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…
Kudakwashe Emma Zihonye For Kimberly Zizanhi a Grade 5 pupil at Eastwise Junior School in Mabvuku, Harare, planting trees goes beyond just caring about the environment – it connects deeply with the very essence of existence itself. She is part of a group of determined young people who share a common vision under Eastwise Junior…
Regina Pasipanodya/Tafadzwa Mwanengureni THE victory of Councillor Kudzai Kadzombe in the just-ended by-elections which were held on 3 February was historic as she became the first woman in Zimbabwe to win as an independent candidate in local authority polls. Kadzombe, who initially won Harare ward 41 under the banner of the Citizens’ Coalition for Change…
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…
Regina Pasipanodya Tinevimbo Matamabanadzo (32) spent 10 years of agony, without determining the exact condition she was suffering from. She was finally diagnosed with endometriosis in her 20s and has now accepted her condition. “Since the age of 15, I have been experiencing unbearable abdominal pains. I did not know what to do or who…
Linda Mujuru, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. One evening in late July 2023, Belinda Mashavire received devastating news: her husband of five months, Joseph Foya, had been killed in a hit-and-run crash a few meters from their house. Witnesses believed it was a so-called pirate taxi, an…
This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. Linda Mujuru, GPJ ZIMBABWE Prisca was 5 years old when her mother left their southern hometown of Beitbridge to cross into South Africa in search of work. She was left in her grandmother’s care, but the arrangement didn’t last long. After her grandmother fell ill and…
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