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…
The NewsHawks THE 23 August general elections have come and gone, but the fallout from the sham elections condemned by the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union-Comesa observer missions persists despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa being inaugurated at the National Sports Stadium last Monday. Only three heads of state — South African President…
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This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Linda Mujuru, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe For months, Agnella Mazayi, 39, bought groceries for hundreds of families in need, donated blankets to keep them warm during Harare’s harsh winters and provided cattle medication for farmers in her community. As she conducted door-to-door campaigns, Mazayi looked forward…
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