Respect welfare of journalists: ZUJ

The newly elected executive of the Zimbabwe Union of journalist (ZUJ) said lack of the National Employment Council (NEC) for the Media Industry has played a role in impoverishing journalists as well as expose them to abuse by their employers and powerful people. By Staff Reporter ZUJ officer responsible for Training and Welfare of journalists, Zororai Nkomo said journalists  in Zimbabwe are subjected to a harsh and abusive working environment punctuated by poor salaries and harassment. Journalism is a sacred profession, but for many decades our member’s dignity and decorum…

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Restrictive Termination Of Pregnancy Laws Won’t Stop Unsafe Abortions

As part of my work as Executive Director of Women’s Action Group, I have been conducting Value Clarification and Attitude Transformation (VCAT) workshops on abortion. Through them, I have interacted with more than 500 young people, policy makers and service providers. It is amazing how each and every one of the participants has an abortion story to tell. This shows the extent to which women are having abortions, and mostly unsafe ones. The fact that women are having unsafe abortions was confirmed by a study by Guttmacher Institute (2016) in…

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