Land reforms gave Zimbabweans farms — but contract tobacco deals have handed power to private companies.
Author: Linda Mujuru
Linda Mujuru is a Global Press Journal reporter based in Harare, Zimbabwe. She specializes in reporting on agriculture and the economy.
With Chinese bank loans overdue, Harare charges residents for major upgrades that were never completed.
As Zimbabwe prepares to host a global wetlands summit, its own wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate.
A shortage of pathologists and a culture of corruption have made mortuaries sites of extortion and grief.
Residents spend as much as 20% of their income on water, yet what comes from their taps is green, dirty and undrinkable. Now, privatization looms, threatening even higher costs.
Piles of Chinese-made plastics are now an inescapable part of Zimbabwe’s landscape, and corruption is making it impossible to clean up the mess.
The sudden halt of USAID funding threatens the country’s fragile TB and HIV response, putting thousands of patients at risk.
Fishermen bemoan dwindling catches as contamination by industrial waste and other pollutants raises concerns about the safety of food and drinking water.