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A hospital corridor leads to the mortuary at Parirenyatwa Hospital. Zimbabwe’s public health system faces a severe shortage ...
US aid helped save and sustain lives, but failed to build lasting prosperity. Now, the money’s gone. Can Zimbabwe become self ...
An analysis by Harare Wetlands Trust, using field surveys and Google Earth imagery, found that wetlands across Harare ...
Harare spends 12 times its income raiding illegal street vendors. Local residents say the money would be better spent ...
The country’s move to root out corruption has spawned a market for backdoor complaints, often over petty grudges. It’s ...
Violence and road blockages have made it impossible to transport people and vital supplies to medical facilities.
LUBERO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — Jean de Dieu and his 12-year-old son had spent the day husking corn. On a different day, they would have been working in the fields, but it was a Sunday. In the ...
US aid helped save and sustain lives, but failed to build lasting prosperity. Now, the money’s gone. Can Zimbabwe become self-sufficient, or will it turn to China?
Fishermen bemoan dwindling catches as contamination by industrial waste and other pollutants raises concerns about the safety of food and drinking water. NORTON, ZIMBABWE — Paul Majoni stares at the ...
The desire to transition often outweighs the severe risks of self-medicating. BIRGUNJ, NEPAL — Thanks to a tip from friends, Sanju Mahato crossed Nepal’s border into India, walked into a pharmacy, and ...
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Just two days after the Ugandan Parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act in March, Sam received a call. Her landlord asked her to leave the house she had been renting for almost ...
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO — Inside an enormous palace, thousands of people have admired a painting of a young woman in the nude. Hundreds of brush strokes breathe life into the cushions where she reclines.