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Monday, 03 December 2012 13:25
HARARE - Men have since been identified as the key drivers to the HIV and Aids pandemic which has had a devastating effect on humanity around the globe. They have also been fingered in the growing number of domestic violence cases....Read More
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Saturday, 01 December 2012 13:05
BULAWAYO - Teachers inrural areas will be victims of politically-motivated violence in the forthcoming elections since the environment has not changed from 2008, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has said. Speaking at the launch of a report on the experiences...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Thursday, 29 November 2012 10:08
HARARE - I thought it was natural that my mother who lives in the rural areas seems not to be bothered with news about women groups fighting for equality and equity. She was born a long time ago, when white settlers...Read More
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Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:53
HARARE - Gender-based Violence (GBV) not only affects our social spheres but has a greater impact on the country’s development. This has become a global problem. According to a research paper by FAO, GBV affects the most productive population groups (ages...Read More
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Entertainment »
Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:46
HARARE - Suluman Chimbetu’s new hit song, Sean Timba has touched political nerves as commentators allege it promotes violence. The controversial song, off his recently-launched album Syllabus explicitly encourages violence and revenge as a way of solving conflict. In Sean...Read More
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News » Richard Chidza, Staff Writer
Tuesday, 27 November 2012 09:35
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) will early next month host two choral competitions to celebrate the United Nations (UN) International Human Rights Day. The day is commemorated on December 10 every year. According to a statement released by...Read More
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Entertainment »
Monday, 26 November 2012 13:00
HARARE - Zimbabwean writers will on Wednesday get the chance to contribute to the ongoing international commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence at the Book Café. The writers will meet in a creative writing workshop of part...Read More
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News » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Monday, 26 November 2012 10:09
HARARE - Gender and Community Development minister Olivia Muchena said on Saturday the budgetary allocation to her ministry was insufficient to launch a comprehensive campaign against gender-based violence (GBV). Muchena was speaking in Harare at the commemorations of the International...Read More
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Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:03
HARARE - The Anglican Church is witnessing threats of fresh violence as bishops aligned to the dethroned Nolbert Kunonga battle parishioners seeking their eviction. Three of Kunonga’s bishops on Friday threatened to unleash violence on bishops enforcing an order issued by...Read More
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Monday, 12 November 2012 13:05
HARARE - Political violence has flared up again in Mutoko, a volatile Zanu PF stronghold. A mainstream MDC official in the area is now destitute after suspected Zanu PF activists petrol-bombed his homestead on Saturday, in signs that tensions are escalating...Read More
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Features » Maxwell Sibanda, Assistant Editor
Sunday, 11 November 2012 15:24
HARARE - As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to commemorate the global campaign; 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence slated from November 24 to December 8, women lobby groups have been castigated for doing little for the poor...Read More
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News » Fungai Kwaramba, Staff Writer
Sunday, 04 November 2012 14:05
HARARE - On June 13, 2008, two weeks before the sham presidential election runoff , three people under cover of the night descended on Samantha’s compound in Mutoko. They burnt her hut, hacked her husband to death and fled. Although she...Read More
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Africa »
Thursday, 01 November 2012 13:31
ZAMFARA - Gunmen have killed 20 people, including a traditional leader, in an attack on a village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state, a local official has said. The attackers stormed Kaboro village and began shooting indiscriminately. Their motive was robbery and...Read More
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:09
HARARE - For people tortured during the 2008 election period in Chiweshe, the scars are still fresh and the name Zanu PF spells fear and sadness for them. During the weekend, a memorial service of victims of political violence was held...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:16
HARARE - Warnings about the damaging nature of violence during campaigning for the forthcoming election have become topical ahead of the watershed polls to determine popular appeal among parties that promise a decent future for the electorate. The modicum of economic...Read More
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