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In the Zimbabwean traditional culture, a mother is viewed as the fortress in times of trouble and her major role in the home involves looking after the children to ensure that they are safe. The same applies to the modern-day mother. Research conducted by this writer showed that children fell victim to sexual abuse when: the mother or guardian was not paying full attention to the child, the child was away from home on errands, the child was not staying with the mother following the death or divorce of the mother; or any other social problem that removed the mother from the child. In most of the CSA cases, the offenders were mainly close relatives and neighbours. In view of the aforesaid, the popular Shona adage ‘Kusina amai hakuendwi’ literally meaning ‘Where there is no mother, you do not go there because there is no protection’; is apt. This is buttressed by Progress Chipfumo’s song ‘Kurepa mwana’ (Raping a child):
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