Mary Mundeya When Tendai Mhondoro (41) went into labour for the first time in 2013, she was worried about her baby’s welfare, as she could not communicate well with the midwife who was attending her. Mhondoro is deaf. “I prayed for a miracle, as I was feeling alone and helpless. I thought that I was…
Tafadzwa Mwanengureni Ahead of this year’s elections, Liliosa Mujere (36), was hopeful she would contest the parliamentary Proportional Representation (PR) for Masvingo West under the MDC-T banner. However, the High Court’s dismissal to MDC-T’s appeal to field its 87 candidates shattered Mujere’s goal to run for the PR which she wanted to utilise as an…
Regina Pasipanodya In the final part of Breaking the Stigma: some of Zimbabwe’s teenage mothers speak out about family abandonment and societal challenges. Ellen (17) and Precious relate how they changed their narrative by going back to school despite being teen mothers. In an article by World Vision Zimbabwe on April 17, 2023, titled Education…
Regina Pasipanodya AFTER being forced out of the family house in January this year when she fell pregnant and was coerced into marriage by her parents, Ruvimbo (14) found herself leading a life of misery alone in a rented room in the “Makomboni” area of Epworth, south-east of Harare. “This happened in the first month…
Regina Pasipanodya As early as 4 am on August 23, multitudes of people were already standing in long queues at different polling stations in Harare and Bulawayo waiting to cast their votes but their eagerness turned into a nightmare as they were forced to wait more hours for local government election ballot papers. In some…
Regina Pasipanodya IT was a dream of 15-year-old girl, Lessie to escape the harsh realities of poverty and find a better life in the big city. In 2022, at the age of 14, she ran away from her home in Zvamatobwe village, Chivhu, Mashonaland East province, leaving behind her maternal great-grandmother who was her only…
Mary Mundeya / Regina Pasipanodya Anele Mleya (four) and Mzingaye Moyo (seven) were out playing in June this year when they decided to drive away donkeys which were roaming around their homestead. As they were running towards the donkeys, the ground beneath shifted, pulling the two kids into one of the underground fires that burn…
Mary Mundeya / Regina Pasipanodya “I could not register to vote, due to a situation that I have no control over,” said Charlie Madamutsa*, narrating how pained they were, when they were denied a right that is exercised by every citizen of Zimbabwe above 18, ahead of the August 23, 2023 elections. Charlie (23), who…
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