Struggling to make ends meet as a teacher at a primary school, Magdalene finds her US$135 salary barely enough to cover fees for her three children, rent, food and transport, without mentioning the extended family.
Zimbabweans struggle with too few dollars By Wongai Zhangazha It is only a week after Magdalene Tinarwo came to Harare from Marondera, a small town 60 km from the capital to get her month’s salary but now she is left with a few dollars that can not sustain her until her next salary. Struggling to [...]
Getting a story on illegal migration and smuggling on the no-mans-land between Zimbabwe and Mozambique in 2005. These past two weeks have been a time of transition from seven years of interesting journalism work in Africa to an equally busy and somewhat engaging period of study in the United States. The changes are innumerable, and [...]
