More talk on menstruation can end stigma: Plan International

Plan International Zimbabwe says more conversation about menstruation can help in eliminating associated stigma. In a statement commemorating World Menstrual Hygiene Day, Plan International said this is a global advocacy day that mobilises diverse national and international stakeholders to promote good menstrual health and hygiene management. By Staff Reporter “Inadequate spaces for conversations around periods coupled with unreliable and inconsistent access to clean water continue to contribute to period poverty and, investing in such is a prerequisite for dignified menstrual health and hygiene management,” said the organisation noting that, “For…

Read More

Seven Karoi Girls Turned Sex Slaves In Chitungwiza

A local child trafficker is on the run after making seven girls from Karoi aged between 12 and 16 sex slaves at her abode in Chitungwiza. By Kuda Pembere The trafficker a woman named Ivy Nyashano according to the Police lured these adolescent girls promising fake jobs and then detained them for 10 days at her house in Chitungwiza. The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing for information which may lead to the arrest of Ivy Nyashano (No Further Particulars Known) who is being sought by the Police for cases of…

Read More

IFRC Hands Over Replenishing Stocks To Boost Preparedness In Disaster Prone Districts

THE International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), has handed over replenishing stocks valued at US$49000 to the Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) to strengthen emergency response capacity in areas that are highly prone to the natural disasters. By Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe has in the past three years experienced recurring natural disasters such as Tropical Cyclones, depressions and flooding. The replenishing stocks will support the National Society to preposition in the Masholanad East, Mashonaland Central, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces that were affected by disasters. Giving his acceptance remarks on behalf of…

Read More