Tag: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death…

Farouk Chothia Farouk Chothia

Digging riverbeds in Zimbabwe in desperate search for water

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

Shingai Nyoka Shingai Nyoka

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…

Mark Olden Mark Olden

I told myself I was born to stand out – Shashl

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

DJ Edu DJ Edu

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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