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Ratify laws to end child marriages, Zim urged

The amplified calls were made through a statement by Equality Now during the 45th Ordinary Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and

By Lorraine Muromo Apr. 15, 2025

Ratify laws to end child marriages, Zim urged

‘Bring back pregnant girls to school’

In 2020, Zimbabwe amended the Education Amendment Act to prohibit the exclusion of learners based on non-payment of fees and pregnancy.

By Lorraine Muromo Jun. 7, 2024

NewsDay cartoon 04 May, 2024 edition

NewsDay cartoon 3 May, 2024 edition

By The Watcher May. 4, 2024

Music has ability to shape vocabulary

Street lingo exudes a unique form of expression and music gives people freedom to interpret it in ways they understand.

By Sharon Zebra Mar. 6, 2024

Zim activist lands top UN post

She was also appointed the first African Union Goodwill Ambassador on Ending Child Marriage.

By Nhau Mangirazi Jan. 4, 2024

VillageRhapsody: Women's vulnerability to climate change often overlooked

Women’s land rights have a wide-reaching impact on food security, eliminating hunger and poverty, reducing gender-based violence, and on tackling climate change.

By Evans Mathanda Dec. 31, 2023

VillageRhapsody: Women's vulnerability to climate change often overlooked

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Zim home to 1m child brides: Unicef

A landmark 2016 Constitutional Court judgment declared child marriages unconstitutional and set 18 years as the minimum age for girls and boys to consent to marriage.

By Sharon Buwerimwe Oct. 5, 2023