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School closure exposing girls to child marriage

School closure exposing girls to child marriage

By Charles Pensulo, Blantyre, 6 July: Mary Phiri was due to write her final primary school examination earlier this year. She was, however, surprised when her teachers told them that […]

Cost of sanitary pads rising beyond reach of many

Cost of sanitary pads rising beyond reach of many

By Lloyd Mbiba Bulawayo, 3 July:Whenever Simphiwe Ndlovu checks the days in the calendar and realizes that time of the month is fast approaching, she gets an even sense of […]

Advance information access for people with disabilities

Advance information access for people with disabilities

By Nqobani Ndlovu, Bulawayo, 8 July: Zimbabweans living with disabilities feel left out in the fight against Covid-19 two months after the government was dragged to court by advocacy groups […]

Impact du Covid-19 sur la protection de l’enfant

Impact du Covid-19 sur la protection de l’enfant

By Vonona Rakotondratsimba, Antananarivo,3 July: 55 cas de viols ont Ă©tĂ© enregistrĂ©s auprĂšs du Centre Vonjy, sis au Centre hospitalier universitaire de gynĂ©cologie-obstĂ©trique de Befelatanana (CHU-GOB), en Mai 2020. ComparĂ© aux statistiques […]

Child marriages continue to threaten girls’ future

Child marriages continue to threaten girls’ future

By ‘Makuena Linake, Maseru, 30 June: – Arranged child marriages continue to occur in the Thaba Tseka district despite the call by the government for the practice to come to […]

Women keeping business alive through social media

Women keeping business alive through social media

By Jenifer Gilla, Dar es Salaam, 29 June: Ashura Athumani is one of few women entrepreneurs in Dar es Salaam who have started benefiting from the effective use of social […]

Put gender lens in fighting climate change

Put gender lens in fighting climate change

Gibson Mhaka Bulawayo, 29 June: The World Environment Day went unnoticed for Sibongile Zulu (56) from Sibombo Village in Lupane, which like other districts in Matabeleland North province, has suffered […]

SA fighting GBV crisis amid COVID-19 pandemic

SA fighting GBV crisis amid COVID-19 pandemic

Heightened violence against women is intimately intertwined with disaster situations including pandemics such as COVID -19 that the world is currently facing. South Africa is witnessing a spike in Gender […]

Les patients atteints du VIH-SIDA sont parmi les plus vulnĂ©rables en cette pĂ©riode d’urgence sanitaire.

Les patients atteints du VIH-SIDA sont parmi les plus vulnĂ©rables en cette pĂ©riode d’urgence sanitaire.

By Vonjy Arisoa Antananarivo, 24 June: Les patients atteints du VIH-SIDA sont parmi les plus vulnĂ©rables en cette pĂ©riode d’urgence sanitaire. Selon les faits mondiaux, l’interruption des mĂ©dicaments de ces […]

Media & Covid-19 experiences of female journalists

Media & Covid-19 experiences of female journalists

By Thabani Mpofu, Bulawayo, 22 June: Many stories have been written on the heightened and grave health risks faced by the health professionals, care givers, and other essential workers. But […]