

She filed court papers in March suing the Zimbabwe government and seeking to have parts of the law repealed. Owning sex toys can put a woman in prison.ĭewa said the law is “archaic” and is challenging part of it in court on the basis that it is repressive and infringes on her freedom. Part of Zimbabwe’s “censorship and entertainments control” law makes the importation or possession of sex toys illegal as they are deemed “indecent” or “obscene” and harmful to public morals. “I should not be deprived of self-exploration and indulgence in self-gratification,” said Dewa, 35. The problem is sex toys are against the law in Zimbabwe. In socially conservative Zimbabwe, divorced women and single mothers are often cast as undesirable partners for men, and in her frustration Dewa decided she wanted to use sex toys.

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce, she found her prospects for erotic pleasure rather bleak.
