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Married men drive illegal abortion stats
SOME married men are reportedly forcing their girlfriends to terminate pregnancies to avoid fathering children outside marriages and looking after illegitimate children.Illegal unsafe abortion...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for terminating pregnancy
Chitungwiza woman Tanyaradzwa Dombo was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly unlawfully termination of pregnancy, she was caught digging a shallow grave to bury the foetuses.The Zimbabwe Republic...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 16:29hrs | 1274 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Granny kills hubby (81) over infidelity
A 62-year-old woman has been arrested in Darwendale on allegations of killing her 81-year-old husband on Sunday following a fight over allegations of infidelity.Mary Banda is alleged to have f...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
'1 500 Zimbabwe women die giving birth'
AT least four women are dying every day while giving birth in Zimbabwe and the country has recorded a staggering 121 078 deaths in the last 12 months, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Age...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Abortion: Pro-Choice; Pro-Nothing; Pro-Life - Study the law with Blessed Mupatsi
THE DEONTOLOGY Assisted by: Nompilo P. Nkomo. In Zimbabwe in the late 19th century, through the promulgation of the Termination of Pregnancy Act...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 21:12hrs | 197 | by Blessed Mupatsi
Bulawayo records an increase in home births
BULAWAYO recorded an increase in home deliveries since January this year, a development which experts say may reverse gains made in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Zimbabwe.R...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 07:34hrs | 714 | by Staff Reporter
Doctor on the run for assisting couple to abort
POLICE have arrested a Bulawayo couple for terminating a pregnancy with the assistance of a medical doctor.In their twitter page, police said the pair visited a private doctor, who is still at...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 22:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
378 Zimbabwean women die during child birth
A TOTAL of 378 women died while giving birth in Zimbabwe since January this year which translates to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of about 127 per 100 000 births. Of these women, 66 died at home w...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
MPs call for review of the Termination of Pregnancy Act
LEGISLATORS have called for a review of the Termination of Pregnancy Act, which was enacted in 1977, but lawmakers say is now out of tune with the times in the face of rising illegal abortions....Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:27hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Teacher rapes, tricks victim into abortion
A Hatcliffe Primary School teacher appeared in court for allegedly raping his girlfriend and tricking her into taking abortion pills after she fell pregnant. Taurai Chikoto (34) appeared befor...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
70 000 Zimbabwean women in risky abortions yearly
Over 70 000 women in Zimbabwe are involved in unsafe pregnancy terminations each year, re-igniting debate on whether the authorities should legalise abortions.A civic society organisation push...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 18:01hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo fails to cope, maternity patients sleep on the floor
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo is failing to cope with the high number of maternity patients resulting in some of the expecting and new mothers sleeping on the floor, a situation described as depl...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:32hrs | 807 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's pregnancy termination laws still stringent
ZIMBABWE'S termination of pregnancy laws are still very stringent despite a Unicef 2016 report which said that 70 000 to 80 000 abortions occur annually in the country, while organisations like Popula...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:51hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Teen nabbed for fertiliser abortion
A TEENAGER from Tsholotsho has been arrested for unlawful termination of a six months old pregnancy using a fertiliser and water concoction.Alvina Moyo (18) of Makwakweni area under Chief Maga...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:04hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
The multi-pronged dilemma of abortion
A CROWD gathers around the dumpster and many are busy taking videos of the lifeless body of a new born baby.The horrible sight is made worse by the garbage and filth that surrounds the tiny pi...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Prophet Magaya escapes jail
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya has escaped a bid by Prosecutor-General Ray Goba to have him incarcerated after pleading not guilty to rape, unlawful terminatio...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 12:52hrs | 6065 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's defence raps Adv Goba
