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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Teenagers Driving Rise in STI Cases in Bulawayo District, Says NAC
Kuda Pembere in Bulawayo A rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people aged between 10 and 24 years is prompting the National AIDS Council (NAC) to intensify HIV prevention programmes in Magwegwe District, one of Bulawayo’s areas with identified HIV hotspots. For NAC programming purposes, Magwegwe District encompasses Magwegwe, Pumula and Lobengula suburbs
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When Santa Brings Joy at Christmas, Injiva Bring Infections and Unintended Pregnancies: The Hidden HIV Threat Facing Mat South Girls
By Michael Gwarisa in Mat South In most parts of Matabeleland South, the festive season does not only bring tinsel and holiday cheer. It brings something far more complicated. Bottle store owners and shopkeepers prepare for football tournaments that turn their businesses into instant profit zones, while a quieter and more vulnerable anticipation grows among young
Read MoreAbortion conversation must recognize women’s bodily autonomy and integrity
By Memory Pamella Kadau The previous installments touched on the legal regime regulating abortion in Zimbabwe having previously established that abortion doesn’t pose a moral dilemma. If anything, abortion services are part of the basic health needs for tens of thousands of women each year in Zimbabwe. That the law proscribes safe abortion by choice,
Read MoreUsing Community Footprint To Eliminate New HIV Infections In Sex Workers
Spiwe Chikwawa (49), a sex worker from Mutare has been in the sex work business for two decades now. However, a few years ago, Spiwe developed a rare Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI). In her own words, she says this particular STI takes the trophy in the history of all stubborn STIs as it became resistant
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Dr Natalia Kanem Reappointed UNFPA Executive Director
THE Executive Board of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Secretary-General have reappointed Dr. Natalia Kanem (Panama) as Executive Director of UNFPA for a second term of four years. By Michael Gwarisa Dr. Kanem joined UNFPA in 2014 as UNFPA Country Representative in the United Republic of Tanzania. In 2016, she was named Assistant
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