Zimbabwe: Nothing to Show for Hard Work but Burnt Fields of Maize

Inter Press Service: Gertrude Mkoloi earns a living harvesting maize on a small piece of land in rural Zimbabwe. Or at least she used to. Deep in rural Binga, more than 400 km from the country's second-largest city, Bulawayo, Mkoloi stared blankly at her maize crop, scorched brown by the sun during what was meant to be the rainy season. "This is what I have for my labour," she said, pointing to charred maize stalks that failed to grow tassels – a cluster of male maize flowers required for pollination. "No one...

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