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Zim home to 1m child brides: Unicef

A landmark 2016 Constitutional Court judgment declared child marriages unconstitutional and set 18 years as the minimum age for girls and boys to consent to marriage.

By Sharon Buwerimwe Oct. 5, 2023

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Shock rise in HIV+ teens

The gap lies in resourcing the level of scale-up needed and investing in additional measures to promote uptake in vulnerable and marginalised groups.

By Vanessa Gonye Sep. 14, 2023

Mutumbu unveils book on marriage, relationships

Mutumbu, whose book is available in hard copy and on Amazon online platform, told NewsDay Life & Style that he drew his greatest inspiration from the word of God.

By Phillip Chidavaenzi Jul. 19, 2023

Mutumbu unveils book on marriage, relationships

Public marriage proposal, a threat to mental health

Society tends to support the coming together of couples in holy matrimony. No wonder one may be subjected to ridicule from friends and family members if they chose to reject a marriage proposal.

By Bothwell Matewe Jun. 13, 2023

Public marriage proposal, a threat to mental health

‘MPs must advocate for stiffer penalties for child marriage offenders’

MPs had demanded that Parliament should do something to protect the girl child from early marriage during a sitting last week.

By Harriet Chikandiwa May. 24, 2023

‘MPs must advocate for stiffer penalties for child marriage offenders’

Is the concept of marriage fading away?

It was not easy to access our own comparative data on marriage rate per year.

By Tapiwa Gomo May. 8, 2023

‘Climate change shocks, hunger fuelling child marriages in Zim’

Available statistics indicate that child marriages are rampant in the country, with% 34% of girls getting married before the age of 18 and 5% before they turn 15.

By Lorraine Muromo May. 6, 2023