by Sharon Njobo
Zimbabwe

Sibongile Ncube wakes up earlier than usual today. She has a busy day ahead of her.

This 35 year-old mother of four looks way older than Oprah’s 50 years. Her husband is cycling to the industrial site one hour away as his earnings can’t afford him the luxury of a bus or taxi commute. Her two primary school children have only have thin cornmeal porridge for breakfast. She waves goodbye at them saddened, as she knows she may not see them for another day or two.