Will a sex offender register help?
By Etona Ekole (UNICEF) and Loveness Makonese (UN WOMEN) When a child, woman and member of a vulnerable group experiences sexual abuse, the harm extends far beyond the moment the crime occurs. It can leave lifelong emotional, psychological and social scars. While laws are essential in holding perpetrators to account, justice alone cannot undo the
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Where Do Zimbabwean Journalists Covering Traumatic Events Get Psychosocial Support?
By Michael Gwarisa When tragedy strikes, journalists are often among the first people to arrive. They enter accident scenes while bodies are still being recovered. They interview parents who have just lost children. They speak to survivors of sexual violence, report on murder and suicide, document disease outbreaks and travel to communities devastated by floods,
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Community Leaders Rallied to Strengthen the Fight Against Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies
By Percival Kushure Community leaders in Ward 26, Shamva, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening efforts to prevent child marriages and teenage pregnancies, following a sensitisation programme on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH). The engagement brought together Chief Mutumba, village heads and key community stakeholders in a collaborative initiative being implemented by the Zimbabwe
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When a Child Becomes Pregnant, What Should Zimbabwe’s Law Allow?
By Kuda Pembere “Children Under 18 should be allowed to abort! Simple…!” Human rights lawyer Tinashe Mundawarara’s blunt Facebook statement has reopened a difficult question in Zimbabwe: what should happen when a child becomes pregnant? Mundawarara followed his statement with another question: “Who wants their 12 or 13 year old kid to carry pregnancy to
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SI330 Deserves Parliament’s Toughest Questions
By Anorld Moyo Good legislation is not measured by how quickly it is passed, but by how rigorously it is scrutinised. As Parliament considers the proposed SI330 amendments, its duty is not simply to approve or reject reform—it is to ensure that every significant legal, economic and healthcare consequence has been fully tested. The proposed
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Termination of Pregnancy after Rape: A Matter of Law, Health, Compassion and Justice
By Marceline Mukwamba In Zimbabwe, conversations about termination of pregnancy often begin and end with moral discomfort. Too often, they are shaped by silence, fear, misinformation and stigma rather than by the law, medical evidence, constitutional values and compassion for survivors. Yet for a woman or girl who becomes pregnant as a result of rape,
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Clause 11 has been deleted. The conversation has not.
By Memory Pamella Kadau Deleting Clause 11 did not delete the need for it. It did not delete Memory in Guruve, a 16-year-old girl trying to understand whether the law protects her after a pregnancy caused by sexual abuse, while adults around her speak in whispers, clinics speak in caution, and the state speaks in
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Celebrating Men: Recognising the Unsung Pillars of Families, Communities and Nations
By Chaplain Simbarashe P. Chenjerai As the world marks Men’s Health Month and reflects on the contribution of men during June, 21 June presents an important opportunity to acknowledge the often-overlooked role that men continue to play in society. Throughout history, men have served as providers, protectors, builders, innovators, leaders, mentors and custodians of family
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Governance Is Not Optional: Why Africa’s Investment Future Depends on Protecting Companies That Play by the Rules
By Temba Otichil’lo In May 2026, as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan raised the alarm over a new Ebola “Bundibugyo” outbreak, one company in the DRC’s remote interior did not wait to be told what to do. Plantations et Huileries du Congo SA — PHC SA — immediately
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Healthathon 3.0: What Zimbabwe’s Health Innovation Challenge Is Telling Us
By Michael Gwarisa Two weeks ago, Cimas Health Group hosted the third edition of its Healthathon, bringing together innovators, students, health professionals and technology enthusiasts to showcase solutions to some of Zimbabwe’s healthcare challenges. Beyond the pitches, prototypes and competition for the top prize, Healthathon 3.0 offered something perhaps more important: a window into how
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