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Women and the New Media

Ten Female journalists from different media houses in Zimbabwe were part of the Famwz New Media programme, which gave them an opportunity to learn more about the digital media and how they can use them to their advantage.

Soneni had little knowledge of New media but this experience has equipped her such that she can utilise this new knowledge in her media work. She believes the new knowledge she has acquired will help her to improve her  career in broadcasting and embrace the new technology.

It was all smiles for Sofia and Tari during the FAMWZ New Media course. They believe they have learned a lot and this course will take them a long way in their career and more importantly in making their work easy. Now they are not only confined to the traditional media but can also take up on line publishing responsibilites.

Anna saw the new media as a breakthrough and a must for women in any sector especially in putting forward their agenda and issues. As a woman who fights for the betterment of women's lives, she added that women have to acquire the skills in order to utilise new technology for their benefit and hopes to do the same at her work place and in her programmes.

Youths resort to vending

The Global Political Agreement brought hope to the majority of Zimbabweans but five years on, high unemployment rates is like athorn in the flesh for the majority of the youths.  

 

An unidentified youth takes a rest after spending the whole day moving from one industry to the next in search of employment. Zimbabwean youths resort to vending to avert poverty. 32 year old Portia Chimusoro, who is originally from Mutoko says because of poor harvests, she decided to come to Harare for employment. Having worked as a maid for a couple of months without a salary, she ventured into vending.

While others are exhibiting resilience and are optimistic that the current economic woes bedeviling the country are coming to the end with the advent of the new draft constitution, the majority of youths have taken to the streets as vendors. Running battles with the law enforcement agents have not deterred their determination to eke out a living out of vending. Always on the look- out for municipality and Zimbabwe Republic Police, the vendors display their wares on card board boxes along pavements in the.capital city

Various wares are sold on the streets from airtime, fruits, belts and shoes. Young entrepreneurs in the shoe making business sell their 'original' shoes to the vendors who in turn sell from the streets because they cannot afford to register SMEs and rent office space within the CBD to formalize their business.

War veterans Chairperson Joseph Chinotimba addressing youths attributes the current economic woes including the high rates of unemployment to sanctions from the West; "This is not what we fought for," he said.

"Elements within our society are causing all this because they are being used by the West," said Cde Chinotimba. 

An unidentified vendor chats with a colleague while taking a break from his daily routine, as is the norm for unemployed youths in our "independent' Zimbabwe . 

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Love in Marriage

Unconditional love sealed by marriage

Love in marriage is what people desire to fulfill this gap to a group of people that are sidelined by society and family. We need to accept, embrace and support couples that are indifferent and resppect them. Love and marriage is choice and it is considered as a human right issue regardless of their colour or disability  indifference. All couples are entiled to freedom of choice, maternal care and right to life privileges.

Unconditional marriage

                                      

It is every girl's dream to wear that white dress and walk down the aisle but for persons with disabilities and interracial marriages the dream can be a night mare. When one does get married and wears that white gown it proves to the world that love is unconditional.

They say true love is blind

This couple shows the other side of love. This is a unique lovely relationship that proves that love is not  bound by strong physical structure. How does one define love, is it based on the outside appearance? 


What colour is love?



Love has no limitation, colour and it is not driven by race. Most racial marriages are not accepted due to cultural differences and family beliefs. Couples in such marriages have to prove their love and committment. They risk being disowned by family and the community they live in. Most of the time their marriage is lonely and they lack family support. 








Children are the fruits of marriage and a gift to all

What seals a marriage for some couple is having chidren and this can be influenced by their culture and the country they come from. How important and relevant is it for couples to worry about the health of their children? This question worries all couples, whether they are a couple with disability, inter-racail couple or non-disabled couple that fear of " what will my child be like when they are born" Children are a gift from God, receive them with love and great appreciation. Just as we have different couples expressing what true love is this should be seen through the fruit of the womb.