Michelle Chifamba When 25-year-old Florence Tapera realized she was 9 weeks pregnant to her runaway boyfriend she decided to terminate the pregnancy because she could not afford bringing a baby to life considering her situation. Florence was unemployed, broke and burdened with taking care of her three minor children from her previous marriage. “Last year…
Regina Pasipanodya On May 11, 2018, lawyer and disability rights activist, Abraham Mateta (pictured) filed a case against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) pressing for the provision of ballot papers in braille or tactile to accommodate blind voters during the general elections. The case was dismissed by High Court Judge, Justice Charles Hungwe, on July…
Rutendo Chirume Chinese companies have been investing heavily across Zimbabwe’s economic sectors over the past five years resulting in a huge presence in the mining, construction, energy and agriculture sectors. The Zimbabwe Investment Agency (ZIDA) in its 2022 annual report noted that China had become the southern African country’s biggest source of foreign direct investment…
Lizzy Nekhoma Cholera cases have breached the 3 000 mark in Zimbabwe and Government has assured the nation that the deadly disease is under control. Giving an update on the cholera outbreak, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa revealed this during the Post Cabinet Media Briefing on Thursday in Harare. She said…
Regina Pasipanodya In September 2021, the decapitated body of Tapiwa Makore, a seven year old boy from Nyamutumbu village in Murehwa was laid to rest, a year after he had been gruesomely murdered. His head was missing and hasn’t been found until today. A day after his disappearance, the minor’s torso was found being mauled…
Mary Mundeya WHEN he completely lost his sight in 2014 and hit rock bottom due to depression and anxiety, Joseph Chiputura (pictured) never dreamt he would one day wake up and be chosen to lead his people as a councillor. After all, he did not aspire to political office. In 2018, he heeded the call…
Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as it reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world, and yet the small-scale black farmers now selling their crop mostly to China are “heavily indebted” and seeing “minimal” benefits, according to an association that represents their interests. Critics say the farmers are not benefitting as…
Tafadzwa Mwanengureni / Regina Pasipanodya IT’S been five years since Priscilla Matanhire from Musana in Bindura got married, but the marriage took a twist barely two years into the union, when her mother-in-law started taunting her for failing to conceive. She made clear that she was desperate to have a grandchild. “She labelled me as…
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