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WATCH | 16 Days of Activism | 'Economic hardship behind GBV spike in Zim'

Sunday 01 December 2024 - 12:04pm
Protesters hold the Mozambican flag during a protest against the government in the Patrice Lumumba neighborhood in Maputo on November 6, 2024

Protesters hold the Mozambican flag during a protest against the government in the Patrice Lumumba neighborhood in Maputo on November 6, 2024. Mozambique's capital was tense on November 6, 2024 ahead of a "freedom" march called by the opposition leader following weeks of protests against election results that have left at least 18 people dead.

(Photo by ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)

HARARE, ZIMBABWE - Drought and the economic meltdown in Zimbabwe have contributed to a spike in gender-based violence in that country.

So says the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe. 

READ: Gender-based violence | Sisterhood Advocates Project launched to improve access to justice

The organisation has led a march in Harare to coincide with the 16 days of activism against GBV and femicide.

eNCA correspondent Phindai Dube has the details.

 

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