Author: Irene Kalulu

Apostolic women fighting for their rights

We are saying as apostolic women, no to the pledging of children. In order for people to be in relationships they should be more or less the same age groups and there is need for mutual understanding. We don’t understand a situation where a 72 year old marries a 15 year old.

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Covid 19 vaccine for 12 year olds

This age group is in school and highly mobile thereby they have high transmission rates within age mates or across older adults in the homes, markets or sports. It is therefore prudent to vaccinate them in order to increase protection. The potential to weaken the virus from vaccination is very high and therefore young people will be spreading a weakened strand of the virus

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Sino Blast opens Kwekwe office

The mining sector is a key sector for the country and it contributes 60 percent of the annual export receipts. The gold industry provides direct employment and employment artisanal miner who are predominantly the youth. I would appeal for sustainable mining. As you blast for the product remember to reclaim the environment for future generations.

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Strengthening women’s political participation through quota system?

The Constitution of Zimbabwe provides for equal representation in politics. Sections 56 and 80 focuses on the rights of women and highlights the provision for equal opportunities, in political, social and economic activities. Therefore, the extension of the quota system appears to counter the call for aligning gender parity laws with the constitution.

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Giving life to dying forests

“Our rivers were quickly dying up because of people who were practicing stream bank cultivation. The situation was made worse by the fact that rain is erratic these days, we

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Conservation farming the future of agriculture

“it is important for people to know how to protect soil from erosion and manage fertility using locally available materials. “We have to protect the soil. Conventional methods of farming using ploughing, fertilisers and pesticides are causing untold harm to the environment. We have to do all we can to protect the soil”

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