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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...

Influence, Intoxication and the Digital Mirror: How Social Media Is Fueling Zimbabwe’s Drug Crisis

By Simbarashe Crispen Kanyimo Walk through many of Zimbabwe’s high-density suburbs today, and a troubling scene quickly comes into view. Long before sunset, some young people...

Results day and the weight of shame

By Tendai Makaripe At about 2 a.m., James (not real name) sat alone with his phone glowing in the dark, waiting for the Zimbabwe School...

Why Adolescent Health, Mental Wellbeing and Nutrition Must Be Tackled Together

By Abraham Tulay in Liberia For many adolescents across Africa, growing up is no longer defined only by exams, friendships and finding identity. It is also...

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,...

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...

Why Zimbabwe’s schools are losing the war against drugs

By Praise Mupanduki Zimbabwe has not been short of anti-drug campaigns. We have heard the radio jingles, seen the posters and watched community meetings vow to...

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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