By Patricia Mashiri Women are often looked down upon and perceived as people who do not add no value to the society but this is a different case with Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvada, the Founder and Chief Executive of Rozaria Memorial Trust which has helped hundreds of young girls in Murehwa and Shamva. Nyaradzai grew up in…
Elton Gomori. Marriage is one such phenomena you and I can find across all the cultural, socioeconomic and political divide.Against this background it is an abnormality that this very important aspect of life is not formally learnt leading to ignorance of it which acts as fanning board for the transpiration of divorce. In this column…
By Byron Mutingwende In pursuit of improving human rights through the participation of people with disabilities in social, economic and political spheres in Zimbabwe, youths with disabilities are monitoring the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD). Elisa Ravengai, the National Coordinator of the Federation of…
By Jacob Mafume – PDP Spokesperson One of the world’s biggest victories is that of the abolishment of slave trade, it is sad to see a resurgence of the scourge. The developments in Libya where migrants are captured and sold in what has developed into an infamous slave market are not welcome in the 21st century…
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Matabeleland South Provincial Education Coordinator Mr. Andrew Tlou has applauded Habakkuk Trust for youth oriented programmes on voter registration in Gwanda District. Speaking at a Sports and Arts Coaching Clinic organized by Habakkuk Trust in Mzimuni, Gwanda Ward 3, Tlou said some weeks ago he met some Habakkuk Trust trained youths doing…
By Byron Mutingwende Girls and women with mental disability are highly vulnerable to sexual violence and encounter enormous obstacles which impede easy access to post gender based violence services such as health, justice, counselling and shelter. As a result, stakeholders called for standardising and decentralisation of psychiatric assessment reports. Nobuhle Moyo, the Project Officer…
By ZimRights Information Department Harare – THE 2017 National People’s Convention of the church, civil society, labour and social movements held at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) on the day of the inauguration of new Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa produced a declaration. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) director, Okay Machisa, chaired one of…
By Byron Mutingwende A Cabinet minister has bemoaned the increasing levels of sexual harassment cases in society, with the scourge rampant in tertiary institutions as the current economic hardhips take their toll on women and girls. Nyasha Chikwinya, the minister of women affairs, gender and community development made the remarks during the launch…
By Byron Mutingwende “In Shona they say “Musha Mukadzi” loosely translated to: The home is the woman. In Ibbo language they say “Nneka” meaning Mother is Supreme. All these narratives and proverbs are meant to debunk the widely held notion that the African culture is predominantly male-chauvinist,” says sociologist John Maramwira. From 25…
By Patricia Mashiri People with disabilities (PWDs) are calling for universal accessibility of tourism services as the minority group is usually left out in most tourism activities. The 2016 theme “tourism for all: Promoting Universal Accessibility’ calls for tourism and hospitality industry to focus on designing, developing, managing travel and tourism facilities and services accessible…
By Byron Mutingwende Watching the “Marange Voices” documentary on diamond mining in Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe, delegates attending the summer school on extractive sector governance organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development in Namibia recently were left convinced that the effects of mining done improperly has a toll on women and…
By Byron Mutingwende The Anti-Trafficking Inter-Ministerial Committee (ATIMC) capacity building workshop held in Harare recently is a sign that Zimbabwe is committed to addressing human trafficking. In his keynote address while officially opening the workshop, Obert Mpofu, the Minister of Home Affairs said it was imperative to have a national-driven response to the…
By Byron Mutingwende Eight-year-old Tambudzai Mashereni (not real name) struggled to carry a 20-litre bucket of water that her stepmother put on her head. The borehole is a kilometre away. She just found herself in that painful situation and knew from the treatment that the woman who made her do back-breaking work was not her…
By Byron Mutingwende The promotion and protection of human rights is one of the key purposes and guiding principles of the United Nations (UN), Elasto Mugwadi, the Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said. Mugwadi made the remarks at the commemoration of the UN Day held at the World Health…
By Byron Mutingwende The Sheriff of the High Court on Monday 16 October 2017 descended on the headquarters of cash rich National Social Security Authority (NSSA), attaching the giant pension fund’s assets in execution of a High Court order granted in favour of Chikuni Mutiswa. Using a High Court order for High Court…
