Mary Mundeya A push for a domestic climate conference is gathering momentum following a She Corresponds Africa investigation that exposed major failures in the collection and use of environmental levies, including Zimbabwe’s tobacco afforestation levy. The investigation, published earlier this year with support from Information for Development Trust (IDT), found that the levy has raised…
Mary Mundeya When Zimbabwe’s intersex community filed a landmark lawsuit against the government in September 2025, demanding legal recognition, Ronald, an LGBTQI+ rights activist in Harare, knew what would follow. They didn’t anticipate just a sober legal debate, but rather braced for a digital storm. Within hours, their social media feeds were flooded, not with…
Mary Mundeya and Kudzai Chikiwa MAKONI DISTRICT, Zimbabwe — The notebook is Anashe’s (name changed for ethical reasons) secret archive of a dream that only lasted one school term. Its pages, filled with notes on English grammar and a carefully drawn map of Africa, are all that remain of her time with DREAMS. From 2016, the DREAMS…
Mary Mundeya Tendai’s Story – The exile at the border The relentless does little to stop the hassle, bustle and chaos that is the norm at Beitbridge border post. For Tendai (name changed for ethical reasons), 28, like other travelers this place was meant to be a gateway to a better livelihood, but instead, his experience…
Mary Mundeya The first sign of trouble in Prudence Hanyani’s Mabvuku home is one she has known for nearly three decades. The 47-year-old resident of Ward 21 last saw council water flow from her taps almost 30 years ago. “We’ve become water beggars,” she says, staring at the army of plastic buckets lining her wall….
Linda Mujuru This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe’s tobacco sector was once on the brink of collapse. Now, it’s booming again. Last year alone, it earned the country close to US$1 billion in revenue. But though the crop is one of the country’s top exports and production has…
Harare, Zimbabwe — For 29-year-old Tapiwa Chishaka who was born deaf, his days follow the same routine. From sunrise to sunset, he walks from one bus to another on the highway, sharing laminated copies of a letter stating the bearer is deaf and therefore seeking any form of help. He is often met with different reactions–…
Tafadzwa Mwanengureni This story was originally published by Minority Africa and a shortened version is republished on She Corresponds Africa as part of a content-sharing partnership agreement. About 42 kilometres east of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital, stands Melfort Old People’s Home, a retirement facility for elderly men and women with nowhere else to go. Most residents are men,…
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