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Children in the Middle East paying a devastating price for war

By Tendai Makaripe More than 340 children have been killed across the Middle East since the latest regional war began a month ago, UNICEF said...
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Education

273 million children were out of school worldwide in 2024, UNESCO report finds

By Tendai Makaripe The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says 273 million children out of school worldwide became the reality in 2024,...
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Regional & International

Death toll from Iran school bombing reportedly rises to almost 150

A strike on a girls’ elementary school in southern Iran has killed 148 people and injured 95 others, according to Iran's state media The death...
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Opinion

The child we convicted twice

By Tendai Makaripe Why ethical reporting on children in Zimbabwe matters There are two kinds of sentences a child can receive. One is handed down by a...
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Rights & Justice

Kadoma man jailed for unlawful relationship with 16-year-old girl

By Tendai Makaripe A 47-year-old man from Kadoma has been sentenced to three years in prison for an unlawful relationship with a 16-year-old girl. The Kadoma...
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Education

Child advocates warn of burnout as exam tutoring intensifies

By Tendai Makaripe HARARE, Zimbabwe — Child rights advocates and education researchers in Zimbabwe say mounting pressure to pass national exams is pushing some pupils,...
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Rights & Justice

Hurungwe woman convicted of concealing birth of twins

By Tendai Makaripe KAROI, Zimbabwe — A Hurungwe woman has been convicted of concealing the birth of twin infants whose bodies were discovered in a...
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Opinion

Society is not me: Why judgment continues to fail girls

By Mufaro Namusi As a young person growing up in this society, I have learnt something early and painfully: girls are rarely judged by what...
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