Zimbabwe Gender Commission chairperson Margaret Sangarwe CLAIM: Twenty-two women are raped daily in Zimbabwe, according to the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. VERDICT: True. Official crime statistics show that, on average, at…
CLAIM: As many as 80,000 illegal abortions take place in Zimbabwe every year. VERDICT: True, the latest available research shows that induced abortions in the country range between 54,000 and…
There is an ongoing debate about sexual and reproductive rights in Zimbabwe. This debate is being led by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care, as well as…
Some female Zimbabwean journalists who took part in a mentorship programme jointly supported by the Humanitarian Information Facilitation Centre and the U.S Embassy. Picture credit: HIFC-U.S Embassy By Sibongile Mpofu…
ZIMBABWE’S ninth Parliament was sworn in on September 5, 2018, following the July 30 general election. In total, Zimbabwe’s two houses of Parliament, the National Assembly and Senate, have 350…
