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Monday, December 21, 2020  NewsdzeZimbabwe   THE country’s national dress fabric meant to promote and preserve national identity launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the State House at the weekend has been met with mixed reactions. The search for the national dress fabric, which encompasses State symbols such as the Zimbabwe Bird, the national flag and the chevron pattern, is said to have entailed comprehensive consultations with different stakeholders and ethnic groups from the co...

(Illustration by Ruramai Musikewa for The Fuller Project) With the economic fallout of COVID-19 contributing to skyrocketing rates of teenage pregnancy in Zimbabwe, a new law has been ushered in to protect the education of the young women affected.  This story was published by the The Fuller Project, a global nonprofit newsroom reporting on issues that affect women. Words by Farai Shawn Matiashe  Cassey Simbanai was set to take her final year examinations this December. The 17-year-old Zim...

National Dress Fabric launched Gender & Community Affairs Editor PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday launched the National Dress Fabric at a colourful event at State House, marking the first time that the country has been able to settle on a national dress style since 1980. First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa spearheaded the search for the National Dress Fabric after embarking on comprehensive consultations with different stakeholders and ethnic groups from all the country’s 10 provinces. The Nation...

Friday, December 18, 2020  NewsdzeZimbabwe   ZIMBABWE will tomorrow launch the National Dress of Zimbabwe, an initiative spearheaded by the First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa. In a statement, Amai Mnangagwa said tomorrow the nation will witness an outcome of efforts made by different Zimbabweans in pursuit of having a national identity. The statement was read on her behalf by Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister, Dr Sithembiso Nyoni, in Harare yesterda...

Mnangagwa to launch Zimbabwe national dress he First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa is expected to launch the national dress this Saturday. In a media statement read on her behalf by the Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Dr Sithembiso Nyoni, Amai Mnangagwa said the national dress will be a form of identity for Zimbabweans. “On Saturday the 19th of December 2020 at 10 am we will witness an outcome of efforts made by different Zimbabweans in their que...

Joining Forces in GBV, Covid-19 Fight December 9, 2020 Covid-19 has brought with it an increased number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases around the globe. Defined as violence that is directed at an individual based on his or her biological sex or gender identity, GBV includes physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, and psychological abuse, threats, coercion, and economic or educational deprivation, whether occurring in public or private life. Since Zimbabwe’s lockdown in March, cases of all...

President relives his day of freedom Herald Reporter PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday visited the border zone on the Victoria Falls Bridge where he relived memories of the day he was set free from prison by the Rhodesian authorities and deported through Victoria Falls to Zambia in 1972. Renowned for its majestic falls, the new city holds a special place for President Mnangagwa who was condemned to death after bombing a locomotive at Fort Victoria town railway station, now Masvingo. Without giving ...