Matabeleland South's provincial minister, Albert Nguluvhe, wants locals stepping up to handle gender-based violence after warnings that the problem tanks economic progress and messes with Zimbabwe's development targets. His deputy read remarks at Marubamba Shopping Centre during anti-GBV activism events, and the official pointed out how online harassment creates real-world damage that costs the country serious cash while wrecking half the population.
The ministry rep, Marjorie Sikhundla, backed him up, saying digital abuse usually leads to physical attacks and needs year-round attention from tech companies plus government agencies. She pushed for better healthcare access, legal help, and counseling resources since women catch the worst of it even though everyone deals with the fallout.
Officials stressed that social media turned into another battleground where people hide behind screens to threaten and exploit others, which kills any chance of hitting middle-income status when violence stays this widespread.
The ministry rep, Marjorie Sikhundla, backed him up, saying digital abuse usually leads to physical attacks and needs year-round attention from tech companies plus government agencies. She pushed for better healthcare access, legal help, and counseling resources since women catch the worst of it even though everyone deals with the fallout.
Officials stressed that social media turned into another battleground where people hide behind screens to threaten and exploit others, which kills any chance of hitting middle-income status when violence stays this widespread.
