By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has hailed whistleblowers that include different parastatals and citizens for their concerted efforts in revealing cases of corruption in the country. In her end-of-year statement, ZACC chairperson, Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo said the support from citizens has played a pivotal role in exposing corruption by keeping it in…
United Nations (UN) Women has in a statement highlighted that accelerating the use of data to inform policy and decision-making on violence against women will have a lasting impact on women and girls in East and Southern Africa (ESA). Representatives from national governments, regional bodies, international development agencies, and civil society organizations last week convened…
By Joyce Mukucha A non-partisan national network of women’s rights organisations and activists striving for the rights of women and girls, Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ) said the induced national lockdowns due to the global Covid-19 pandemic contribute hugely to the fuelling of gender-based violence (GBV). The organisation communicated this in their message to commemorate…
By Joyce Mukucha Today, the rest of the world joins hands with the United Nations in celebrating 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2021, under the global theme set by the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE campaign: “Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!” According to UN Women, nearly…
By Joyce Mukucha The Population Solutions for Health (PSH) with the support from Embassy of Sweden has officially launched the Love Shouldn’t Hurt Campaign, a national branded movement which aims to reduce violence among partners, engage male peers to act as change makers and increase the number of men and women who believe intimate partner…
By Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) and the United Nations (UN) have yesterday joined the rest of the global community in marking the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Ending impunity for crimes against journalists is one of the most pressing issues to guarantee freedom of expression and access…
On October 14 and 15, Hivos’ African Crossroads will organize its fourth edition. The theme of this year’s gathering is ECOEXISTENCE. At the end of Crossroads 2021, participants will emerge with an actionable (collective) manifesto that aims to shape the trajectory of climate justice on the African continent for the years to come. African Crossroads…
