MASVINGO –THE uneven political playing field, characterised by bullying, name- calling and outright harassment hinders women from contesting for positions during elections. This was unveiled during a Gender and Media Connect post-election meeting held last week, where the conduciveness of the political environment to women’s participation was under the spotlight. The meeting ran under the […]
MUTASA-The 2023/24 Pfumvudza/Intwasa cropping programme was launched last week in Mutasa district by Government, with high expectations that the climate matching distribution method will consolidate food security in the region. Manicaland last season recorded a successful summer cropping season with Mutasa district as one of the best performing in the province. Speaking at the launch […]
MUTARE- Health authorities have imposed restrictions on the number of people who can attend funerals in cholera hotspots, after the latest outbreak in Manicaland claimed 22 lives as of October 02, 2023. In Manicaland 52 cases have been reported to be under hospital care with Buhera district alone accounting for 38 people, Chipinge 11, Makoni […]
THE Women’s Action Group (WAG), a local non-governmental organisation fighting for the recognition of human but more specifically women’s rights believes that young and adolescent girls who fall pregnant should be allowed to abort. The Zimbabwean Constitution allows for termination of pregnancy. The Termination of Pregnancy Act was signed into law in 1977 by the […]