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Zimbabwe child rape cases expose safety gaps for children among relatives

By Tendai Makaripe Several Zimbabwean courts have handed down lengthy prison terms in child rape cases announced this week, including cases involving relatives of the...
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Campaign calls for greater support for boys

By Yemurai Tembo A campaign held at a Northcot secondary school in Mt Hampden has sparked renewed calls for greater support for boys, with advocates...
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Education

Fuel hikes push school transport beyond reach for Harare children

By Tendai Makaripe Some schoolchildren in Harare were left stranded at bus termini this week after commuter omnibuses abruptly raised fares, exposing how Zimbabwe’s latest...
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News

Man jailed 15 years for indecent assault of Grade 1 pupil

By Tendai Makaripe CHINAMHORA, Zimbabwe — A 35-year-old man from Molife Village under Chief Chinamhora has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the...
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Rights & Justice

Child with disabilities faces eviction, school exclusion in Zimbabwe

By Tendai Makaripe A 9-year-old Zimbabwean girl living with autism, epilepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is at risk of losing both shelter and access to...
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Features

Discipline or abuse? Where Zimbabwe draws the line in child discipline

By Tendai Makaripe HARARE, Zimbabwe — The cellphone video is hard to watch. An 11-year-old girl lies on the ground, her hands and feet bound with...
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Opinion

Enough is enough: Why child marriage must end

By Mufaro Namusi Child marriage is more than a ceremony or a cultural practice. It is the theft of childhood. It happens when a girl under the...
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Rights & Justice

Mother arrested after viral video shows assault on 11-year-old girl

By James Tichaendepi HARARE, Zimbabwe — Police have arrested a 27-year-old woman after a viral video showed an 11-year-old girl being severely beaten while her...
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