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Covid-19: Rape cases spike, Govt crafting laws to eliminate GBV
The Minister of Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Sithembiso Nyoni says there was a spike in rape…
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Under cover of Covid-19, instability and conflict rage on: UNCHR
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic causing public health emergencies across several countries in the world, skirmishes and instability have not stopped…
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Byo residents welcome easing of lockdown measures
Bulawayo residents have welcomed the easing of Covid-19-induced Level 4 lockdown measures announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa Monday, saying they…
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Mat North expecting mothers turn to traditional mid-wives as Covid-19 restrictions ground them
By Judith Sibanda The lives of thousands of pregnant women and their unborn children are in danger across rural Matabeleland…
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BVTA calls for clarity in the decentralisation of markets
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has bemoaned the lack of clear guidelines in the relocation of vendors from the Central…
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How Covid-19-induced lockdown has put girls at heightened risk of sexual exploitation
By Sindiso Dube NOTHANDO (15) * shed tears while giving a chilling account of how her uncle whom she stays with, in their…
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Extended lockdown: Exemption letters still a requirement
The government has said exemption letters which allow citizens especially those employed in the essential services sectors to travel to…
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Stay at home lockdown order exposes women to GBV ‘shadow pandemic’
By Nyasha Dube and Priscilla Makondo, Zvishavane Felistus Gumbo* from Chivi under Headman Chigapa is a mother of three and…
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Lockdown: NBSZ appeals for more blood
The Covid-19 induced lockdown has affected the harvesting of blood from members of the public and the stocks have drastically…
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Vendors welcome latest Covid-19 lockdown regulations
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) has welcomed the latest lockdown regulations announced on Monday, noting that the extension of…
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