Jeffrey Moyo

Land Seizures Speeding Up, Leaving Africans Homeless And Landless

“Our forefathers cried foul during colonialism when their land was grabbed by colonialists more than a century ago, but today history repeats itself, with our own political leaders and wealthy countrymen looting land” – Claris Madhuku, Zimbabwe’s Platform for Youth Development (PYD).

Jeffrey Moyo
بواسطة Jeffrey Moyo
An unidentified woman from Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central Province at Manzou Farm packs her tobacco with the help of her children as they prepare to leave following an eviction order. “Land grabs in Africa have helped to perpetuate economic inequalities similar to the colonial era economic imbalances” – Terry Mutsvanga, Zimbabwean rights activist. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS

An unidentified woman from Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central Province at Manzou Farm packs her tobacco with the help of her children as they prepare to leave following an eviction order. “Land grabs in Africa have helped to perpetuate economic inequalities similar to the colonial era economic imbalances” – Terry Mutsvanga, Zimbabwean rights activist.

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The Hidden Billions Behind Economic Inequality In Africa

Development experts here attribute income inequalities to the continent’s lax anti-corruptions laws.

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بواسطة Jeffrey Moyo
Madagascar Africa

A street hawker blows bubbles to attract customers in Antananarivo, Madagascar. HARARE - Reports this year of illicit moneys from African countries stashed in a Swiss bank – indicating that corruption lies behind much of the income inequality that affects the continent – have grabbed international news headlines. Secret bank accounts in

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Zimbabwe’s Children Are The Battlefield In War To Contain HIV/AIDS

Figures show that thousands of children in Zimbabwe are infected with HIV – presenting a major battlefield for government efforts to defeat the spread of HIV /AIDS nationwide.

Jeffrey Moyo
بواسطة Jeffrey Moyo
Zimbabwe

  Many children under 15 in Zimbabwe discover their HIV status only when they fall critically ill later in life. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Fifty-one-year-old Mateline Msipa is living with HIV. Her 17-year-old daughter, born after Msipa was diagnosed with the virus, may also have it, but she has never been tested. “My

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