When a woman says no for any reason at all let us respect that decision, let’s us not interpret it in any other way according to our imagination, for the avoidance of doubt no means no!
For a long time bus termini have become a dread for many women, the menace is self imposed touts who invited themselves into our bus ranks across the country. They have become the mini-skirt prefects, nudeness meters and moral compasses for women.
Reports of women being undressed are rife, amongst many other oddities these derelicts are known for, for the most part they’ve managed get away with it, but in this latest case justice prevailed.
According to reports 1 Harare tout has just been sentenced to 4 months in jail for fondling a university student in the Harare’s central business ditrict.
Nigel Akimu plead not guilty to the charge however the court found him guilty.
It is the State’s case that on March 24 at around 3pm, the complainant was walking with her friend and on approaching the Leopold Takawira Street and Speke Avenue in Harare, Akimu approached her from the back and started fondling her and was seen by the complainant’s friend.
All this could have been avoided if he had kept his hands to himself, and minded his own business.
The truth is that many women are harassed by touts on a daily basis the difference with this case is that the victim was brave enough to report the matter to police.
