Violence against women remains one of the biggest challenges in Zimbabwe, especially during election periods, and there are fears the inclusive government has not made any progress to combat this crime.
Women bore the heaviest brunt of the violence in the bloody 2008 elections. Their houses were burnt, property stolen, their children and husbands killed in full view of them and rape became rampant.
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