By Joleen Marara

Water cuts in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city are crippling women's abilities to contribute meaningfully to their reproductive and productive social roles.

By Joleen Marara

Women from the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) celebrated the International Day of The Girl Child at Montrose Girls High where they distributed sanitary pads and had a motivational talk with the girls under the theme, “Girl Force: Unstoppable and Unscripted.”

 FIONA MPOFU                  

A newly launched government loan scheme for tertiary institutions may be helpful but is being poorly marketed as students and parents have little to no knowledge of the programme. 

Young people speak with one voice against GBV

By Precious Moyo

THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) is lobbying for a national law that protects citizens especially women and girls against sexual harassment and gender based violence.

by Fiona Mpofu              

Women have called for more open discussions on women's empowerment and involvement in politics, saying it is high time such discussions included both men and women so as to come up with inclusive policies.

Women in the mining town of Zvishavane have welcomed and applauded the government for the sensitive move of allocating the girl child with substantial funds to ensure those in school get free sanitary wear starting in 2020.

By Correspondent

THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has courted controversy on social media after an official from the body stated that it was mooting a Dress Code Policy for students as tertiary institutions.

By Joleen Marara

The Zimbabwean Government’s temporary banning of cash in and cash out transactions by Ecocash merchants last week, incapacitated a lot of women using this means of payment to conduct business. 

By Makhosi Sibanda

A stagerring one hundred and twenty (120)primary school going girls fell pregnant and had to leave school in 2018 Deputy Minister Edgar Moyo has confirmed. 

By Joleen Marara

WOMEN advocates and activists working in leadership development have said they want to push an agenda for elections to not just be an event but a process that women are part and parcel of,  so that they can also contribute to the development of the country.

By Fiona Mpofu

One of Intwasa Arts festival 2019’s most anticipated events, 100 girls 100 voices didn’t disappoint. 

By Makhosi Sibanda

A stagerring one hundred and twenty (120)primary school going girls fell pregnant and had to leave school in 2018 Deputy Minister Edgar Moyo has confirmed. 

by Fiona Mpofu 

Women from Bulilima and Mangwe districts have celebrated the introduction of Qogelela project in their wards as they highlighted that it has reduced poverty levels in their rural areas as women could now afford to buy basic commodities and provide school stationary for their children.

By Fiona Mpofu

Street Set girls football club is giving young women in Isizinda township a new lease on life. 

by Fiona Mpofu                                            

New campaign #LeadGirls2School, set up to help raise funds for disadvantaged rural girls to go back to school, has raised money for 12 grade 6 pupils to cover school fees and stationary for one year.

By Precious Moyo 

SIX more babies have died from congenital heart disease related complications  (CHDs) in Bulawayo this year, as mothers continue to face challenges in accessing CHD medication at hospitals in the city. 

By Lungile Moyo

A young woman Ntokozo Ngwenya (23) from Tsholotsho’s ward seven has ventured into construction business as a way of countering the country’s harsh economic environment. 

by Fiona Mpofu                     

Luzibo Tabona Moyo, stage name Luchi Shiki recently released a song titled Imbokodo, which according to the singer is a catalyst for feminist topics to be openly discussed in society. 

By Joleen Marara

Praise Dube (16) is among two delegates from Bulawayo, chosen to represent girls in Egypt in November after having a mock presentation on the National Child Led Conference in December 2017.