Zimbabwe - Promoting Progressive Forms of Masculinity

On 11 November 2012, Brian Munjodzi bashed his girlfriend, Tinopona Katsande for allegedly asking him to do the dishes while she did the laundry. Katsande, a prominent performer and ZimFM disc jockey, posted photos of her bruised face on twitter. The photos attracted the attention of many Zimbabwean women and men who either castigated or empathised with the lovebirds.

The reaction from some women and men on social media shows that there still a blatant tolerance of violence in Zimbabwe. As a man and a father to a girl child, it saddens to see that my daughter is growing in an environment where violence against women is accepted as normal.

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