Search / Virginity
Remembering Holy Messenger Margaret Mukosi
We bow our heads in reverence, honouring the extraordinary life of Holy Messenger Margaret "Maggie" Mukosi (née Mpofu) who passed on this 23rd of October 2024. Born on the 5th of March 1936 in Shurug...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 20:55hrs | 1533 | by Mpumelelo Ncube
Cops rapes juvenile domestic worker
A 47-YEAR-OLD police officer stationed at Tshabalala Police Station in Bulawayo was recently dragged to court accused of raping his maid.The police officer appeared before Bulawayo regional ma...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:35hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Africa is full of contradictions; Qwabe twins are still VIRGINS at 26 years!
Seeing their photo on Bulawayo24 today, I wonder what is cultural, and traditional about these twins? This photo shoot looks like big German barbies on sale. There is nothing that tells me that these ...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 11:01hrs | 2905 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bulawayo Virgin Girl organisation grows membership
THE number of virgin girls, known as amatshitshi in Bulawayo who took part in the recently-held King Mzilikazi Day commemorations has increased from 40 (last year) to 65 this year.Scores of vi...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:20hrs | 1141 | by Staff reporter
Qwabe Twins still virgins at 26
Award-winning South Africa music duo, the Qwabe Twins, want young female musicians to follow in their footsteps and embrace their cultures, including preserving their virginity.The twins, whos...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:18hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
Zulu Reed dance marks 40 years of purity
With more than 40 000 young maidens having handed over their reeds at the eNyokeni Royal Palace in KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday, the annual Zulu reed dance marked 40 years since its revival ...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 16:23hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Father jailed for inserting finger in daughter's private parts
A 36-year-old Makoni village man in Muzarabani was sentenced to 20 years behind bars after he tested her 13-year-old daughter's virginity using his fingers.The father who cannot be named for e...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:10hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
In-laws marry off daughter to two men
IF you've ever been cheated on, you know that discovering a partner's affair hits you like a devastating punch to the gut.It doesn't matter how sure you were about the suspected infidelity but...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 14:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
He didn't rape me, mum forced me to lie
AN 18-year-old Kwekwe woman is claiming she was forced by her mother to accuse their neighbour of raping her when she was a minor.The incident happened nine years ago when Evidence Makambe was...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 18:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
SA envoy officiates at Lemba Day commemorations
THE VaRemba clan around Zimbabwe last week gathered in the Mharepare area under Chief Mposi in Mberengwa, Midlands province, to celebrate Lemba Day, which is meant to preserve customs of the ethnic gr...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop jailed 3 years for 'virginity testing'
A 41-year-old police constabulary has been sentenced to an effective three years in jail for inserting his fingers into a juvenile's private parts claiming he was doing a virginity test.Mengez...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Virginity and the Johanne Marange religious customs
THE state has outlawed virginity testing as a human rights violation.However, it is surprising to note that Johanne Marange Apostolic Church (JMAC) still teaches and conducts mandatory virgini...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | | by Matthew Mare
Mutami will be waiting for Mnangagwa at UN General Assembly
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will fly into a storm if he attends the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States, next month as Susan Mutami, the Australian-based local woman who a...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:43hrs | 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 | | by ZHRC
Form 6 student charged for arson
A Form 6 student was convicted of arson and theft by Mbare Magistrate Nyasha Vhitorini yesterday.Vhitorini sentenced Diana Maphosa (20) to a wholly suspended 36 months for the two counts of ar...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman in trouble over virginity testing
A 47-YEAR-OLD Marondera woman has been arrested for allegedly inserting a cooking stick in her 14-year-old stepdaughter's private parts to test if she was still a virgin.The woman from Gomo vi...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Reminiscing the thrills, pains of village life
The only shop in the village was perched precariously on a rock promontory, competing with itself in stature, grandeur, glamour, ambience and trinkets.It was a tapestry.Pricing was not...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:29hrs | 8 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Chiwenga endorses Mnangagwa wife's initiative
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday attended First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's educative Gota/Nhanga/Ixhiba programme at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) and concurred with her tha...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
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
Marange teen mother's parents face arrest
POLICE yesterday said they had arrested Hatirarami Momberume, also known as Evans Momberume (26), following the alleged death of a 14-year-old minor on July 15 while giving birth at the Johane Marange...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Growing up in the village
Back in the village in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve the moon rose slowly, tentatively and imperceptibly, its soft rays breaking the virginity of the night. Slowly darkness gave w...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:40hrs | 9 | by Isdore Guvamombe-
Pedophile jailed 2 years
A 32-YEAR-OLD Shamva man was yesterday jailed for 2 years after contravening Section 70 of the Criminal Coodification Act by having sex with a minor....Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:34hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
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
Mliswa's ex-lover has a son with SB Moyo?
Susan Mutami who has been trending for claiming Temba Mliswa is engaged in homophobic affairs and is seeking to end July Moyo, has reportedly made sensational claims that she has a son with the late F...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 18:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman caught pants down with high school sweetheart
FEELINGS are never wrong but the stories behind them often are.A man from Gokwe was left heartbroken when he discovered that his wife was still connected to her former high school sweetheart w...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Heroine Nyaradzai Gumbodzvanda: Her speech at Amnesty International on Gender-based violence was heroic!
"Our language use perpetuate violence: we must refrain from language use that does not provide power to communities" said Madam Gumbodzvanda.Amai Gumbodzvanda made one of the most powerful spe...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 22:12hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Ubuntu/Hunhu is misplaced in African societies: Give me signs of...?
I should be excused once more for critiquing African values or should I say the African philosophy of humanism – Ubuntu/Hunhu. There are no traces of this noble philosophy in our culture: instead, w...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 13:32hrs | 11 | by Nomazulu Thata
Female Judge fighting a merciless Zanu PF regime: worse than that of Ian Douglas Smith!
