Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe has started raising about $50 million to build a state of the art hospital, which will cater for cancer patients in Zimbabwe.

DPM Khupe, a cancer survivor is the founder and Patron of the Thokozani Khupe Cancer Foundation.

Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe on Wednesday launched the Anti-trafficking Publicity Awareness Campaign aimed at raising knowledge levels of Zimbabweans about human trafficking.

The Anti-trafficking Publicity Awareness Campaign is a national initiative to raise public awareness on the problem and at the highest level of government.

The Thokozani Khupe Cancer Foundation was launched Wednesday amid calls for Government to prioritize cancer treatment since it is killing a lot of people.

The Foundation seeks to alleviate the plight of cancer patients by offering advocacy campaigns, early detection programmes and assisting in policy formulation in relation to cancer issues.

Founder and Patron of the Foundation, Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe said the Foundation was raising funds to build a hospital for cancer patients.

It is disheartening to note that the number of women in Zimbabwe dying during delivery has increased from 725 deaths for every 100 000 live births to 960 deaths for every 100 000 live births, Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe has said.

I have learnt with shock and dismay the conviction and subsequent sentencing of six activists for watching videos on the North African uprisings that led to the fall of dictatorships.

The conviction and sentencing of Antonette Choto, Munyaradzi Gwisai, Tatenda Mombeyarara, Edson Chakuma, Hopewell Gumbo and Welcome Zimuto, sets a wrong precedent and is not in tandem with democratic principles.

While I respect the separation of powers and the liberty of the judiciary, the conviction of the six rights defenders shakes the very foundation of internationally accepted freedom to associate and engage.

Zimbabwe has recorded gross human rights violations that have shaken the justice delivery system.

As a woman leader who has been harassed and arrested before, I convey my solidarity to the six activists and especially to Antonette Choto. May you be strong and find solace in the knowledge that as women leaders we are with you.

Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe Wednesday said Zimbabwe has a strong foundation for nation building because the girl child is willing to participate in all areas of nation building that were reserved for males in the past.

A soldier for women emancipation decided to nurture young girls by motivating them into politics to enable a fifty-fifty representation in Parliament.