Harare, Zimbabwe | THE INDEPENDENT & Michael Vlismas Media | Mexican golf professional Luis Carrera claimed his first title on the Sunshine Tour in his first start after winning the Qualifying School when he took the FBC Zim Open by four strokes at Royal Harare Golf Club on Sunday. Carrera …
Read More »Healing or Hustle? Smuggled Meds are big draw in Zimbabwe’s hidden markets
Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal Zimbabwe | It’s possible to buy pretty much anything at the market in Hopley, an informal settlement south of this capital city: rat poison, mops — even medicine. That medicine is sold without prescriptions, to buyers who don’t have a diagnosis from a doctor …
Read More »Inside the Zimbabwean ruling party’s Land-for-Votes Scheme
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 …
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