By Farai Chirimumimba The demographic of the electorate is changing with a new shift towards new modes of information outreach centred on social media, which has rapidly grown to prominence as a platform for political activism in its diverse forms. Social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Instagram and Whatsapp are providing innovative…
By Byron Mutingwende Adrian Munyoro is a youth defying limitations imposed on persons with disabilities (PWDs) and is on a mission to prove to the world that being differently abled is not a sign of inability. Munyoro was born on 10 January 1992 and suffered an injury during birth, which resulted in him…
By Byron Mutingwende Secondary disability, particularly for children born able-bodied can be a pain to parents who might find it difficult to cope with the new development. Such was the testimony of one Shame Soda, the parent of a child who lost speech at a later stage despite having been born with the capability…
By Byron Mutingwende Resilience science involves bringing together multiple strategies targeting a variety of stakeholders who are affected differently by the shocks that arise out of the negative effects of climate change. True to its modus operandi, the United Nations (UN) Zimbabwe team toured Masvingo Province to ensure communities embrace this phenomenon. To…
By Byron Mutingwende Technocrats have urged the Government of Zimbabwe in partnership with development partners to find ways of harnessing the youth demographic dividend for economic growth. The calls were made at the youth investment and inclusive growth conference held in Harare on 3 October 2017 that was organised by the ministry of…
The government is committed to ensuring occupational safety and health at the workplace it has emerged. Speaking at a meeting held under the theme, “reinforce occupational safety and health preventive culture through optimum gathering and utilization of data” in Harare on 4 October 2015, Priscilla Mupfumira, the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare…
By Byron Mutingwende Peace is the foundation for progress and wellbeing and everyone has a duty to promote peaceful co-existence, Georges Van Montfort, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director of Zimbabwe has said. Montfort made the remarks in Harare on Wednesday 27 September 2017 at the United Nations Information Centre during the…
By Doctors Without Borders/MSF With little potable water available, people are drinking water collected from paddy fields, ponds, or hand-dug shallow wells often contaminated with faeces and urine Friday, September 22, 2017 — A massive scale-up of humanitarian aid in Bangladesh is needed to avoid a massive public health disaster following the arrival of hundreds of…
By Byron Mutingwende A workshop being organised by JournAfrica seeks to capacitate journalists with knowledge on the role they can play in an effort to build better cities on the African continent. The workshop is taking place in Johannesburg from 11 to 15 September 2017 under the topic “Journalism Practice on Urbanism: The Role…
The much hyped 2017 Harare International Carnival has already been set in motion with the confirmation of participation by both local and international entertainers. In her comprehensive update on the Harare International Carnival at a press conference in Harare, Anastancia Ndhlovu, the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry said preparations for the showcase were…
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) launches on Monday 21 August 2017 a high-level Global Commission on the Future of Work initiative. Two serving heads of state or government co-chairing the Commission: Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius, and Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden will chair the commission. The Commission brings together some 20 experts from…
By Patricia Mashiri and Byron Mutingwende Both the society and the media are undermining sexual rights of minority groups, in contrast with the spirit of leaving no one behind as espoused in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). In his opening remarks at a workshop held in harare under the theme “Media engagement Workshop on Sexual…
By Byron Mutingwende and Patricia Mashiri The portrayal of people with disabilities (PWDs) and their employment in the sector still remains worrisome with stakeholders calling for an inclusive approach towards addressing the needs of this marginalised group. In his opening remarks at a workshop dubbed “The Media and Disability: Opportunities and Challenges” held in Harare…
By Byron Mutingwende There was an entertainment galore at Mother Theresa Old People’s Home in Mbare this weekend, thanks to MultiChoice Zimbabwe’s corporate social responsibility initiative. Elizabeth Dziva, the Public Relations Manager of MutiChoice Zimbabwe said that as a company, there was need to give back to the community they serve. “The…
