Civil Liberties

As University of Zimbabwe Strike Drags on, Pressure Mounts on the Country’s Higher Education System

Global Health

New Tax Promises a Larger Fleet of Emergency Vehicles in Harare. Residents are Skeptical.

Civil Liberties

A Fragile State: Zimbabwe Reckons With the Catastrophic Loss of US Aid

Civil Liberties

Could the Black Market Become the Only Market in Zimbabwe?

Global Health

Childhood on the Brink in Zimbabwe’s Midlands

Civil Liberties

Local Governments Erase Traditional — and Legally Protected — Land Grants in Zimbabwe

Global Health

Healing or Hustle? Smuggled Meds Are Big Draw in Zimbabwe’s Hidden Markets

Global Health

Zimbabwe’s New Mothers Face Extortion for ‘Free’ Child Health Cards

Civil Liberties

As US Aid Disappears, Hope Fades for Zimbabwe’s Most Vulnerable Children

Global Health

Zimbabwe Braces for HIV Resurgence as US Aid Evaporates

Civil Liberties

Stuck in Zimbabwe: African Refugees Grounded by US Executive Order

Global Health

They Earn More Money, But Some Migrant Health Workers Say It’s Not Worth It

Global Health

Zambia Offers Health Care to Zimbabweans — but for How Long?

Migration

Government Program in Zimbabwe Pushes Nurses Abroad

Migration

Amid Zimbabwe’s Mass Exodus, Meet the Doctors and Nurses Who Stayed Behind

Global Health

Remembering the Zimbabwean Health Care System’s Heyday

From Researcher to Ride-Share Driver: Why This Zimbabwe Man Made the Switch

Education

A Teacher Exodus Threatens the Future of Zimbabwe’s Education System

Human Rights

After Waiting Nearly 10 Years, Hungry Families in Arid Zimbabwe Thirst for Promised Water

Zimbabwe’s Goal to End AIDS Is So Close. Why Are Health Experts Worried?

Education

For These Zimbabwean Children, a Good Education Means Living on Their Own

Human Rights

Can Zimbabwe’s First ‘Open Prison’ for Women Open Doors to a New Life?

Global Health

Zimbabwe’s Government Health Insurer Is Imploding. Civil Servants Are Paying the Price.

Global Health

At Zimbabwe’s Public Hospitals, Striking Could Now Land Workers in Prison

Human Rights

Is Sex Consensual if She’s 16?

Human Rights

New Law’s Recognition of Civil Partnerships Stirs Controversy

Migration

In Zimbabwe, Coal Mining Pushes People Out of Their Homes

Human Rights

There’s No Place Like Home, and Harare Has Too Few

Migration

Policy Threatens to Upend Lives of Immigrants in South Africa

Global Health

‘I Am Still Waiting’: Health System Fails Cancer Patients

Economy

For Couples, an Increasingly Big Day Before the Big Day

Human Rights

‘Someone Decided to Kill My Child Like an Animal’

Arts

Paternity Reality Show Turns Into National Hit

As Teen Pregnancies Soar, Debate Over Solution Intensifies

Economy

Robbers Prey on Mistrust of Financial System

Economy

‘Surrender’ Earnings? Businesses Fight Rule That Cuts Profits

Environment

Mining Threatens Wildlife, Sacred Sites and People

Coronavirus

Battling the Virus When Religion and Public Health Collide

Coronavirus

Pandemic Prompts Blood Shortage Crisis

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Complicates Efforts to Curb Substance Abuse

Environment

Unreliable Weather Plagues Tobacco Growers

Coronavirus

Local Government Services Crumble Amid Economic Woes

Coronavirus

Scarred by COVID Battle, Health Workers Lack Support

Economy

Dying for Gold: Rich Industry Relies on Freelance Miners

Economy

Cotton Farmers Decry End of Cash Payments

Coronavirus

Students Return to Class, but Teachers Don’t

Global Health

With No Virus Cure at Hand, Some Try Mixing Their Own

Coronavirus

Pandemic Forces Students to Leave Behind Learning for Labor

Environment

From Nuisance to Renewable Energy: An Entrepreneur Remakes Charcoal

Economy

Critics: Zimbabwe’s New Currency Auction Unfairly Favors Big Business

Coronavirus

Vital Medicines in Short Supply as Coronavirus Stalls Imports

Human Rights

Cross-Border Trading in Zimbabwe Becomes Casualty of Coronavirus

Global Health

As Coronavirus Bears Down, Zimbabwe’s HIV Crisis Worsens

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Looms Over Fragile Health Care System

