Portfolio Committee On Women Affairs - The Zimbabwe Independent

Topic : Portfolio Committee On Women Affairs

Make tackling GBV a priority

Latest statistics indicate that about 40% of women aged between 15 and 49 in the country have experienced physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by their partners.

By Newsday Jun. 26, 2024

ZWMB on brink of closure

The bank was launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

By Priviledge Gumbodete Dec. 29, 2022

‘Female politicians must be thick-skinned’

Female politicians have largely been deterred from contesting elections due to violence.

By Kenneth Nyangani and Harriet Chikandiwa Dec. 14, 2022

‘Female politicians must be thick-skinned’

Women cry foul over unpaid care work

Zvishavane ward 6 Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCOZ) member Isabel Sibanda said women, particularly those living in rural areas, travel long distances in search of water and firewood.

By Stephen Chadenga Sep. 6, 2022

Call for recognition of unpaid care, domestic work

Recognising unpaid care and domestic work as an economic contribution and understanding care as a universal basic right is crucial to the new development model the world over.

By Catherine Muchiri Aug. 30, 2022