Mary Mundeya IT is a scorching hot Saturday afternoon and Gloria Tomu, a resident of Hwange town’s Makwika village, is applying a soothing ointment to her son’s severely burnt legs. Her heart is heavy. She is worried about what the future holds for her community which has for years been ravaged by underground coal seam…
Mary Mundeya NICK Moyo (name changed for ethical reasons) was jailed at Mutoko Prison last year when *they came face-to- face with their worst nightmare. On the very first day of incarceration, they found themselves being told to undress in the presence of a prison officer who was waiting to hand them their prison uniform….
Regina Pasipanodya MELODY Chikono, a senior business reporter at Alpha Media Holdings with an interest in business reporting, can attest to the fact that the newsroom does not have a level playing field from a gender perspective. Just like any other female journalist, Melody has had her own share of challenges in the newsroom. Her…
Regina Pasipanodya POWELL Matsongoni (48) did not dream of becoming an artist in his early childhood. The thought was very far away from him, but ironically he is now a renowned artist, who has been recollecting and telling stories about his experience with nature through paint and brush. Despite not having artistic ambitions, the exposure…
Doreen Rumbidzai Tivenga Winky D, a 40-year-old Zimdancehall artist, is hugely popular in Zimbabwe. He’s also increasingly in the news for the messages in his songs, some of which address social injustice and corruption under a regime that stifles freedom of expression. There have been threats to ban his music and claims that his life…
WHILE the common belief is that property rights are the key to overcoming poverty, especially in the developing world, a new study by the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa says title deeds and formalisation of customary land rights are not a magic wand…
Mary Mundeya Hungry villagers in communities close to Sentinel Limpopo Safari are invading the wildlife area to kill animals for food and for sale, She Corresponds Africa can report. The areas involved include Jalukange, Shashe, Mapani, and Limpopo among others that fall under Headman Ketumile Mahopolo Nare of ward 8 Beitbridge West under Chief Stauze of the…
Rutendo Chirume “I will be turning 17-years-old in October but I started transactional sex when I was in form two when Iwas 15-years-old, charging as little as US$2 for a session,” says Rejoice, a teenage sex worker fromZimbabwe’s oldest town, Masvingo. “All I wanted was money for food and some pocket money. I wanted to…
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