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Blinded at age five after contracting measles, Farisai Mlambo has overcome many obstacles to achieve the highest educational qualification. Now she wants to see change at educational institutions across the continent. By Walter Marwizi, bird story agency The rapturous applause that rang out during the graduation ceremony at the University of South
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By Irene Kalulu, bird story agency Zimbabwe - In November 2022, a Zimbabwean digital services firm acquired Altron's Botswana and Altron Mozambique businesses. The company behind the acquisition is Tano Digital Solutions (TDS), until recently a largely unheard-of ICT company run by a group of tech-savvy Zimbabweans with international experience. Already present in South
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By Walter Marwizi, Bird Story Agency Zimbabwe: When Tavuya Manungo, 29, returned to his home town in Shamva in north-eastern Zimbabwe, he did so with a master's degree in finance and investment, and no desire for corporate employment. He also brought with him his brother Mako, 27, who holds a degree
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This week's episode features Privilege Musvanhiri, a freelance journalist based in Zimbabwe. Musvanhiri is also a correspondent with German broadcaster DW. In this episode we discuss his work as a mobile journalists, some of the outstanding work that he has done, the challenges journalists face in Zimbabwe and the future of
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