is with immediate effect.Deputy Ch...Published: 20 Jan 2016 at 11:39hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Zimbabwe raises age of sexual consent from 12 to 16
THE age of consent will be raised from 12 to 16 years following concerns that the law provides minimum protection to minors and is lenient on child sex predators and other paedophiles.The Cons...Published: 22 Oct 2015 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Auxilia Katongomara
Thumbs up to early sex - New Bill
Children under the age of 16 who engage in sexual activities would not be prosecuted under the proposed new General Laws Amendment Bill.This according to Chronicle came up in Gweru on Tu...Published: 29 Jul 2015 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pastor jailed for bedding a 15 year old girl, while testing her v*rginity
A PASTOR at Kingdom Fellowship Church who impregnated a 15-year-old girl after making her believe he was testing her v*rginity has been sentenced to two years in prison.Elisha Persuade Nha...Published: 01 Jul 2015 at 09:52hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Mugabe chased Jonathan Moyo out of meeting
Information Minister Jonathan Moyo's job was hanging in the balance last night after President Robert Mugabe kicked him out of a Cabinet meeting yesterday saying that as he was no longer a non-constit...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 12:12hrs | 2 | by Thelma Chikwanha
Pastor impregnates 15-year-old girl
A 40-year-old Pastor at Kingdom Fellowship Church impregnated a 15-year old girl he adopted from Chinamhora after making her believe he was "testing" her v*rginity.Elisha Persuade Nhando yeste...Published: 25 Jun 2015 at 08:28hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
Sex, sex, sex dominates Zimbabwe parliament
Debate in the National Assembly opened today with harsh criticism of Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana over his remarks that 12-year-old girls can consent to sex.Legislators also want the Cri...Published: 23 Jun 2015 at 20:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Tomana ouster gets louder
SEVERAL civil society groups in Harare have threatened to take to the streets today in protest against Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana's alleged blooper over the country's prescribed age of sexual...Published: 23 Jun 2015 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tomana rules out resigning
Under fire Prosecutor General Johannes Tomana has dug in his heels declaring he would not be haunted into resigning from his post following his alleged gaffe over the age of sexual consent. ...Published: 22 Jun 2015 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo, Kasukuwere face heavy artillery
As Zanu-PF's deadly factional and succession wars continue to rip the former liberation movement apart, it has emerged that supporters of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa are ratcheting up the pressu...Published: 21 Jun 2015 at 16:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Child marriages concern for Africa
Child marriage remains a brutal reality for millions of girls across Africa, denying them the right to live healthy, to enjoy their childhood to the fullest and fulfilling lives.Pove...Published: 18 Jun 2015 at 06:11hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Tony Blair has been named top gay icon
Tony Blair has been named as top gay icon in the last 30 years by the Gay Times among a list of other famous figures who fought for equal rights.He even features as a cover star for an electro...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 15:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Poverty forces parents to marry off daughters early
Children living in farming areas are being married off at an early age, with approximately 50 percent being married below the age of 18.Moira Ngaru, director of Farm Orphan Support Trust...Published: 24 Sep 2013 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
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