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Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda World leaders are meeting in New York this week to take part in the much-anticipated annual United Nations General Assembly. The high-level convention being attended by most global leaders began on Tuesday following two weeks of meetings, is the most widely watched event in the United Nations’ annual calendar. It provides […]

Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda Exactly two weeks ago, Zimbabwe held its harmonised elections in a process that ushered in new political players who will represent their constituencies in Parliament and councils for the next five years. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) aggregated results of participants which paints a grim picture on female participation and the […]

Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda The world has been under siege from devastating effects of climate change that has upended lives of millions of people across the globe in recent months. News on the effects of climate change continue to take centre stage unabated on most media platforms with extreme weather patterns being recorded across the […]

Ruth Butaumocho  African Agenda As the country approaches Heroes Day on August 14, it is important to pay attention to the heroics of women during the liberation struggle. These women fought and contributed in different ways to the liberation war, side by side with men as they moved forward in common purpose. The heroines, those […]

Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda The end of World War II in 1945 was a critical moment in the history of women’s participation in the political and economic life of millions across the globe. With Africa and other continents like Asia, lagging behind in terms of women’s rights, the demand to access of rights for women […]

The African continent on Tuesday carved its own piece of history when Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was elected to lead the World Trade Organisation, as its director-general.

Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda The onset of the rainy season last week brought smiles to many people who had been patiently waiting for the heavens to open up. However, the smiles, genuinely as they might have been, were predicated on different reasons. For farmers, the downpour was an early signal of a promising farming season. […]

Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda Complacency among Zimbabweans could soon be the biggest challenge in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. This is amid indications that locals no longer regard the pandemic as a risk and have since thrown caution to the wind. On Tuesday, Covid-19 positive figures spiked to an all-time high of 591 after […]

Ruth Butaumocho African Agenda Lack of adequate energy to power households and commercial activities is one of the biggest challenges that Africa continues to face daily. The problem is even bigger in the sub-Saharan Africa region that perennially has been generating the least electricity in the world. This has resulted in acute shortages of power for […]

THE INTERVIEW Ruth Butaumocho RB: Your appointment comes at a time when journalists are facing several operational challenges in Zimbabwe. There have been concerns that sections of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) and the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) interfere with the work of journalists and should be repealed. […]

Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor Mr Obert Dozva (62) watched in shock as afternoon wintry winds blew apparel used to bury one of his late sons, right into his face. As relatives and friends scrambled to gather the torn clothes and chipped planks from the desecrated grave laid bare, probably during the night by illegal miners, […]

2nd Republic Profiles with Ruth Butaumocho When Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba was appointed Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs last month, people quickly rushed to the Internet to check the curriculum vitae of the new sheriff of Manicaland. With sections of the nation trying to put face and name together on this magnanimous low-lying leader […]

Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor Re-elected Chimanimani West Member of Parliament Cde Nokhutula Matsikenyeri believes gender should not be used as basis for gauging competency in any leadership position. Cde Matsikenyeri who returns to Parliament for the second time after her brief romance with the Lower House in 2016, says despite the historical perception that politics […]

Ruth Butaumocho Gender Editor When Cde Chipo Madiwa enrolled for a Master Degree in Public Policy and Governance in 2014, her dissertation was on policy knowledge levels and skills of legislators in Manicaland. She chose to focus on the topic after noticing shocking levels of ignorance among the sitting Members of Parliament. She never imagined […]

When the clock struck 12 midnight on July 29, thousands of women across Zimbabwe still carried hope that the clique of women running for office in the elections on July 30 would be voted into power.