By Lindelwe Mgodla – HARARE: March 31st, 2014- Three Zimbabwean teenage students – Brian Sibanda (Bulawayo, 17), Joseph Lansburg (Mbare, Harare, 15) and Rufaro Kabasa (Mbare, 15) – left Zimbabwe last Saturday and will participate in a leadership exchange program in the United States. The program is designed to foster understanding between African and American youth. The students will spend three weeks in the Washington DC, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois with 24 other African students. “Each of these students has been part of a two-year long English Access Microscholarship Program we support,” said Jillian Bonnardeaux, Assistant Public Officer of the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 1st 2014 |
…..to reduce gender-based violence – Harare, March, 2014: The U.S. State Department, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has provided $100,000 to Tag A Life International Trust (TaLI), an advocacy group for the rights of girls, to increase awareness of gender-based violence (GBV) among vulnerable youth and address its intersection with HIV/AIDS. The funding will enable TaLI to reach 300 schools and train 160 Community Peer Educators in four districts in Midlands province over the next two years. It is an expansion of a project which began in 2012, through the partnership of TaLI, the U.S. Embassy... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, March 6th 2014 |
By Pride Nleya – The increase in marriage failures and abuse of women has been attributed to exorbitant amounts of money being charged as lobola, a cross section of Zimbabweans has said. In an interview with this reporter, many people said lobola had lost its cultural significance owing to its commercialization. Amai Mwale an elderly woman from Glenview 7 compared the old practice of lobola and what is being done nowadays saying, “In Zimbabwe lobola has gone through a radical transformation whereby it has changed from being a simple cultural practice into a high business venture and this has affected women both positively and negatively. “Bitter husbands... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 4th 2014 |
Binga; Matabeleland North- March 4, 2014: Receiving a full scholarship to study in the United States has driven Chiza Ngachize Mwinde in search of ways to restore the dignity of her community in Binga where the shortage of qualified teaching personnel and inadequate learning facilities is affecting the academic progress of students. “It is very hard for students in Binga to know, let alone, get such opportunities because of our geographic location which is far away from the big cities and because of the fact that most of our parents never got the exposure beyond what is happening in Binga,” says Chiza.... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 4th 2014 |
Canada’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Lisa Stadelbauer today issued the following statement: “Canada is increasingly concerned by recent acts of violence against political figures in Zimbabwe. “We call on all political parties to demonstrate leadership by taking resolute actions to speak out against violence and intimidation. This includes engaging in open dialogue and demonstrating respect for diversity of views. “All Zimbabweans, including politicians and members of civil society have the fundamental right to freedom of expression as guaranteed by the Constitution. “Canada calls for these rights to be respected and adhered to. We will continue to closely monitor the situation.”
Publish Date: Tuesday, March 4th 2014 |
