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Zimbabwe main opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance supporters lead by Nelson Chamisa march for electoral reforms to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) in the streets of the capital Harare. (Photo by Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)
ABIGAIL SIZIBA

Zimbabwe: Violent politics deters women from standing as candidates in elections

Sticks and stones – and shaming – discourages women from contesting elections.

  • Marko Phiri
4 min read
Ordeal: Women protesting against ‘abuses and state excesses’ are detained and taken to Chikurubi maximum security prison where conditions are harsh and unsanitary. (Jekesai Njikizana/AFP)
CECILIA CHIMBIRI

Women who defy Mnangagwa are jailed, raped, tortured

Many of them end up in Chikurubi prison where the cells are cold, the blankets are filthy and the toilets are in the crowded cells

  • Kudzai Mashininga
4 min read