Lawyers representing Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Walter Magaya yesterday said with a low-calibre Prosecutor-General like Advocate Ray Goba, Zimbabwe risked collapse its justice...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 11:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drama at Prophet Magaya rape trial
THE first day of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader, Walter Magaya's rape trial was punctuated by thrills and turns, as Prosecutor-General (PG) Ray Goba took over prosecuting du...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 10:57hrs | 4108 | by Staff reporter
Advocate Ray Goba could face a probe before a tribunal
Prosecutor-General Advocate Ray Goba, who has drawn fierce criticism from an alleged victim and prime witness in an alleged rape case involving Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministry leader Walter...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
State witness chickens out of Magaya rape trial
THE State's star witness in the rape trial of televangelist Walter Magaya, Petronella Donhodzo Mandaza, has sensationally claimed she will not be forced to lie under oath and vowed not to avail hersel...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:52hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Magaya 'accuser' turns tables on Goba
A ZIMBABWEAN woman based in South Africa lined to testify in the trial of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries leader Walter Magaya, who is accused of rape, has distanced herself from the case...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Legalise abortion, says Biti
Harare lawyer and former Finance minister Tendai Biti has called on government to legalise abortion, saying outlawing the practice has witnessed deaths of thousands of women and girls as a result of a...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Legalise abortion'
Women with unwanted pregnancies must be able to undergo safe abortions in a move that could save countless lives in a country with high maternal death rate, Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) h...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 13:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Legalise abortion,' says MPs
Some members of the parliamentary portfolio committee on Health and Child Care are pushing for legislation to legalise abortion, amid revelations that 16 percent of maternal deaths are due to unsafe a...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
350 hours for abortion maid
A housemaid in Willowvale who dumped a foetus in a flash toilet after drinking a concoction to terminate the pregnancy has been ordered to perform 350 hours of community service. Cecelia Teya,...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 10:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bev took us for a ride'
IT is a tragedy of leg-splitting proportions no doubt, but lovebirds Andy Muridzo and stripper-cum-pole-dancer Beverly 'Bev' Sibanda will no longer be able to play happy couples with a bouncing ba...Published: 08 Apr 2017 at 12:06hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
Abortion is a moral dilemma! The gender and the feminist in me conflict!
Dear Tsungai, you have given us a very challenging topic indeed: Abortion in Zimbabwe is a much contested topic. At best it should never be spoken. How do I speak about this topic freely without trump...Published: 05 Sep 2016 at 00:12hrs | 538 | by Nomazulu Thata
Teen gets 315hrs community service for abortion
A FEMALE herbalist from Bulawayo is set to stand trial for giving a city woman herbs to terminate her pregnancy. The two women yesterday appeared at the Western Commonage Court facing a ...Published: 19 Apr 2016 at 23:58hrs | 3356 | by Noleen Makhurane
Mother, daughter sentenced for abortion
A BULAWAYO mother and her 18-year-old daughter are each set to perform 315 hours of community service after they teamed up to terminate the teenager's six months pregnancy.Nompilo Bhebhe, 36, ...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 06:28hrs | | by Melody Baya
Man inserts pill into lovers privates during sex to force abortion
A 27-year-old Harare man - Nicholas Mutorerwa allegedly hatched a plan to terminate his girlfriend's pregnancy by inserting a pill into her genitals during sex in a bid to evade responsibility....Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 11:31hrs | 2512 | by Staff Reporter
Man secretly aborts girlfriend's pregnancy
A 27-year-old Harare man allegedly terminated his girlfriend's pregnancy by inserting a pill into her genitals during sex in a bid to evade responsibility, the court heard yesterday.Nicholas M...Published: 13 Jan 2016 at 05:36hrs | 2275 | by Prosper Dembedza
316 Zimbabwean women die during labour
Sixteen women died while giving birth throughout the country last November, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has revealed.This brings to 316 the number of mothers who succumbed to materna...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rape victim wins court case against police
The High Court has ordered the Ministries of Home Affairs and Health and Child Care to pay US$6 500 in damages to Mildred Mapingure, a rape victim, for their liabilities in failing to prevent preg...Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 15:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors promoting illegal abortions
