Fiona Mpofu
Young women have called for the government to align the age of sexual consent with the child protection act.
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"Know your rights", women told.
By Shamiso Chigonde
“My people perish because of lack of knowledge,” Prophet Hosea once said. Such has been the case for many women who have failed to demand their rights due to ignorance of the constitution and the rights enshrined therein.
Add a comment100 Zimbabwean women selected for the Academy of Women Entreprenuers business training programme
By FIONA MPOFU
A hundred women entrepreneurs, thirty of them from Bulawayo’s different business sectors have been chosen for a six months business training to be hosted by the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE).
Add a commentLEAD Girls 2019 Basketball camp a resounding success
By Fiona Mpofu
Bulawayo: Team spirit was obviously in the air judging from all the cheering and screaming that could be heard coming from the Girls college basketball court.
Add a commentGender links launches gender hub at Umguza Rural District Council
By FIONA MPOFU
GENDER links country manager, Mrs Priscillar Maphosa has encouraged councils to come together in their respective Provinces to structure collective interventions to deal with gender issues in their areas.
Add a commentWomen living with disabilities call for fair health care services
By Lungile Moyo
Women living with various disabilities have appealed for good and fair service delivery in the health sector, particularly in the maternity department.
Add a commentWomen shoot down War-vets appeal for portion of women's quota in parliament
By Fiona Mpofu
Women have expressed concern over media comments by Jerry Masiya, a war veteran, suggesting that war veterans should be awarded part of the quota given to women in the parliament of Zimbabwe.
Add a commentBCC calls on Bulawayo women to work closely with local authority
By Lungile Moyo
Female residents in Bulawayo have been invited to work hand in glove with the local authority as a means of addressing service delivery issues like refuse collection and water and sanitation, which are increasingly becoming a challenge and negatively impacting women the most.
Add a commentWomen's News Beat: Wheels of Justice
By Amakhosikazi Media
On this weeks episode of #WomensNewsBeat we debate the appointment of Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo to the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC). As wife to Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Sibusiso Moyo, Is she conflicted or not?
Add a commentZUPCO urged to provide exclusive buses for students
By Precious Moyo
Her last Mathematics lesson is the worst and she barely comprehends it because her mind wanders as she constantly checks the time.
Add a commentTertiary institutions urged to implement sexual harassment policies
By Precious Moyo
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has called upon universities to come up with policies that specifically address sexual harassment amid reports of an increase in sexual abuse cases involving students.
Add a commentWomen's Newsbeat Podcast Season 1 Episode 1
By Amakhosikazi Media
Tune into Women's Newsbeat, a weekly podcast talkshow focusing on the week's news from four outspoken and opinionated Zimbabwean women.
Add a commentUBH to have clinic to treat "weak bladder" issues among women
By Precious Moyo
Bulawayo is set to have its first public obstetric fistula clinic established at UBH to serve the southern parts of the country by year end, thanks to funding from the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP).
Add a commentWomen express confusion and mixed feelings over the Draft Marriages Bill of 2019
By Busi Bhebhe
Women have shown some confusion over the contents of the Draft Marriages Bill of 2019 which harmonises marriage unions in Zimbabwe and for the first time ever, seeks to provide legal recognition of civil partnerships, what has been mainly called co-habitation in the past.
Add a commentEditorial Comment: Keeping pregnant girls in school could bring more future pros than cons
By Nomthunzi Mpofu
"Zonelwa mvu yinye” which has a similar meaning to the adage which goes “a bad apple spoils the barrel”, comes to many a parent's mind when asked if they believe pregnant girls should be allowed to continue in the formal school system.
Add a commentLuveve High School girls shine at Technovation competition
By Precious Moyo
LUVEVE high schools girls shined at the Technovation Zimbabwe competition scooping two awards both on the junior and seniors categories of best innovators.
Add a commentWomen divided on pregnant girls continuing in formal schools
By Mbalenhle Ndlovu
Women in Bulawayo have expressed mixed sentiments over the issue of pregnant students being kept in the formal education system.
Add a commentWomen prisoners need community support
By Pamela Moyo
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services has called for women’s organisations to participate in empowering imprisoned women.
Add a commentWomen called upon to help ease environmental impact of Cyclone Idai
By Shamiso Chogonde
Women in Cyclone Idai hit areas of Zimbabwe have been encouraged to help ease its environmental impact by collecting and selling the waste created by the catastrophe for recycling.
Add a commentWomen urged to play leading role in community clean up initiatives
By Shamiso Chigonde
Zvishavane - Women have been encouraged to take a leading role in keeping their communities clean and healthy.
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