No Title. No Utilities. No Problem. Inside the Zimbabwean Ruling Party’s Land-for-Votes Scheme. Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal Zimbabwe | A political party card, not cash, got Alice Nasiyaya her first plot of land. In 2014, her brother-in-law tipped her off about a group that was distributing residential …
Read More »Tens of thousands in Zimbabwe go hungry as the rains — and US Aid — hold back
Some subsistence farmers are down to one meal a day amid a one-two punch: a lack of rainfall, followed by the disappearance of regular food supplements due to shuttered US aid programs. HARARE, ZIMBABWE | GLOBAL PRESS JOURNAL | — Agnes Tauzeni stands on her parched field. She is a …
Read More »As US aid disappears, hope fades for Zimbabwe’s most vulnerable children
Children who relied on foreign aid for school sponsorships and HIV medication now face an uncertain future. Harare, Zimbabwe | Global Press Journal | Caroline Mawoyo watches her 16-year-old daughter wash dishes outside their wooden cabin. The teenager should be donning a fresh uniform for her first year in secondary school. Instead, …
Read More »Zimbabwe faces liquidity crisis as US halts foreign aid
The sudden freeze threatens the stability of an economy built on US dollars. Harare, Zimbabwe | 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, …
Read More »Zimbabwe Human Rights body concludes Uganda visit, impressed by IG CMS
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A delegation from the Zimbabwe Human Right Commission (ZHRC) has concluded a three-day learning visit to Uganda, with a commitment to tap into the technical skills of the Inspectorate of Government (IG) to automate their systems back home. This followed a session on Tuesday afternoon, …
Read More »Zimbabwe braces for HIV resurgence as US aid evaporates
Sex workers are the first to feel the effects, as mobile health clinics that offered condoms and preventative treatments disappear Harare, Zimbabwe | Global Press Journal Zimbabwe | Rumbidzai, a sex worker from the bustling settlement of Epworth in Harare, has been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2017. For over two years, …
Read More »Stuck in Zimbabwe: African refugees grounded by US Executive Order
Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump’s policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again. Harare, Zimbabwe | Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe | After nearly two decades at the Tongogara Refugee Settlement in Zimbabwe, Philosoph qualified for resettlement in …
Read More »Life in Medieval Europe: Governance, culture, and belief
What happens when a continent is torn apart by a hundred years of war, while another flourishes with trade, innovation, and unity? COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The medieval era offers a stark contrast between Europe, struggling with feudal conflicts and the devastating Hundred Years’ War, and Africa, where empires like …
Read More »They earn more money, but some migrant health workers say it’s not worth it
Since the pandemic, many major economies like the United Kingdom have tightened restrictions on visas. Migrant health care workers from Zimbabwe struggle as they must live apart from their children and spouses Harare, Zimbabwe | Gamuchirai Masiyiwa Global Press Journal Uganda | When Tanya moved to Ireland for care work in 2022, she …
Read More »Zambia offers health care to Zimbabweans — but for how long?
Zambia is as generous with patients from neighboring Zimbabwe as it is with its own citizens. That could mean problems for both countries Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe | Gamuchirai Masiyiwa Global Press Journal Zimbabwe | When Dube was diagnosed with gallstones in 2013, the public hospital in Zimbabwe recommended surgery costing close to 4,000 …
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