"I WILL maintain the utmost respect for human life from the beginnings, even under threat, and will not use my specialist knowledge contrary to the laws of humanity…"Above is an extract from...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 10:57hrs | 2349 | by Tendai Makaripe
Concerned over Zimbabwe's high maternal mortality rate
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed concern over Zimbabwe's "unacceptably high" maternal mortality rate, which currently stands at 614 deaths per 100 000 live births."Materna...Published: 17 Jan 2015 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police recruit terminates 5 months pregnancy
A 23-year-old police recruit undergoing training at ZRP Morris Depot allegedly terminated a five-months pregnancy in a bid to avoid being fired from the force.Perseverance Matanda reportedly c...Published: 03 Nov 2014 at 11:49hrs | 2977 | by Tendai Rupapa
Backstreet abortions on the rise fivefold in Zimbabwe
A recent study shows that between 60,000 and 80,000 unsafe abortions are performed in Zimbabwe every year. The number of young women seeking post-abortion care in government and private hospitals is ...Published: 21 Jun 2014 at 10:49hrs | 5576 | by Staff reporter
Abortion drug abused
A CLOSELY-KNIT clique of doctors and pharmacists has virtually legalised abortion, with pregnant women armed with prescriptions easily accessing an abortion inducing drug which is readily available at...Published: 20 Apr 2014 at 13:43hrs | 2022 | by Vusumuzi Dube
Govt should compensate rape victim, Supreme Court
Fidelis MunyoroA CHEGUTU woman who was attacked and raped during a robbery eight years ago, finally got justice after the Supreme Court yesterday partially allowed her appeal for compensation for...Published: 26 Mar 2014 at 06:28hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
Zim Supreme court to rule on access to legal abortion
The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment in a landmark sexual and reproductive rights case brought by the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association (ZWLA).The ZWLA argued that the government shoul...Published: 25 Mar 2014 at 08:45hrs | 2328 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes his blood sister at knifepoint
A 15-year-old girl from Chiwundura communal lands has applied for termination of pregnancy at the Gweru Magistrate's Court after she was raped and impregnated allegedly by her blood brother at knife ...Published: 13 Jan 2014 at 05:17hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Woman (29) nabbed for terminating 5 months pregnancy
A Mutare woman from Chikanga high-density suburb who could not identify the man who impregnated her as she slept with multiple partners has landed herself in trouble with the police after she termina...Published: 24 Nov 2013 at 05:52hrs | 1927 | by Staff Reporter
Woman sets up 'abortion' clinic, one client dies
A woman has caused a stir in the Temaruru area in Rusape after she set up an "abortion clinic" at her homestead which has resulted in the death of one of her clients and a still birth by another....Published: 23 Nov 2013 at 02:50hrs | 840 | by Staff Reporter
Don't get it twisted - sex causes pregnancy
The highest rates of teen pregnancy in the world are in sub-Saharan Africa. A study done by Save the Children found that every year, 13 million children are born to women under the age of 20, worldwid...Published: 08 Nov 2013 at 14:22hrs | 8011 | by Noluthando Frost
Abortion every 10 minutes in Eastern Cape clinics - report
Johannesburg - An abortion takes place every 10 minutes at Eastern Cape clinics, according to a report on Tuesday.Pregnant schoolgirls, some as young as 12-years-old, were putting a strain on...Published: 01 Nov 2013 at 10:05hrs | | by Sapa
Married woman connives with lover to abort
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman from Chivi in Masvingo is in trouble with the law after she connived with her boyfriend and terminated her four-month pregnancy while the husband was away in South Africa. ...Published: 29 Jun 2013 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Foetus burning model' set free
Gamuchirai Maziva, the Face of Zimbabwe model who was accused of conniving with her boyfriend to terminate her pregnancy before burning the foetus, was set free after the State was unable to present e...Published: 11 Feb 2013 at 14:55hrs | 3016 | by Court reporter
Granny (60) to do community service over abortion
A 60-year-old granny from Tshabalala was lucky to escape jail after she was sentenced to perform 490 hours of community service for assisting a 16-year-old teenager to abort.Agnes Muroyiwa was...Published: 12 Dec 2012 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Post-abortion policy raises fears of mass abortions
Confusion surrounds a new policy that enables women who illegally terminate pregnancies to access medical attention without being reported to the police, following revelations that the law criminalisi...Published: 05 Aug 2012 at 15:26hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Women who illegally abort will no longer be reported to police
Women who illegally abort and seek post abortion care and treatment at clinics and hospitals will no longer be reported to the police, a Government official has said. This comes at a time when...Published: 01 Aug 2012 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
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