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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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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Climate Change Is No Longer Just an Environmental Issue — It’s a Health, Development and Social Justice Crisis
By Tanaka Musungwini BSc Honours Social Work Student (4th Year), Women’s University in Africa Introduction and background Climate change is no longer a distant environmental issue discussed only by scientists and policymakers. It is now a lived reality affecting health, livelihoods, food security, water access, education, mental wellbeing, social protection and community resilience. For Zimbabwe
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Beyond IPEC vs Ministry of Health: Rethinking Medical aid regulation in Zimbabwe through an Independent Health-focused body
By Enock Musungwini, MPH; MBA The recent article published by the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe titled “Healthcare funders push back, warn 80% of Private Healthcare funding at risk in IPEC Takeover” raises important and timely concerns about the future of medical aid regulation in Zimbabwe. The sector, valued at nearly US$400 million annually,
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Zimbabwe’s abortion debate is asking the wrong questions
By Memory Pamella Kadau Zimbabwe’s abortion conversation remains trapped in the wrong questions. Why are we still debating whether the procedure should be allowed when the law (ToP) already makes provision for it? And why, under a system that claims to protect women, are they still dying from unsafe procedures, while young girls are forced
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Defending the Zimbabwe Gender Commission: A National Development Strategy 2 (NDS-2) Perspective
By: Mercy Jaravani In Zimbabwe, gender equality is not merely an aspiration or a human rights issue. It is a principle and value upon which Zimbabwe is founded, as provided under Section 3 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Embedding gender equality as a constitutional principle is critical, as it propels the nation toward a more
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Making Child Protection Services More Child-Friendly in Zimbabwe
Tanaka Musungwini Child protection systems are designed to safeguard children from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence. In Zimbabwe, notable progress has been made through structures such as the National Case Management System (NCMS), Childline Zimbabwe, and community-based child protection committees. However, while these systems are functional, they are often protection-focused rather than child-sensitive, meaning they
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View Once! About Time Zimbabwe Issues a Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Michael Gwarisa The advent of social media has brought with it numerous opportunities, mostly for young and middle-aged people across the globe. Unlike in previous decades when employment meant sitting behind a desk or sweating it out at a construction site or manufacturing firm, today all one needs is a smartphone, a computer, or a
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