Tag: Zimbabwe

Digging riverbeds in Zimbabwe in desperate search for water

One of the worst droughts in living memory is sweeping across southern…

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I cannot forgive Mugabe’s soldiers – massacre survivor

Thabani Dhlamini was 10 years old when he witnessed a massacre in…

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‘A huge heart’: the insatiable activism of Zimbabwean exile Patson Muzuwa

After agitating against Robert Mugabe in Harare in the late 90s, Patson…

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I told myself I was born to stand out – Shashl

The first song that Ashleigh Moyo, aka Shashl, ever wrote propelled her…

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Chido Govera: The story of the Mushroom woman

This is the story of Chido Govera aka The Mushroom Woman. It…

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Tendayi Gwata: Zimbabwe woman’s struggle to avoid mastectomy

A 44-year-old woman in Zimbabwe, Tendayi Gwata, is battling to avoid a…

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Hopewell Chin’ono: ‘I was jailed for a month after exposing corruption’

Hopewell Chin'ono is a journalist from Zimbabwe who was reporting on corruption…

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Chengetayi Mnisi-Samoyo: ‘Why I left my job to become a dancer’

In the African context, leaving your job to pursue your dream is…

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Tawanda Kanhema: Zimbabwean photographer mapping the world’s unmapped locations

Since 2018, Tawanda Kanhema has been carrying Street View gear across thousands…

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The women of Zimbaqua in a job reserved for men

The women of Zimbaqua mine is the first African mine with an…

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