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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Zimbabwean School Children Pay The ‘Price’ As Teachers Strike Over Poor Salaries

Harare, Zimbabwe — When schools reopened in Zimbabwe, late September, Noel Madamombe (16) thought time had arrived for him to prepare for final examinations later this year. Little did he know...

Of Energy Crisis, Beekeeping And Forest Conservation In Zimbabwe

Mutare, Zimbabwe — Growing up in Ngaone, Chipinge in the southeastern town of Zimbabwe, Ishmael Sithole (35) still recalls bees could not entertain anyone cutting down a tree near...

How Locals In Mauritius Are Spearheading The Cleanup Campaign After An Oil Spill

Mauritius — On a sunny day in Mahébourg southeast of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometers off the south-east coast of the African continent,...