Zimbabwe

What else we're reading
What do women's rowing, breast pumps, trampy outfits and marching bands have in common? They're all in "what else we're reading"!
Botswana stumbles
There's nothing miraculous about Botswana's treatment of the Bushmen
Destination: Zimbabwe
The struggles and desires of this former British colony come through in novels from Doris Lessing, a Shona woman and Zimbabwe's own bad boy of letters.
Woman of Zimbabwe protest rising school fees
As education becomes out of reach for many students in the impoverished country, WOZA storms the streets again.
Marching for "bread and roses" on Valentine's Day
400 Zimbabwean women -- several with infants -- are arrested during a protest.
Tough love for Africa
Colin Powell gets a hero's welcome and tells Africa's entrenched rulers to step aside.
Everybody must get stoned
Out of my gourd in Zimbabwe, I had the distinct feeling baboons were trailing me. And then the pelting began.
Dictator downturn
It just isn't as easy being a tyrant as it used to be.
Voodoo seduction
A sex potion used by men in Zimbabwe causes an uproar among women, who say they're being victimized.
Banana goes to the big house
Zimbabwe's former president is sentenced to jail for performing "unnatural acts" on his cook, bodyguard and gardener.
Letters to the editor
Spouses who switch teams Plus: Is the media ignoring racism in Zimbabwe? James Woods' puppy love.
Land war in Zimbabwe
Angry and impoverished blacks say they're taking back the farms whites stole in the first place. But are they fighting the wrong enemy?
The shame of Zimbabwe
If whites were murdering black farmers, there would be hell to pay.
Sweets, wrappers and HIV
Zimbabweans renegotiate sex in the age of AIDS.
Are witches stealing Zimbabwe penises?
A prostitute is accused of magically stealing a deadbeat client's privates, then returning them on payment.
Mondo Weirdo
More tales of amazing festivals and strange nights around the world.

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