Activists call for more female candidates

WOMEN activists have encouraged political parties to nominate more female candidates which they claim have better chances of winning in elections.

This came out on Thursday at the validation meeting of Zimbabwe media guidelines on women’s leadership and political participation for editors organised by Gender Links in partnership with United Nation (UN) Women.

Statistics show that there has been a decline in women representation in local government from 19 percent in 2008 to 13.

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