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Topic : Marriage Act

Lawyer contests inheritance law over ‘erasure’ of women’s rights

PROMINENT labour lawyer Caleb Mucheche has launched a constitutional challenge against a decades-old inheritance law that he says “illegally erases” women’s property rights

By Freeman Makopa 1h ago

Lawyer contests inheritance law over ‘erasure’ of women’s rights

One in three girls subjected child marriage: Unicef

Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) said child protection in the country still remains low, with approximately 5% of girls being married before the age of 15.

By Methembe Sibanda and Nqobizwe Thebe Oct. 12, 2022

One in three girls subjected child marriage: Unicef

We must stop sacrificing the girl child

In the east and southern African region, the number of girls married before the age of 18 is 36%, while 10% of girls in the region are married by age 15.

By Newsday Oct. 10, 2022