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The bittersweet truth of motherhood..
Ownership v honour: The shifting mathematics of bride price
Ownership v honour: The shifting mathematics of bride price
Opinion & Analysis
By Joyline Chiedza Basira 9 days ago
The court of public opinion: Why victims stay quiet
‘Mhandu yemukadzi’: Confronting how internalised sexism maintains the status quo
Beyond 1977: Why Zimbabwe’s reproductive laws must catch up to reality
If a woman decides she cannot carry a pregnancy, why is her decision treated as a public crime rather than a private medical necessity? No one makes this choice lightly. ...
Opinion & Analysis
By Joyline Chiedza Basira 1 month ago
Beyond 1977: Why Zimbabwe’s reproductive laws must catch up to reality
The invisible debt: Why Africa’s economy rests on women’s unpaid shoulders
WOMEN’S lives and purposes have long been predetermined by rigid gender roles, designed, I assume, by those who benefit most from them. ...
Opinion & Analysis
By Joyline Chiedza Basira 1 month ago
The invisible debt: Why Africa’s economy rests on women’s unpaid shoulders
The ‘I blame myself’ trap: How society conditions women to carry men’s guilt
THE digital era is a double-edged sword; information is more accessible than ever, provided you know where to look....
Opinion & Analysis
By Joyline Chiedza Basira 1 month ago
The ‘I blame myself’ trap: How society conditions women to carry men’s guilt
Screens, sexism and silence: Zimbabwe’s cyber-bullying crisis
WHILE the nation is currently swept up in the excitement of Afcon and the whirlwind visit of global personality IShowSpeed, a darker trend has emerged beneath the surface of our trending hash tags....
Opinion & Analysis
By Joyline Chiedza Basira 1 month ago
Screens, sexism and silence: Zimbabwe’s cyber-bullying crisis
Blood on our collective hands: The lethal normalisation of femicide
As confirmed by Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, Madula was brutally murdered by her husband, Brighton Kahlanga....
Opinion & Analysis
By Joyline Chiedza Basira 1 month ago
Blood on our collective hands: The lethal normalisation of femicide
The scarlet letter of motherhood: Unmasking Zimbabwe’s war on single mothers
Behind almost every single mother is a man who was an equal participant in the tango but chose to leave the dance floor when the music got difficult.  ...
Opinion & Analysis
By Joyline Chiedza Basira 2 months ago
The scarlet letter of motherhood: Unmasking Zimbabwe’s war on single mothers
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