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Cyril Zenda
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Cyril Zenda is a Zimbabwean freelance journalist and writer based in Harare.

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africawildlife
Story
April 30, 2020
Can COVID-19 outbreak save Africa’s endangered wildlife?
topic:Hunting & Poaching
by:Cyril Zenda
The world’s largest bazaar for the most endangered African wildlife species has shut down due to Covid-19, bringing new hope for pangolins, bats [...]
Zimbabwe
Story
April 24, 2020
Army and police brutality keeps starving Zimbabweans indoors
topic:Security
by:Cyril Zenda
Concerns over growing human rights abuses as army and police units use brutal methods to enforce COVID-19 lockdown on a starving population.
Zimbabwe market
Story
April 01, 2020
Where COVID-19 precautions are luxuries beyond reach of many
topic:Poverty
by:Cyril Zenda
In the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19, in some African communities social distancing and other measures simply can’t work.
court_lesotho
Story
March 26, 2020
Is Lesotho setting a Rule of Law precedent for Africa?
topic:Transparency and Corruption
by:Cyril Zenda
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thabane, is facing criminal charges - a first for a sitting African leader. The PM is fighting to remain above the law.
goldmine_Zimbabwe
Story
March 12, 2020
Mercury: A silent killer in Zimbabwe
topic:Ocean Pollution
by:Cyril Zenda
Zimbabwe has a free-for-all affair for artisanal gold mining but the use of mercury in these operations has detrimental effects not only to the environment.
Zimbabwe women
Story
March 01, 2020
Hardships expose Zimbabwean women to “sextortion”
topic:Women’s rights
by:Cyril Zenda
Research findings show how widespread corruption and deteriorating economy have contributed to rise in sexual bribery.
women_eswatini
Story
February 21, 2020
Eswatini women challenge oppressive laws
topic:Women’s rights
by:Cyril Zenda
What impact has the recent landmark court ruling that ungraded married Swazi women to be equal partners in marriages had?
southafricawomen
Story
February 10, 2020
Worry over South African women vanishing without trace
topic:Women’s rights
by:Cyril Zenda
South Africa is a country with a very high crime rate, and also rated as highly unsafe for women.
families_socialmedia
Story
February 03, 2020
Social media helps mend African refugees’ broken social fabric
topic:Refugees and Asylum
by:Cyril Zenda
According to various researches, the social media have become an indispensable source of information for today’s refugees.
tanzania citizens
Story
January 08, 2020
Tanzania bars citizens from seeking justice at the African Court
topic:Good Governance
by:Cyril Zenda
The Government of Tanzania in December 2019 withdrew the right of individual citizens and NGOs to directly approach the African Court on Human Rights.
death penalty botswana
Story
December 27, 2019
Latest hanging dashes hopes for end to death penalty in Botswana
topic:Death Penalty
by:Cyril Zenda
Botswana – one of the remaining few African countries that still carries out the death penalty – announced an execution by hanging on 2 Dec.
Zimbabwe_schoolgirls
Story
December 19, 2019
Zimbabwe: Free sanitary wear program for rural schoolgirls
topic:Child rights
by:Cyril Zenda
In mid-November when Zimbabwe’s Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, unveiled the country’s 2020 budget, he had surprises for many people.
goldmine africa
Story
December 09, 2019
Who is behind machete killings in Zimbabwe’s goldfields?
topic:Security
by:Cyril Zenda
“Who will protect citizens from their ‘supposed’ protectors?”
elephants zimbabwe
Story
November 25, 2019
Zimbabwe elephant deaths blamed on ban in wildlife trade
topic:Conservation
by:Cyril Zenda
Hundreds of elephants have died during a severe drought in Zimbabwe.
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Story
November 16, 2019
Hope for African women as more governments make laws to fight cyber bullying
topic:Women’s rights
by:Cyril Zenda
In October 2019, South Africa passed an updated version of its cyber law that include provisions that specifically criminalise non-consensual pornography.
Landmines Zimbabwe
Story
November 06, 2019
Landmines continue to kill people in Zimbabwe
topic:Security
by:Cyril Zenda
De-mining efforts have been slow in the past in Zimbabwe due to a lack of funds and commitment on the part of the government.
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