Evidence Chenjerai, Global Press Zimbabwe Sheila Mpala never imagined driving a haulage truck growing up. She wanted to be a nurse or a mortician. But her husband, whom she married when she was 23, shot down her dreams. Nursing paid too little, and he earned enough for the family, she recalls him saying. He didn’t…
Tafadzwa Mwanengureni / Kudakwashe Emma Zihonye At 19, Mercy Mungweni (name changed for ethical reasons) never thought she would enroll at a university after she fell pregnant soon after finishing her Advanced Level. Life turned sour soon after she realized her condition. She faced a lot of criticism from her family and close friends which…
Regina Pasipanodya Themba Moyo (37) desperately gazes at the faded photograph of his mother during her happier days when laughter was common at their home. The happy years full of laughter are however now a distant memory. Moyo works as a caretaker at a farm in Mavise in Midlands province, 193 kilometres from Harare. His…
Regina Pasipanodya While other community members gather for one of the village’s regular developmental oversight meeting’ Tawanda Mataka (25) is fixed on his daily hustle of selling packed honey by the roadside in Fairfield, a small community along the Harare-Masvingo highway. This young entrepreneur is writing his own rules of success, working as a trader…
Regina Pasipanodya Around 11 pm on September 17, 2023, Memory Sengwa (19) a mother to a two-and-a-half-month-old baby girl from Epworth, which is about 19 kilometers from the Harare Central Business District could barely walk on her own due to a severe backache. On this fateful day, Sengwa who was experiencing labour pains, struggled to…
Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ ZIMBABWE This story was originally published by Global Press Journal Thorny trees hardy enough to withstand dry conditions line the road to Chingwizi, an arid area in southeast Zimbabwe. Mary Shambira watches the setting sun from her homestead, wondering what she will cook for dinner. “We receive little rain and to add…
Evidence Chenjerai, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe Mary Mlambo’s daughters were looking forward to the second-term reopening of Zimbabwe’s schools in early May 2023. Clad in their winter uniforms — trousers instead of the usual skirts or dresses — and bundled up in blazers, jerseys and scarves, the two girls resumed classes at their respective schools….
Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, Global Press Zimbabwe This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Kudzai Chideme, 42, stepped into the teaching profession after completing her diploma in marketing and failing to secure a job in the private sector. It was 2008. At the time, finding work in public education was relatively easy, but Zimbabwe’s hyperinflation…
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