I am a 46-year-old female freelance writer in Harare, Zimbabwe. I have been in the journalism profession for the past nine years, five of these as subeditor and then chief subeditor at a local weekly, The Standard. In the past four years as a freelance writer, I have written articles on Zimbabwe for various media, among them, Women's Feature Service (WFS), Global Politician, South Scan and Irin.

Prior to journalism, I was in the teaching profession for 12 years where I taught African, European and General World History to children between the ages of 12 and 20. I rose to the position of Head of History. I was then a software lecturer at some private colleges in Harare for a further two and a half years.

I have a BA Honours degree in History and Sociology and a post-graduate certificate in Education both from the University of London. I studied in London in the late 70s and early 80s.

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We would stand outside until the hearses came, sometimes four or five of them at a time. Then we'd make a beeline for those going to the west of the cemetery, where the rich people were buried. Our best time for business were between 11am and 4pm. Most burials took place then.

We were careful not to follow directly behind the funeral party because the cemetery officials would see us. They would call us criminals or "cemetery whores", and chase us away. Our best bet was to keep pace with our chosen hearse from outside the cemetery, and when it came to rest, make our approach, stealthily. ...

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