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Women living disabilities suffer from political exclusion
TRAUMATIC episodes of unmitigated violence and stigma are among deterrents in mainstream political participation for women with disabilities in Zimbabwe, a development that leads to disability issues ...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC formations refuse to meet in one room for dialogue
POLITICAL enmities among the ruling Zanu-PF and MDC formations - the MDC Alliance and MDC-T which are fighting a vicious battle for the control of the heart and soul of the main opposition movement - ...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Inside the MDC VPs race
The MDC led by Nelson Chamisa will hold its elective congress in May, and four of the candidates for the vice presidency are females, Tracy Mutinhiri, Paurina Mpariwa, Lynette Karenyi Kore, and Lillia...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Patriarchal dominance, misogyny in Zimbabwe's political economy
WOMEN in Zimbabwe constitute about 54% of the population of about 14 million people. In the just-ended 2018 harmonised elections, statistics compiled by Women In Politics Support Unit (WiPSU) indicate...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Linda Masarira
MDC Khupe urges new govt to be more accountable
THE Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has challenged the new government to abide by the Constitution and to be accountable and responsive to speed up the country's economic transformation.MDC-T spokes...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Statement on cabinet appointments
The MDC-T would like to congratulate the new cabinet which was sworn in today. We note with great appreciation efforts of inclusion of women, youth and other minority groups in our country. The cabine...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:45hrs | | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Zanu-PF mourns Winnie
ZANU-PF Women's League yesterday said it was shocked by the death of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and expressed its deepest condolences to her family and the African National Congress.Madikizela-...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Debate on accessibility and affordability of sanitary products in Zimbabwe
I have been following with keen interest the debate on sanitary pads in Zimbabwe since 2014. Both the private and public print media have been carrying screaming headlines on the subject matter. For e...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Johanne Mhlanga
She turned him down free touristic, free boarding in Germany: NUST Professor insults her hard!
A woman of 64 years, I have been officially pensioned beginning of January 2018 at the same time can continue working for another 5 years if I so wished. My age will inform that under normal circumsta...Published: 22 Jan 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
We must abandon name calling, finger pointing - Chamisa
HARARE - MDC vice president Nelson Chamisa has declared his party a government-in-waiting in a triumphant New Year message for 2018.The attorney-at-law and Parliamentarian said "2018 is the ye...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 10:04hrs | 2 | by Johanne Mhlanga
Women's contribution to politics and national development in Zimbabwe
The world is taking a paradigm shift interms of national development. You find that in the past most influential roles, and strategic positions in society were for men and women were merely for do...Published: 26 Mar 2017 at 15:25hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
MDC's liability Women's Assembly attack on Zanu-PF ill-treatment of women
The slogan is common, going deep and wide but goes nowhere beyond lip-service. This is a summarised extract from Reginald Thabani Gola's "Operation Save Africa Campaign: The Multi-National Silent Holo...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 11:45hrs | 2 | by Reginald T. Gola
Mnangagwa on the ropes
After a week in which the political pendulum briefly appeared to swing in favour of the Zanu-PF faction rallying behind embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, things are once again looking omino...Published: 10 Feb 2016 at 16:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe to hold a rally in Mat South tomorrow
ALL is set for the First Lady Grace Mugabe's rally to be held at Maphisa, Matabeleland South Province tomorrow with thousands of people expected to attend the event.Senior Zanu-PF members from...Published: 02 Dec 2015 at 05:25hrs | | by Marvelous Moyo
Grace Mugabe exposed speculators
Once again, the First Lady, Dr Grace Mugabe, has put paid to speculations that were doing rounds in rumour mongering mills of the private media about her political ambitions. Only recentl...Published: 31 Jul 2015 at 10:06hrs | | by John Sigauke
Progress towards gender parity still slow, uneven
It's been 20 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic roadmap that set the agenda for realizing women's rights, was signed by 189 governments. While there have been ...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 06:23hrs | | by Zipporah Musau
Africa to benefit from President Mugabe's leadership
A German Philosopher of the 18th century, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, might have influenced the mindset of the west up to date. He never accepted that Africans are capable of being captains of thei...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 15:22hrs | 2 | by Tafara Shumba
Mugabe to take over AU chairmanship
ZIMBABWE which is set to assume the chairmanship of the African Union (AU) at the 24th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethopia this week is expected to prioritise peace and security in the continent, as wit...Published: 25 Jan 2015 at 12:00hrs | | by Lungile Tshuma
Mugabe lines up Grace as new Minister of Women Affairs
PRESIDENT ROBERT Mugabe is planning to appoint First Lady Grace Mugabe as the new Minister of Women Affairs after he did not name anyone to succeed Oppah Muchinguri who was yesterday sworn in as the n...Published: 13 Dec 2014 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fear, suspicion stalk Mugabe's Zanu-PF
Fresh turbulence, emanating from fear and suspicion, threatens to wreck further havoc within President Robert Mugabe's divided ruling party, after the nonagenarian claimed on Wednesday that there had...Published: 12 Dec 2014 at 15:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bootlicking stampede
THE stampede to endorse President Robert Mugabe's wife, Grace, as the new Zanu-PF women's league secretary-general hit a bizarre note yesterday with war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda describing her...Published: 30 Jul 2014 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim women resort to cow dung in place of expensive sanitary pads
Rural Zimbabwean women have revealed shocking news that the high cost of sanitary pads in the country is forcing them to use cow dung during their period.The revelation came out during ...Published: 28 May 2014 at 20:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF too intelligent for opposition parties says the MDC
The Welshman Ncube led MDC concedes that the ruling ZANU PF party is "politically too intelligent for opposition parties" and will not be defeated easily in any election.This was said by t...Published: 17 May 2014 at 23:26hrs | | by Gwanda Correspondent
A vision of an integrated Africa - Interview
Under-secretary-general Maged Abdelaziz, the special adviser to UN secretary-general and head of the Office of Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) and Dr. Ibrahim As...Published: 27 Dec 2013 at 15:59hrs | 1 | by Maged Abdelaziz and Ibrahim Mayaki
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