By Byron Mutingwende Zimbabwe is moving towards the ratification of the two protocols of the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the event of armed conflict, it has emerged. Speaking at a stakeholders’ consultative workshop in Harare recently, Damir Dijakovic, the Regional Cultural Advisor of the United Nations, Educational, Scientific…
By Byron Mutingwende Victims of trafficking often fall prey to false promises of better opportunities; a discussion at the United States Embassy ‘s Public Affairs Section in Harare revealed Tuesday. Speaking at a “Food for Thought” discussion forum organised by the US Embassy, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the…
By Byron Mutingwende The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has condemned in the strongest terms, escalating cases of violent attacks targeted at foreign nationals living in South Africa. In Pretoria and Johannesburg, a number of foreign nationals, including Zimbabweans, have suffered physical and psychological harm. CiZC said that xenophobia defeats the spirit and…
By Byron Mutingwende Terry Taona sits under the cool shade of the mango tree at his parents’ house in the Westlea Suburb of Harare, reading newspapers just after his return from South Africa where he had been an economic refugee for more than eight years. “I left Harare to South Africa in January…
By Byron Mutingwende Members of the clergy who represent inter-denominational leaders from churches in Zimbabwe have condemned child marriage. The religious leaders revealed that when they converged at Holiday Inn Hotel in Harare on 28 November 2016 for the Inter-denominational Dialogue on Child Marriages in Zimbabwe, facilitated by Plan International Zimbabwe. “As church leaders, we…
By Byron Mutingwende Members of the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) have said that there is still a long way to go for them in owning and controlling land in comparison to their male counterparts. The sentiments were revealed at a policy dialogue meeting organised by Women and Land in Zimbabwe (WLZ) held at Mandel…
By Byron Mutingwende Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs it has emerged. “Sustainable development calls for concerted efforts towards building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for the people and the planet. For sustainable development to…
By Byron Mutingwende Forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other practices undermining girls’ health and rights threaten the world’s ambitious development agenda, warns the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in The State of World Population 2016, released recently. According to UNFPA Zimbabwe, in the country, child marriage is rife with one…
By Byron Mutingwende The Zimbabwe Republic Police has noted with concern the trend whereby some people entrusted to look after children, especially girls, end up abusing them. That was said by Masline Gaipiko, a girl child who is the Junior ZRP Senior Assistant Commissioner on the occasion of the commemoration of the International Day of…
By Byron Mutingwende Harare-based journalist, Farai Gwenhure has produced a documentary that highlights the folly of child marriage, which is still rampant despite the fact that it has been outlawed in Zimbabwe. On the 20th of January 2016 the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe made a landmark ruling in which they struck off section 22(1) of…
He is soft-spoken and an easy-going character that one can mistake him for an ordinary person but Bishop Rocky Moyo is a Man of God with a philanthropic heart and a zeal for development. Born on 27 June 1980, Bishop Moyo did his primary education at Sizanani Primary School in Bulawayo. He then went…
Written by Kudzayi Zvinavashe Zimbabwe’s Kelvin Mutize, a Mandela Washington fellow has scooped an award at The 10th Future Awards Africa(TFAA) under the Prize in Community Action category making him the first ever local to win such a prestigious accolade. The TFAA Awards were hosted by local television personality Vimbai Mutinhiri and South Africa’s Bonang…
By KundaiMarunya High rated Bulawayo hip hop artists are set to perform at the Jibilika Dance Festival grand finale which kicks off this morning in the City of Kings and Queens. The artists including CAL_VIN, Spinx, MboMahocs, AWA and Flowsick will complete the festival programing which includes a cypher, dance workshops and the dance competition…
By Trevor Makonyonga Norton is billed to come alive on Saturday as an entourage of Zim’s A-List comedians, Doc Vikela and Simba the Comic King are set to invade the small town where they are set to perform at Oliver Mtukudzi’s joint Pakare Paye Arts Center. Supporting acts on the day will be Prosper, The…
By Trevor Makonyonga It only costs US$0.50 to get busy for hours in Zimbabwe in an environment where most people in the productive age group are jobless. One only requires 50 cents to get something to do and if they are really good, the 50 cents can last them up to four hours busy on…
By Kundai Marunya City of Harare (CoH) junior council is set to host the inaugural Harare Air Day at the Borrowdale Race Course on Saturday May 23. The aimed at educating members of public on aviation, will run from morning till nightfall. Addressing a press conference at Town House, Harare junior mayor Ebenezer Nobela said…
