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Gold rush leaves toxic legacy
But it is another metal whose dangers they don’t recognise that may have a more lasting impact.
By Linda Mujuru
Nov. 18, 2022
Agric funding in Zimbabwe
Tongoona doesn’t have a title deed to his land, only an offer letter from the government. This made it difficult for him to secure a bank loan.
By Linda Mujuru
Nov. 18, 2022
Feature: Harmful practices bleed the border
The women speak momentarily to the soldiers, then they proceed on the dusty paths that lead into Mozambique.
By Linda Mujuru
Jan. 13, 2023
The destructive toll of gold mining
Every day, they touch and breathe mercury, a silvery chemical element that carries deadly implications.
By Linda Mujuru
Jan. 13, 2023
News in depth: Failed by the health system, Zim women are turning to courts
The baby lay in a pool of blood, crying, and Siyampongo stood there helpless, not knowing what else to do except call for help.
By Linda Mujuru
Jan. 22, 2023
Voters sceptical as key election nears
As the elections draw near, concerns have been raised by civil society organisations regarding the country’s ability to hold free and fair elections.
By Linda Mujuru
Feb. 27, 2023
Impending polls: ‘Insult laws’ limit free speech
The next morning, police showed up on his doorstep and arrested him for undermining the president.
By Linda Mujuru
May. 19, 2023
For Mutoko villagers, lithium boom might prove a bust
In what has become known as the lithium rush, local residents like Dangaranga started mining their land, using picks and shovels to extract the metal.
By Linda Mujuru
Sep. 10, 2023
Pollution Threatens a Zimbabwean Town’s Waters and its way of life
Rugara acknowledges that the Norton Town Council has struggled with inefficiencies in water treatment.
By Linda Mujuru
Oct. 12, 2023
Disaster at the intersection of cholera and climate change in Zim
The mother of four said she relied on water from her neighbour’s borehole and tests later revealed it was contaminated with sewage.
By Linda Mujuru
Dec. 15, 2023
Why some Zimbabwean women kill their babies
Janita Corina Mesu wrote her doctoral thesis at the University of Zimbabwe about women who commit infanticide in the country.
By Linda Mujuru
Jan. 7, 2024
As parents seek opportunity abroad, children in Zimbabwe find abuse at home
Prisca believes her mother would have protected her if she had been there.
By Linda Mujuru
Jan. 15, 2024
Inside the makeshift maternity wards of Harare
Medical experts interviewed for this article say such births are often conducted under unsafe conditions by untrained people, putting both the mother and baby at risk.
By Linda Mujuru
May. 2, 2024
Premium
News in depth: Zimbabweans sceptical about country’s latest currency as it remains in short supply
The shortage also makes it difficult for people to make change on smaller transactions, leading prices to be rounded up to the nearest US dollar.
By Linda Mujuru
Jun. 23, 2024
