© CHILD marriages often interrupt the girl child’s schooling, limiting her opportunities for career and vocational advancement while placing her at an increased risk of domestic violence. [GoogleAd] Over the years, gender activists have been fighting to end child marriages and break the inter-generational cycle of poverty by allowing girls and women to participate fully…
© Organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Sanganai/Hlanganani — World Tourism Expo is an annual Tourism Trade Fair that showcases the widest variety of Africa’s best tourism products, and attracts international visitors and media from across the world. [GoogleAd] The Fair is the successor of Shanyai/Vakatshani, the Zimbabwe International Travel Expo (Zite) which was held…
© WHEN some civil rights groups proposed that children as young as 10 be allowed to get contraceptives at clinics, the proposal divided opinion. [GoogleAd] Very few people had a clear appreciation of what was transpiring on the ground, what led to such an “outrageous” call. Just a visit to Epworth will give one an…
© YEMURAYI Chinyande is a social entrepreneur whose passion for societal impact saw her taking up a male dominated career in technology. [GoogleAd] She wants to make a difference by facilitating the delivery of innovative, disruptive technologies while mentoring young girls to have a clear sense of purpose and direction. Sprouting from Masvingo in Chivi,…
© India leads a cast of at least 20 countries that have confirmed participation for this year’s edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo. [GoogleAd] The World Tourism Expo —an annual Tourism Trade Fair organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority — runs from September 12 to 14,2019 at the ZITF Exhibition Center in Bulawayo. It…
© This conversation is the first in a “Listening to Vulnerable and Poor Patients” series that we will form part of conversations under this column in the future. [GoogleAd] In this we will draw on qualitative research to describe, in patients’ own words, different issues that impact their health such as access, affordability and quality…
© Seventeen-year-old Tanya Moyo (not her real name), who has been living on the streets for the past two years, says her menstruation days are the worst in her life. She also suffers period pain. [GoogleAd] “I usually use newspapers or rags when I’m lucky, but unfortunately, I do not have anything to help me…
© IT’S NOT every day one hears firebrand Zanu PF youth leader Lewis Matutu speaking in undercurrents towards a national subject. It’s not every day that you hear people like Zanu PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu begging wives of Zimbabwe’s two strongest political protagonists to wade into the affairs of a country….
© SHE is only 17, but her story does not befit someone of her age. With some of her agemates still at school, she was forced out of education after she was impregnated by a 25-year school leaver when she had just turned 16. [GoogleAd] Upon learning that Nolwazi Nkiwane was expecting, her boyfriend, Zibusiso…
© OUTSPOKEN Zengeza West MDC MP Job Sikhala has been in the news lately for a number of reasons. Our reporter Blessings Mashaya sat down with the legislator for a wide ranging interview. Below are excerpts of the interview. [GoogleAd] Q: You were recently elected the MDC vice chairperson, how did you settle into your…