Human Rights

Zimbabwe Weighs Ending Criminalization of HIV

Economy

In Cash-Strapped Zimbabwe, Convenience of Mobile Money Comes at a Steep Cost

Human Rights

Residents of Zimbabwe Suburbs Scramble for Water as City Infrastructure Falters

Human Rights

Harare’s Housing Waiting List Condemns Aspiring Homeowners to Fees, False Hope and Years of Renting

Migration

Zimbabwean Migrants Return Home, Sacrifice Opportunity After Attacks in South Africa

Human Rights

In Zimbabwe, Violence Follows Unregistered Gold Miners

Global Health

In One Zimbabwean Prison, Justice is Out of Reach for Prisoners in the Mental Health Section

The Alchemists: Concocting Currency in Search of Prosperity

Environment

New Monetary Policy Threatens the Future of Tobacco Farming in Zimbabwe

Environment

Disease Threatens Livestock and Livelihoods in Zimbabwe

Economy

Zimbabwe: When the Value of Money Changes Daily, What Does it Cost to Live?

Economy

In Zimbabwe, ‘Ghost Workers’ Get Government Salaries Without Doing the Work

Global Health

Some Hospitals in Zimbabwe Provide Free Maternity Care. But How Long Can it Last?

Human Rights

Old Land Mines Threaten Farmers and Livestock in Eastern Zimbabwe

Human Rights

After the Diamond Rush: Shoddy Housing, Few Jobs in Eastern Zimbabwe

Environment

Curing Tobacco in Zimbabwe Requires Trees. Can Tobacco Farmers Plant Enough of Them to Save Their Own Industry?

Economy

Greenhouse Farming Offers Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Unemployed

Long Lines, High Prices, No Cash: Zimbabwe Crippled by Economic Reforms

Education

In Neighborhoods Without Public Schools, Zimbabwe’s Students Rely on Illegal Schools

Education

‘Anger, Sadness and Despair’ Over Zimbabwe’s Shortage of Special-Needs Teachers

Economy

Rabbit Meat Gains Fans in Zimbabwe as a Healthy Protein Source

Human Rights

Zimbabwe’s Economic Crisis Has Made Many Grandparents Primary Caregivers

Global Health

Zimbabwe Bans Ads for Faith Healing, After ‘Cures’ Lead Some to Stop HIV Treatment

Global Health

Zimbabwe’s Ban on Faith-Healing Broadcasts Gets Mixed Reviews

Human Rights

A Milestone Vote: Zimbabweans Cast Their Ballots on July 30 in First Post-Mugabe Elections

Global Health

Can a New President Restore Public Health Care in Zimbabwe?

Joice Mujuru: The Fighter

Human Rights

Elton Mangoma: The Crusader

Human Rights

Emmerson Mnangagwa: The Winner

Human Rights

Noah Manyika: The Expat

Human Rights

Ambrose Mutinhiri: The Loyalist

Human Rights

Violet Mariyacha: The Matriarch

Human Rights

Big Love, Small Houses: Polygamy on the Rise in Zimbabwe’s Cities

Economy

In Foreign-Exchange Trading, Young Zimbabweans View Rewards as Outweighing Risks

Economy

Recycling Brown Plastic Bottles Is One Company’s Solution for Zimbabwe’s Employment, Environmental and Trade Problems

Education

Tablet Could Help Fix Textbook Shortage in Zimbabwe’s Schools

Education

Zimbabwean Students Pay Tutors, as Schools Leave Pupils Unprepared for Major Exams

Economy

Knowledge of Mandarin Chinese Opens Doors for Zimbabwe’s Young Job Seekers

Economy

Frequent Power Shortages Lead Zimbabweans to Seek Alternative Energy Sources

Human Rights

Zimbabwe Working to Get Back Citizens Trafficked Elsewhere. But Is It Enough?

Economy

A Rare Female Mortician in Zimbabwe Copes With Myths, Does the Job ‘With Perfection’

Human Rights

Political Chaos Reveals Abundance Of Fake News on Zimbabwe Social Media

Economy

Zimbabweans Spend Big to Repatriate Bodies

Arts

Open Barbecues Unite Zimbabweans Around Popular Dish

Global Health

Dearth of Foreign Currency Torpedoes Zimbabwe Law on Fortifying Foods

Arts

Cow’s Trotters a Popular Delicacy in Zimbabwe, Thanks to Reputation as Aphrodisiac