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- Ms Mutake said from what they gathered, constant fights at the water points emanated from people who did not want to wait in the water queues. - New forms of GBV were raised as men lamented that they, too, are now becoming victims. Some male voices coming out of the dialogue stressed the importance of intentionally engaging men and boys in gender issues particularly where GBV is concerned. Most Harare residents have endured months on end without tap water. In its absence, the residents fetch water at various boreholes, some close others quite a distance. Fetching has become a fulltime job ...

By Farai Shawn Matiashe 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. Cassey Simbanai was set to take her final year examinations this December. The 17-year-old Zimbabwean girl, one of the more promising students in her class, still has dreams of becoming a science teacher. But on a recent school day, Simbanai wasn’t in her classroom or playing her beloved rugby in the nearby fields. Instead, she prepared lunch for her in-laws in their kitchen in H...

(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 Zimbabwean girl, one of the more promising students in her class, still has dreams of becoming a scienc...