ConCourt rules age of consent now 18

The ruling follows an application by two Harare women seeking to nullify the age of consent set at 16, saying it violates the rights and protection of girls in terms of the Constitution which set the legal age of marriage at 18.

By The Independent May. 25, 2022

Corruption, illtreatment of patients: Inside the rot at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital

BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE Health facilities in Zimbabwe have been on a downward spiral following years of neglect and plunder of resources meant for their expansion, maintenance and upgrade. Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, formerly Harare Hospital and commonly known as Gomo, has not been spared this destruction and currently lies in ruins, a piteous shadow of […]

By The Independent Aug. 22, 2021

Corruption, illtreatment of patients: Inside the rot at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital

BY CAIPHAS CHIMHETE Health facilities in Zimbabwe have been on a downward spiral following years of neglect and plunder of resources meant for their expansion, maintenance and upgrade. Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, formerly Harare Hospital and commonly known as Gomo, has not been spared this destruction and currently lies in ruins, a piteous shadow of […]

By The Independent Aug. 22, 2021