Farai Shawn Matiashe

Farai Shawn Matiashe is a journalist based in Mutare, Zimbabwe, who writes for Aljazeera, Quartz Africa, The World, the Thomson Reuters Foundation and Ubuntu Times.

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Three Years After Zimbabwe’s Military Coup, False Hope And A Return To The Old Order

Harare, Zimbabwe — Fiona Nyaungwa (24) still recalls marching towards the State House in Harare on the 18th of November in 2017 to put pressure on the then Zimbabwean...

Zimbabwe Farmers Embrace Conservation Agriculture To Beat Effects Of Climate Change

Marange, Zimbabwe — It is a windy day in Marange, Chanakira village. Small clouds scuddle the blue sky giving it a blurred look. About 110 kilometers southwest of Mutare, Norah...

COVID-19 Imposed Lockdown Effects, Dwindling Incomes And Child Labor In Zimbabwe

Zimunya, Zimbabwe — The October sun is blazing hot in Zimunya, about 56 kilometers southwest of Mutare. Johnson Muranda (11) is resting on his pickaxe inside a mining pit. Muranda has...