Little girls cannot consent

In the animal kingdom, it is a widely accepted norm that for a relationship between a male and a female to happen, the male should do the chasing. In addition to that, almost every popular dating advice book for women out there says that men like chasing women, and that guys only chase the women they really like and want.

The most interesting part though is that these books urge women to make themselves deliberately less available and play hard to get in just about every way, so that the guy is forced to prove himself and his interest by upping the pursuit game.

But this is just the textbook version. Lately I say things as I see and know them and unfortunately this doesn’t always sit well with a handful of people. But just in case that happens again even now, apologies are already in order. An opinion columnist is like a hangman, they are necessary evils and somebody has to do the dirty jobs.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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