Zimbabwe: Women Criticise Gender Commission Bill

WOMEN have criticised the proposed Gender Commission structure saying it will give President Robert Mugabe and the Minister of Women Affairs power to infringe on the commission's independence.

Although the constitution of Zimbabwe allows the president to appoint commissioners and chairperson of the commission, many women expressed their displeasure during countrywide public hearings which ended in Harare last week.

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