Zimbabwe minister tells women to dress-up

Zimbabwe minister tells women to dress-up

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By Showbiz Reporter

ZIMBABWEAN women dress so skimpily that they are encouraging "negative attitudes" towards sex, the state-run Herald newspaper quoted a government minister as saying on Wednesday.

Kenneth Mutiwekuziva, the deputy minister for small and medium enterprises development, told parliament earlier this week young women needed to "dress up properly", the newspaper said.

"Our girls are moving naked and this attracts negative attitudes towards sex," he said.

The official said he was worried about an increase in rape cases.

Many Zimbabwean women living in cities and towns wear Western-style clothes, some of them imported cheaply from China.

But older-generation people often criticise the tight-fitting hipster jeans, cropped tops and short skirts which are popular among many young working girls in Harare.

President Robert Mugabe's government has said it wants to introduce a national dress for Zimbabwe. Designers have been asked to compete to design the costume. - Sapa-dpa
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