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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor Growing up in the dusty terrains of Mutoko, Lucy Marowa’s childhood was marked by hardships that saw her walking to school barefoot. But that never diminished her hopes of attaining the best out of her life.
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender “It takes a village to raise a girl” is a popular Yoruba proverb. The proverb speaks well into Nyaradzayi’s Gumbonzvanda’s narrative after the community rallied behind her in support of her
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum Saturday was a remarkable day in Zimbabwe’s calendar where millions of people across the political divide joined hands to celebrate Independence Day. You could not help but marvel at the spirit of unity exhibited as people wined and danced in their different social circles to celebrate Zimbabwe’s attainment of
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum Zimbabwe has come of age and will on Saturday celebrate its 35th independence. April 18 is an important date the calendar where the nation reflects and salutes the gallant sons and daughters who lost their lives so that Zimbabwe could attain sovereignty rule, territorial freedom and
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Gender Forum With Ruth Butaumocho The mini-skirt saga in which a hapless woman was stripped naked by overzealous touts has finally come to the end. This follows the sentencing of the two touts to an effective eight months in jail for their act.
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum This is unthinkable for any parent, more so for the mother who is considered a nurturer, carer and regarded as an embodiment of life. So, just the idea of a mother murdering her own child, for whatever reason is against the ideals of motherhood.
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Gender Forum With Ruth Butaumocho most Zimbabweans are still trying to come to terms with Harare City Council’s decision to ban the rearing of chickens in the backyard, arguing that this destroys the comfort of neighbourhoods.
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Gender Forum With Ruth Butaumocho Walking in the central business district in Harare last week, I came across a group of vendors, mostly women, in running battles with the municipal police for selling their wares on “illegal vending sites”.
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum The year comes to an end tomorrow and will probably go down in the history as one of the most eventful years in recent times. The gender discourse dominated news for both bad and good reasons, with the election of Zimbabwe to the SADC gender chair, coming up tops on the […]
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum THE year was characterised by a series of events and issues that are expected to guide the gender discourse next year. As the year comes to an end, the events, which happened at various levels and informed by different economic, political and social fundamentals presented the nation with an opportunity to discuss gender […]
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum Being a woman, the First Lady, knows the pangs of a hungry child, the despair of a poor, hopeless woman and challenges of putting food on the table, against a background of meagre or no resources.
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Gender Forum With Ruth Butaumocho Today marks the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence commemorations with the Government and civil society calling for the adoption of a zero tolerance approach to violence in the homes and at community level. This year’s commemorations come at a time when Zimbabwe is
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor Tendai Muranda of Mazivandadzoka Village in Shurugwi collects a container from the kitchen preparing to go and fetch water at the village borehole, a kilometre away. Having walked a few metres, she realises she has left her mobile phone and immediately rushes back to collect it. As soon as Tendai picks up
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum Zimbabwe is set to make a positive mark on gender issues in Southern Africa following its assumption of the gender regional agenda chair next year. The gender regional agenda will be chaired by Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister Cde Oppah Muchinguri, a development that is going to further reinforce Zimbabwe’s […]
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Ruth Butaumocho Gender Forum There has been a flurry of economic activity taking place in Zimbabwe in the last few months which is set to impact positively on the country’s economy. This ranges from landmark business deals between Zimbabwe and several countries, legislation of laws to make trading easier and other business opportunities that are on […]