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US: She left impoverished home with just $14 in cash, now a doctorate in physics

By cornellcollege.edu Fadzai “Fadzi” Fungura ’10 left her home and family in Zimbabwe to attend Cornell College in 2006 with
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The Zimbabwean singer who found huge fame in China – but remains unkown at home

By Al Jazeera HARARE: It was 2017 and Jo Stak – wearing a red tuxedo jacket, a bow tie and
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INTERVIEW: Telling stories that matter – Nyasha Kadandara on film that transcends borders

The moment Nyasha held a camera, she knew this was what brought her joy. Through various mediums – from virtual
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‘Cat and mouse game’: Zimbabwe gov’t workers moonlight as street vendors

With high inflation and a struggling economy, civil servants say they need secret side hustles to make ends meet. By
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Sex workers in Zimbabwe turn fear into strength

By doctorswithoutborders.org The streets of Mbare and Epworth, Zimbabwe, are more than a workplace for young sex workers—they are a
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Is China’s growing Zimbabwe alliance key to its bigger plans for southern Africa?

By China Morning Post In Beitbridge, a border town in southern Zimbabwe, a mega industrial park that will eventually produce
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Zimbabwe plans to expand coal use to address drought-induced blackouts

By Climate Change News Zimbabwe is planning to ramp up its use of coal and gas to meet its energy
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TRUMP EFFECT ON ZIM: Sudden aid freeze threatens stability of economy built on US dollars

By Global Press Journal HARARE: Batsirai Mutara started selling cheese and dairy products from a makeshift roadside stand when he
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“I strive to be part of the solution”: meet the nurses staffing the cholera frontline

By Sally Nyakanyanga Zimbabwe, long plagued by political and economic turmoil, has been battling a recurring cholera epidemic for the
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Tuberculosis treatment in jeopardy as Zimbabwe loses US aid; thousands of patients at risk

By Global Press Journal HARARE: Natasha Gwashure watches as tuberculosis ravages her 1-year-old son Anashe’s frail body. He has been
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