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President Mnangagwa Signs Bill Criminalising Sexual Intercourse With Persons Under 18

6 months agoThu, 19 Sep 2024 12:10:07 GMT
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President Mnangagwa Signs Bill Criminalising Sexual Intercourse With Persons Under 18

Having sexual intercourse with persons below the age of 18 is now a criminal offence in Zimbabwe after President Mnangagwa assented to the Criminal Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons) Act, 2024.

The Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Martin Rushwaya made the announcement under General Notice 1441A of 2024 in an Extraordinary Government Gazette on Tuesday.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana confirmed the gazetting of the new law on his X page. He wrote:

The Criminals Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons Act 2024 (Number 1) has been consented to by the President.

It is a criminal act to have sex with persons under the age of 18 years. It is not an acceptable Defence that they consented. It is a serious offence to infect a child with an STI.

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Writing for newZWire, Mike Murenzvi asserted that the process began with a former child bride, Diana Eunice Kawenda. He wrote:

The process began with a former child bride, Diana Eunice Kawenda, who took up the mantle to fight for the rights of other young children to accord them the same rights and protections that were bestowed upon children under the age of 16 years.

This was back in 2020 in a matter that was settled by the Constitutional Court on 24 May 2022 by striking down the unconstitutional sections of the Criminal Law Code.

The Government and Parliament were given 12 months to go and enact a substantive law that would bring the Criminal Law Code in line with the Constitution in this respect. They did not.

From 24 May 2023 to 12 January 2024, there were no protections from sexual exploitation available to children aged 13 to 18 years of age in cases where they “consented” to sexual acts with an adult.

On 12 January 2024, after public outcry, the President promulgated a temporary law to reinstate those protections while Parliament went through the lawmaking process.

These regulations were valid for six months and expired on 10 July 2024 and the protections fell away. By that effect, the age of consent reverted to the default 13 years of age.

On 9 July 2024, the Criminal Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons) Bill was passed by all houses of Parliament.

For the 71 days from that date until 18 September 2024, the country waited with bated breath for the enactment of this crucial law.

71 additional days within which our laws allowed for the exploitation of children. 71 days in which Zimbabwe was a haven for paedophiles.

Now the nation can breathe a sigh of relief as our children now have safety and recourse within the law.

