Zimbabwe: Women politicians sidelined ahead of 23 August polls
Source: The Africa Report
Ten men are competing for Zimbabwe’s top job after two female candidates failed to raise enough funds to file their nominations.
The challenge was not only a problem of financing, as the fee to register as a presidential candidate rose to $20,000 for this year’s election, but that political parties failed to honour their pledges to field enough female candidates, according to Sitabile Dewa, the executive director of Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE).
Click here to read the full article published by The Africa Report on 13 July 2023.
Ten men are competing for Zimbabwe’s top job after two female candidates failed to raise enough funds to file their nominations.
The challenge was not only a problem of financing, as the fee to register as a presidential candidate rose to $20,000 for this year’s election, but that political parties failed to honour their pledges to field enough female candidates, according to Sitabile Dewa, the executive director of Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE).
Click here to read the full article published by The Africa Report on 13 July 2023.