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Mayors from across Africa Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to create and improve inclusive sanitation policies across African cities, at the 20th AfWA International Congress and Exhibition. At the congress’ Mayors’ Forum, 12 African city leaders made commitments to strengthen City to City partnerships for advancing the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) agenda at city level. Strategies were
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Masvingo Centre for Research and Community Development (MACRAD) has been successful in its campaign on women land (#WOMENLANDNOW). After MACRAD trained land ambassadors on women land rights and advocacy skills, women in Chiredzi Rural district, Chitepo village ward 18 for years they wanted a piece of land to do
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HIGH Court Judge Justice Webster Chinamora has ordered a property developer to stop construction of a church on a wetland in Harare following objections by some environmental rights campaigners and some residents. The interdict by Justice Chinamora which was issued on Wednesday 11 December 2019 came after Harare Wetlands Trust
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A ZIMBABWEAN court has faulted the City of Harare (CoH) for disobeying a lawful court order after the local authority continued with housing developments on a wetland in one of Harare’s suburbs. High Court Judge Justice Mary Zimba-Dube on Friday 27 September 2019declared CoH to be in contempt of court after
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By Staff ReporterThe 10th Conference of Speakers of African Assemblies and Senates ended on a high note with the Pan African Parliament (PAP) President, Honourable Roger Nkodo describing the event as “beneficiary from the fruitful interventions and debates, which have once again demonstrated our commitment towards the development of Africa”.The
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“This book can be considered a symbol of peace education, a history fragment for the 21st century.”As of August 2019, a book named “True Story of HWPL: Peace and Cessation of War” with the record of peacebuilding efforts by millions of global citizens and social leaders has been displayed in
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“IOM will continue to support the Government on migration management in Zimbabwe and reaffirms its commitment to strengthen operational capacities of the National Migration Coordination Directorate,” said Mr. Mario Lito Malanca, IOM Zimbabwe Chief of Mission in his remarks at the quarterly Inter-Ministerial Committee Meetingon Migration (IMCM) held at the
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The Government of Zimbabwe, the European Union and the United Nations today launched a multi-year Spotlight Initiative to assist women and girls realize their full potential in a violence-free, gender-responsive and inclusive Zimbabwe. Delivering a keynote at the launch, President Mnangagwa in a statement read on his behalf by Hon. Minister Prof.
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(VANCOUVER): A vast majority of girls worldwide – including in Zimbabwe - want to take leadership positions in the workplace, politics and wider society, yet more than 9 out of 10 believe as women leaders they will suffer widespread discrimination and sexual harassment, reveals new research by child rights organisation Plan International. Close to 10,000 girls and young
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NEW YORK, UN Headquarters, United States—“African countries have a long record of keeping their borders, doors and hearts open to refugees and internally displaced people – an example not followed by everyone in the world,” said António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. "The best way to protect refugees and displaced
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