In the first of a series on migration, five African reporters talk to people from their home countries about why they are willing to risk everything to start a new life abroad
“One of the most painful realities of being a teacher in Zimbabwe is that you cannot afford to give your own children a decent education,” says Obert Masaraure (39). Masaraure is a teacher and a trade unionist, as well as a parent with three school-going children. He adds that the average teacher salary in his…