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End to polygamy urged in Zimbabwe

Chicago Tribune - September 23, 2005


HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Leaders of Zimbabwe's Vapostori groups, which blend traditional African reverence for ancestors with Christianity, have asked their followers to abandon polygamy to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS, a state-run newspaper reported.

The nation's government hailed the news as a "historic breakthrough." An estimated 24 percent of the country's 12 million citizens are infected with HIV or have full-blown AIDS.

The leaders of the affiliated groups met last week and issued a 23-page document urging abolition of polygamy, child marriage and inheritance of brothers' widows, which they previously approved, The Sunday Mail reported.


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