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On a roadside in the Glen View suburb of Harare, Barbara Tiki has got to work removing stickers from assorted plastic containers and bottles.
Sally Nyakanyanga is an independent journalist based in Zimbabwe focusing on gender equality, human rights, development/humanitarian stories and bilateral trade between Malawi, Botswana and Zimbabwe. She has written for Irin News, Africa Renewal, Scidev.net, ChinAfrica magazine, and the Mail and Guardian “Voice of Africa” online publication. She is also a 2016 fellow for International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Africa Great Lakes Region Reporting Initiative.
On a roadside in the Glen View suburb of Harare, Barbara Tiki has got to work removing stickers from assorted plastic containers and bottles.
Through the main gate of the Hatcliffe Polyclinic, at the end of an alleyway dividing two cabins, two brown benches sit side by side under a tree. On one of the benches is Siridzai Dzukwa...