Zimbabwe’s women-only rangers fight both poachers and poverty
In a male-dominated world, the Akashinga unit in northern Zimbabwe aims to save wildlife and empower women
25 April 2022 - 19:48
Sharai Tunhira frowns with focus as she runs through drills with her all-female patrol team — each woman armed and ready for the many men they catch poaching wildlife in their corner of northern Zimbabwe...
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