Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Batsirai Mutara started selling cheese and dairy products from a makeshift roadside stand when he was 27. It was a far cry from his former office job, where inflation devoured his paycheck, which came in Zimbabwean dollars, faster than he could spend…
Chiedza Makura only learned she had been dismissed from her nursing job when a WhatsApp message came through on the evening of 28 January. The 37-year-old single mother of three worked as an HIV nurse at Zim-TTech, a private voluntary organisation established out of the University of Washington’s International Training and Education Center for Health…
Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Natasha Gwashure watches as tuberculosis ravages her 1-year-old son Anashe’s frail body. He has been ill for more than a month. Gwashure struggles to accept the diagnosis. Her only solace is that they have access to free medication. “Without this support, the…
Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ Zimbabwe Rumbidzai, a sex worker from the bustling settlement of Epworth in Harare, has been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2017. For over two years, the mother of three has relied on mobile clinics that regularly visit her community to offer vital services such as ARVs, as well as condoms and HIV testing….
Gamuchirai Masiyiwa/Global Press Zimbabwe This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. After nearly two decades at the Tongogara Refugee Settlement in Zimbabwe, Philosoph qualified for resettlement in the United States. He, his wife and 10 others were set to leave on Jan. 21. But just one day before, he received heartbreaking news. Due…
Sandra Swart/Jabulani Shaba In Zimbabwe they say, Hanzi bhande rinonzvenga vakadzi vakapinda mumigoghi (The gold belt will disappear if women go into the underground mine). Many men on artisanal or small-scale gold mining sites are uncomfortable working with women in their syndicates because of this commonly held cultural belief, that women “pollute” the sacredness of the mining…
Kristina Pikovskaia Education, especially higher education, is a step towards adulthood and a foundation for the future. But what happens when education loses its value as a way to climb the social ladder? What if a degree is no guarantee of getting stable work, being able to provide for one’s family, or owning a house…
A CLASSROOM assignment at a primary school in Mahatshula suburb in Bulawayo led to the disclosure of a harrowing three-time rape ordeal experienced by a 13-year-old girl at the hands of her stepfather, who sexually assaulted her while her mother was watching television in the next room. The rape case came to light when the…
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