Hazel Marimbiza HUMAN rights activists have bemoaned the rise in transactional sex involving young girls in rural Matabeleland. This comes as poverty levels continue to be a major concern in the region, amid the prevailing harsh economic environment. Statistics from a survey conducted last year showed that about 5 000 young girls were impregnated then,…
Abuse of girls getting worse

The frightening statistics from Childline Zimbabwe have come at a time the United Nations (UN) is helping Zimbabwe come up with strategies to curb child marriages and abuse of young women in Zimbabwe.