Farai Shawn Matiashe

Zimbabwe

International Journalist at Freelance

International Journalist for @AJEnglish, @cnni, @ContextNewsroom, @TheAfricaReport, @TheEconomist & @newlinesmag. Story ideas & tips: [email protected]

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Zimbabwe: A New Solar Power Plant Powers Progress in Zimbabwe's Renewable Energy Sector

3 days ago | allafrica.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe

Mutare, Zimbabwe — When load shedding was introduced over the past two years, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa had to deal with learning disruptions worsened by the backup generators in the eastern part of Zimbabwe. Apart from the noise and air pollution from the diesel-powered generators, the backup system did not run the whole night. "It was disruptive," says the 26-year-old from Angola, who is studying Education at Africa University, a United Methodist Church-related institution.
Zimbabwe: Ethnic cleansing probe ‘micromanaged’ by perpetrators, say critics

3 days ago | theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe

Zimbabwe’s inquiry into the Gukurahundi massacres will now be conducted behind closed doors, sparking fears of intimidation and a state-controlled process. Chief Fortune Charumbira confirmed the shift at a press briefing, following President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s directive for traditional leaders to lead the effort.
Solar Power Powers Progress in Zimbabwe’s Renewable Energy Sector

3 days ago | ipsnews.net | Farai Shawn Matiashe

Africa, Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Education, Energy, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Energy Reprint | | Print | MUTARE, Zimbabwe, Jun 25 2025 (IPS) - When load shedding was introduced over the past two years, Jose Tenete Domingos Lumboa had to deal with learning disruptions worsened by the backup generators in the eastern part of Zimbabwe. Apart from the noise and air pollution from the diesel-powered generators, the backup...
New UK care worker rules shatter dreams in Zimbabwe, Nigeria

5 days ago | timeslive.co.za | Farai Shawn Matiashe |Nelson Chigozirim

Feature 23 June 2025 - 16:40 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. The UK government has stripped hundreds of rogue companies of their licences to sponsor foreign workers, but this has left those who had already been hired in need of new jobs. When Loveness got a job offer from an English care provider in March, the 32-year-old Zimbabwean thought her dreams of building a new life abroad were finally coming true.
Self-exiled members of Zimbabwe’s G40 faction try to return to the ZANU-Pf fold

1 week ago | theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe

Loyalist to former Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe, ex-Tourism minister Walter Mzembi was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on 13 June. He had fled the country, and a corruption trial, post-coup in 2018, but was recently seen back in Zimbabwe before his arrest. A member of the Generation 40 (G40) group, the faction of young politicians aligned with Mugabe and supporting Get full access to The Africa Report
Niñas de Kenia transforman un invasivo árbol en muebles

2 weeks ago | ipsnoticias.net | Farai Shawn Matiashe

KAKUMA, Kenia – Char Tito clava clavos en la madera de la Escuela Secundaria de la Zona Árida de Kakuma, en el condado de Turkana, en el norte de Kenia. La joven de 16 años fabrica una silla tradicional bajo un sol abrasador en el exterior de uno de los bloques de aulas. La madera que utiliza proviene de una fuente poco popular en esta comunidad: una especie de mezquite (Prosopis juliflora), originaria de México y extendida por otros países de América, conocida en Kenia como mathenge.
Mnangagwa taps Tagwirei for Zimbabwe succession; Mutsvangwa fights back

2 weeks ago | theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe

By Farai Shawn Matiashe Reserved for subscribers Posted on June 12, 2025 11:00
Kenya: Girls in Kenya Are Repurposing the Invasive Mathenge Tree Into Furniture

3 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe

Kakuma, Kenya — Char Tito is hammering nails into wood at Kakuma Arid Zone Secondary School in Turkana County, northern Kenya. The 16-year-old is making a traditional chair under the scorching sun outside one of the classroom blocks. The wood she is using is from an unpopular source in this community. It is from a species of mesquite named Prosopis juliflora, which is native to Central and South America and is known in Kenya as mathenge.
UK’s Zimbabwe sanctions U-turn: Symbolic move or lithium chase?

3 weeks ago | theafricareport.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe

The United Kingdom is easing pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government, lifting long-standing sanctions on top security officials and a state-owned arms manufacturer. Analysts say this move is driven more by strategic interests in Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth than democratic reform. Get full access to The Africa Report
Kenya: In Kenyan Refugee Camp, U.S. Aid Cuts Mean No Period Pads, No School

3 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Farai Shawn Matiashe

What's the context? Girls in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp are particularly hard hit by U.S. aid cuts as period supplies run out, food is cut. Kakuma refugee camp is one of world's largest U.S. aid cuts have affected schools, services Girls go without sanitary pads, cash transfers cut KAKUMA - No sanitary pads mean no school for teenagers like Achol, who lives in one of the world's biggest refugee camps. Then again, most of her teachers have been sent home already.