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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,...

62-Year-Old Kariba Man Gets 18 Years for Raping 4-Year-Old

By Tendai Makaripe KARIBA, Zimbabwe — A 62-year-old general worker was recently sentenced to 18 years in prison for the rape of a 4-year-old girl,...

Results season in Zimbabwe: What’s next after O-Level and A-Level?

By Tendai Makaripe The results season in Zimbabwe can feel like a verdict on a child’s future. Parents panic. Students compare themselves to friends. Families rush into the...

ZIMSEC 2025 A-level results out

HARARE, Zimbabwe —The Zimbabwe Examinations Council has released results for the 2025 Advanced Level examinations. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Torerayi Moyo announced the release...

Borders of Pain: Why children with disabilities must cross SADC borders for care  

By Tendai Makaripe Twelve-year-old Naledi sat on a cardboard box at the Beitbridge border post, her twisted left leg wrapped in a faded blanket. At...

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...

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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