adminToo young to get married
Marcia Gore Features CorrespondentAt the age of 14, Evelyn Magumise (not real name), who is a domestic worker in Glen Lorne has seen life’s good, bad and ugly sides. Having lost her mother and forced to marry at the age of 13, Magumise had two miscarriages which resulted in her divorce. She has endured the pain and horror of being a mother while still a child. Magumise’s is just one of the many cases of early forced marriages and their negative impact on the livelihoods young women.
Imam Husayn: The reformist
Mohammad Assadi Features CorrespondentThere is a popular saying within the Muslim world which goes: “Every day is Ashura, every land is Karbala”. This statement is derived from the event of Ashura, which marks the martyrdom of Imam Husayn, is widely commemorated and observed within the mainstream Shiite and Sunni Muslims during the first month (Muharram) of the Islamic year.
Pagels’ big dream
Grace Chingoma Sports Reporter
GERMAN expatriate coach Klaus Dieter Pagels insists all hope is not lost for the Warriors despite their 2014 World Cup qualification bid having got off to a poor start.
Gary Tight music icon in making
Michael Chingarande Arts Correspondent
Some like to call him mufana waWillom while others prefer to call him mwana wa tight (Wilom Tight’s son) but the upcoming afro jazz vocalist said he gets overwhelmed if you mention the name Gary.
Namibia: Making healthcare accessible
Moses Magadza Features CorrespondentOPUWO. — At 26 years of age Vemupomanda Tjivinda commands a lot of respect among his fellow Himbas, a community of pastoral nomads that roam Namibia’s hard-to-reach Kunene region with their goats and cattle in search of water and grazing. Tjivinda is one of 34 young Himba men and women who have just graduated as Namibia’s first health and extension workers after undergoing comprehensive training in the provision of Community Based Health Care Services (CBHCS) under an initiative spearheaded by the Namibian Government with the financial and technical support of Unicef, USAID and other development partners.
Sniper speaks against gender-based violence
Problem Masau Arts CorrespondentTrue to his other name ‘Gweta Rinomirira Vakadzi’, Sniper Storm spoke passionately against gender-based violence at the launch of the commemoration of 16 days against gender-based violence held in Harare over the weekend.
Tevedzai heads for UK
Winstone Antonio Arts CorrespondentTalented and rising gospel artistes Lloyd Tevedzai will tonight leave for the UK for his maiden trip, where he is expected to stage three concerts before returning home in a week’s time.
Zimfala 2012 blazing into action
The third annual Zimbabwe Festival of Afrikan Inspired Animation, ZIMFAIA will take place in Harare next month.
Domestic violence still a challenge
Roselyne Sachiti Deputy Features Editor
MARTHA (26) (not real name) has seen it all. Having customarily married her boyfriend who had forced himself on her resulting in an unplanned pregnancy a few months before writing ‘O’ Level examinations, she reminisces every chapter of her married life painting a chilling picture.
Violent storm wreaks havoc in Mt Darwin
Elita Chikwati Features Writer
Endesayi Poyera of Zambara village eagerly waits to hear news on the condition of her mother and son who were taken to Mt Darwin District Hospital.
Although she still has pains in the back and on her arm, her main worry is the condition of the two hospitalised after sustaining injuries when the house they were in collapsed following violent winds that swept the area.