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Editor's PicksUncategorizedWomen in Business
Zimbabwe’s Hair Tax Proposal Sparks Concerns for Women’s Economic Empowerment
432 viewsZimbabwe’s government has proposed a tax targeting informal beauty industry traders, including barbers and hairdressers, which…
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Commentary
The Power of Women’s Voices: Why Female Victims’ Testimonies Matter in Gukurahundi Hearings
413 viewsOpinion As Zimbabwe undertakes to carry out Gukurahundi hearings which were set for August 2024, it…
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CommentaryCommunity DevelopmentEditorialwomen and the economyZimbabwean Currency
Zimbabwe’s Latest Currency Shift: A New Dawn or Damning for Women and Girls?
1,990 viewsIn a bold move to stabilize its runaway economy, Zimbabwe’s new Reserve Bank Governor, Mr John…
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Women in Politics
Opinion: Women’s Participation in Zimbabwean Politics Takes a 3% Dive in 2023 Elections
1,385 viewsBy Takudzwa Josiah As Zimbabwe eagerly anticipates the upcoming presidential election on August 23rd, a concerning…
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Uncategorized
Zimbabwe Diamond Workers Union Calls for End to Harassment of Female Workers on Workers’ Day, Pushes for Ratification of ILO Convention 190
1,444 viewsBy Takudzwa Josiah As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the World in commemorating Workers’ Day, a…
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Women and sports
Zimbabwe Women’s Junior Hockey Team Seeks Financial Aid to Travel To Egypt
2,388 viewsBy Sandra Chibaya The Zimbabwe U21 Women’s (and men’s) Junior hockey team is seeking financial assistance…
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Community Development
Clean Water still a “Pipe-Dream” for Women in Bulawayo’s Mbundane Suburb.
1,964 viewsWomen in Mbundan’s hopes of getting piped water to their homes has remained unrealized for the past eight years in which the burden of collecting, storing and managing water has often fallen on women and girls.
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Community DevelopmentMaternal Health IssuesUncategorizedWomen and HealthWomen's Rights
Women rescues abandoned two-week-old baby from pit
2,110 viewsSTORY BY SANDRA CHIBAYA A TWO-WEEK-OLD BABY BOY was found abandoned in a gravel pit by…
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Community DevelopmentUncategorizedWomen's Health
St Peter’s women speak on COVID-19 rumours and their impact on sexual health choices.
2,226 viewsBy Sandra Chibaya. Women in the marginalized communities of Bulawayo are mostly affected by disinformation and…