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44 Comments

gg · 6 months ago
That person called "anonymous" is evil-minded. I dont think he/she has children. He/she supports school going children to be promiscous, shame indeed.
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Many 16 and 17 year olds are ****ually active. as of today, all ****ual activity these 16 and 17 year olds are involved with is illegal and the 16 and 17 year olds will be deemed criminal. This is a poorly thought out law. 16 was the better age of consent. We have overnight criminalised thousands of teens.
MukuruWeBand · 6 months ago
Ndoo panoshanda tsumo yevakuru iye inoti "ngadzive shiri mazai haana muti". Ndapedza nemi
𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗻 · 6 months ago
that's great our daughter is safely protected
Oncemore · 6 months ago
. Zvandakaona ndezvokuti twusikana twacho nditwotunodenha varume, twunosekesera sehuku, asi kana zvazoshato, zvonzi akabudisa banga, akandivhara muromo etc
bway · 6 months ago
pashata
Virgil · 6 months ago
pakaipa guys tinoperera mukati
citizen · 6 months ago
Mutemo watovapo,saka chodiwa kutevedzera zvavepo.Vana vedu vokasika kuda varume as early as 13years yataurwa.Vanozosvika ku18 years dzava mvana dzega dzava.Varume vakuru vose above 18 zvoda kudzikama.Chiregai ivo vana pachavo vaite nyaya dzacho pachavo.Asi iye unomhan'ara wacho ndiani kana vanhu vawirirana zvavo.Mutemo wakanaka asi ndoona uchiita simba kumaRapists.Besides,ini ndigwadziwa nevanhu vari kuba maResources enyika for personal gains.Vanotaurwa nezvazvo asi hakuna zvava kuitwa.Nyika kuremadzwa nevanhu varikutofamba zvavo,vachitonyanya kuba.Haaa ini ndogwadziwa ini.Zvevanoita zveupombwe ,kutongwa kuchauya.Vano Raper ngavapiwe mutongo unodarika makore 40 with hard labour.Ini ndichaedza kunamata kuti ndisafa ndakaRaper kkk.
wischigonero · 6 months ago
ko mbavha nevanhu vari kuuraya wamwe mati todii navo nhai mr garwe muchisimbirira zvekunakirana izvo
Zozo · 6 months ago
Ko mambuya anosviriwa nevakomana veForm Four muchadini nawo. Regai vanoda kunakirwa vaite , Imi tsvakai nekuvhima mbavha dzinoba nepfuti
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Wanga wajaira kubhinya vanaka
??? · 6 months ago
chembere hadzina muto kuita sei wakambodya chigwegwedu cheshuma iwe chinonaka kupinda yacho iri fresh
myron · 6 months ago
ndipo panotangira kupenga kuenzanisa munhu neshumha😂
??? · 6 months ago
kwedu izvezvi kune kamwana kane 11 years kane nhumbu saka akazoenda kunonyoresa nyakunhumbirisa achatofira mujeri ka
SAS OFFICER · 6 months ago
inofiramo mira uone
Sifelani · 6 months ago
Singaba banengi emhlabeni . Kasiwelelane lomthetho. Kungacina kusiba le one child policy njenge China. Owesilisa lowesifazane kumela babekwazi ukuzigcina(independent) . Siyafa lapha emhlabeni .
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Ma MP ezanupf ndivo nhunzvatunzva
Tombi · 6 months ago
Ko kana inindichidawo aaah👩👷
gaffer · 6 months ago
vagona pamwe tororawo mavirgin
cde · 6 months ago
asi ko chinhu chemwana ava ne16 kana 17 chinobvuma wani kupinda mupini
𝙎𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙮𝙤 · 6 months ago
kana mutemo wacho uchishanda vanhu vekwa Marange vanoperera kumajere chete
😂 · 6 months ago
Kwete vekwaMarange bt ingor nyaya yekut ndiko kunotoroorwa kwete hanzvadzi dzenyu dzinobvisa mimba kasingaperi muchingoti imhandara iyo iri mvana zvayo yekuti tikabatanidza dzayasangana nadzo hhaaa 2km dzinokwana kkk
netsai · 6 months ago
naka uno kuchazara varume nemadiro avanoita masweet sixteen ,hapeno
Mr JP van · 6 months ago
vangangwariri zvewanano komarobery anetsa munyika vambotaura nezvawo here kuwanikwa kwevana inzara irimunyika zvikoro zvinodhura havasi kuenda kuchikoro vana vanobva vafunga zvekuita vabereki saka rangu baby ndichangodanana naro kusvika rakwanisa 18 years ndisina kumboribata tozororana ava ne 18
Madzibaba TEN · 6 months ago
Sorongo wangu asingabudi pa pabriki, achabuda kana avenemimba...
gaucho of pampas · 6 months ago
16 years you can drive why not consent to s,e,x
PINDULA(7@$H!0N) · 6 months ago
Eho
Si**** · 6 months ago
Ko marepukesi acho zvaari kumusoro ikoko wan nhai iwe muriwo nemapotato
screwdriver · 6 months ago
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ok murivo nemapotato kkkkkkk wandisparker
Tambanenhamo · 6 months ago
Abatwa nemhosva behind the bars
Black Mbazo · 6 months ago
toto tyira kuma office's enyu
laugh emoji1
HomeT4 · 6 months ago
Yaa mapostori emarange hokoyo
legend4r · 6 months ago
mind your own children
Mhanduwe · 6 months ago
HomeT4 kushata usati jairire p****i.
Tkt · 6 months ago
Hokoyo nechii chacho? Kuvhunduka chati kwatara hinge une katurikwa
Mr JP van · 6 months ago
hatina chatotya kwamarange vakadzi takavapiwa namwari imbabvu yedu kaas ko kana akuda angamirira 18 years nyama dzichifurafura nadha pachiputukezi sungai henyu
Mboko · 6 months ago
No ku svi ra vana vadiki mhanyai ne chembere
... Manyengavana · 6 months ago
Chembere hadzina muto. Musazomutsiridze yangu na Susan. Mutemo uyu wakanga usati wavapo, apa Auxy achembera, haachadi zvebonde.
Mr JP van · 6 months ago
hadzina muto makasiina moga muchivona kuti machembera regai muchero udyiwe

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