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‘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

Hundreds of marriage certificates invalid

While the law itself has been updated, the physical marriage certificates have not, meaning that couples are unknowingly holding onto documents that incorrectly cite “Chapter 5:11” of the act.

By Problem Masau Mar. 22, 2024

Hundreds of marriage certificates invalid

A legal perspective on women’s marriage rights

Zimbabwe’s 2013 Constitution addressed women’s rights and gender equality and its Bill of Rights addresses damaging cultural and discriminatory practices.

By Mlondolozi Ndlovu Mar. 8, 2024

A legal perspective on women’s marriage rights

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

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

500 men receive GBV counselling

The Marriages Act Chapter 5:17 outlawed child marriages by pegging the age of marriage at 18 and criminalised child marriages.

By Sharon Zebra Dec. 9, 2023

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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