Justice Erica Ndewere is alone, fighting the evil regime of Mnangagwa's Zanu, worse than that of Smith's UDI. There is not a single women's organisation fighting on her side to give her emotional assi...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 23:24hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
The Wayward Child
After an uneasy pregnancy and long hours of labour pains, there was a great celebration when baby Lerato was finally born. Lerato was born into a broken family of school dropouts. Her elder siblings n...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 12:05hrs | 1 | by Salom Shilongo
What does it mean searching hymen inside an 18-yr-old daughter's vaginal opening? Hon Priscilla Mishihairabwi-Mushonga I need an
Much as we would like to believe that our societies and families are holier than thou: far from it. We are worse off today, yesterday and a century ago. Violence against women and girl-children is pre...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 14:17hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
If I had married that man, I would be dead by now!
The level of violence in Zimbabwe is alarming: domestic violence accompanies the life of a married woman daily. Daily we read depressing news about the growing number of cases of femicide. Today again...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 17:58hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man removes daughter's panties inspects virginity
A 43-YEAR-OLD man from Chiwaridzo suburb in Bindura is in trouble after he allegedly removed his 18-year-old daughter's panties to check if she is still a virgin.The father who cannot be named...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 10:09hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Call to end violence against women and girls in public transport
In pursuance of the creation, promotion of safe spaces for women and girls, and the provision of gender responsive public services, ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) and the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 13:30hrs | 17 | by Alfred Towo
Falling In Love – part 2
Late at night, Patie and I would call each other and talk for hours, until we fell asleep or our phone batteries mutinied. Once a month, I would book a room at a hidden-away bed and breakfast in Famon...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:53hrs | 3 | by Jera
Chamisa's open-mouth-shut-mind freestyle
One of the emerging discourses around the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe centres firmly on the hitherto untested leadership qualities of Nelson Chamisa, leader of the MDC-Alliance.Chamisa w...Published: 10 May 2018 at 06:57hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
'Pay for my v_rginity'
A heart-broken Bulawayo woman has threatened to sue her boyfriend for allegedly breaking her v_rginity and later "ditching" her for another woman.Talent Malandu who accused her lover only iden...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 05:55hrs | 1 | by Staf reporter
Chigumbu Warikandwa should be shamboked to pulp for violating the rights of children!
We should start with you Chigumbu Warikandwa, you must be threshed to pulp for violating the rights of children and women. Your ideas have no room in our civilized society. It is for this reason that ...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 14:52hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
MDC-T Keresencia Chabuka MP: your backwardness is beyond redemption
One could easily forgive this MP for absolute ignorance. In German language they say if ignorance was painful, how many people were we going to see just crying? We are nearing elections and it i...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 12:32hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Brother rapes teenage sister
A Mabvuku man appeared in court on Tuesday after he allegedly raped his 15-year-old sister on the pretext that he was testing her v.irginity.The man (name withheld to protect the victim) accus...Published: 06 Jun 2016 at 06:28hrs | | by Tendai Rupapa
The fate of the Zimbabweans in Kuwait
The predicament of some Zimbabwean women who are reportedly stranded in Kuwait is a very unfortunate result of this country's sanctions-induced poor socio – economic condition.They are said ...Published: 25 May 2016 at 07:16hrs | | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Kereke wife breaks down during trial
Zanu-PF Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke's wife broke down in court yesterday while defending her husband who is accused of raping her 11-year-old niece. Instead she accused the young ...Published: 21 May 2016 at 21:55hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
What is really a virgin?
I AM going to break tradition again this week - I will not be responding to questions in order to deal with an important issue that afflicts women in marriages and relationships - VIRGINITY. I know so...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:56hrs | | by Sisi Noe
Chinotimba says both men and women are abusers
Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba has claimed that both men and women were abusers of each other contrary to the obvious claims that men were the major abusers of women."Iif we look at each ot...Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Man murders teen lover, drinks her blood
A 37 year old man Simbarashe Munakamwe murdered her lover and drank her blood as punishment for betraying him.Munakamwe said he had been in love with the 16 year old girl since she was in Grad...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 14:01hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Is virginity testing practice still relevant?
There is an old age adage indicating that "Ignorance is dangerous but even so when it is not acknowledged". In her article titled "MP Tshinga Dube, there is a big difference between telling a girl-chi...Published: 10 Feb 2016 at 12:45hrs | 1 | by Mpumelelo Ncube
MP Tshinga Dube, there is a big difference between telling a girl-child to preserve her virginity and empowering her to be self
In our effort to empower our girl-children in one way or the other, our comments should be practical and not insult the already insulted girl-children who would have endured rape and serious sex abuse...Published: 09 Feb 2016 at 20:35hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Guta Ra Mwari supports death penalty abolition
GUTA Ra Mwari church has come out in full support of the abolition of the death penalty in favour of life sentences. This emerged during the church's annual camp meeting which started on Friday in Bul...Published: 08 Feb 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Pharmacists in court for raping girlfriend
A Chiredzi-based pharmacist, Webster Khumbula (26) who was born in Chivhu has been dragged to Chivhu Magistrates Court facing a charge of raping his 33-year old girlfriend.Khumbula who resides...Published: 24 Jan 2016 at 10:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'No virginity, no scholarship for girls'
Kwazulu Natal female students who got bursaries awards were stunned when authorities told them that anyone who will be found to have lost her viginity will not get the bursary.Daily Sun report...Published: 23 Jan 2016 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The 'monster-victims' that society creates
Through adept characterisation, realism and language, Brian Chikwava's "Harare North" (2009) purveys, among other concerns, the way society creates victims who invariably become monsters, because of t...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:34hrs | | by Elliot Ziwira
Load More Stories
