DAR ES SALAAM, June 23 -- WHEN Mariam Julias left her marital home in Msongola, Dar es Salaam, she thought she was closing a painful chapter.

Years of domestic disputes had driven her to return to her childhood home in Kilimanjaro, seeking peace and healing.

“I didnt leave because I stopped loving him; I left because we could no longer live in peace,” Mariam said softly.

But life, as she would soon discover, had more storms ahead.

After their separation, Mariams husband began living with another woman in the same home she had once shared with him.

Then, in October 2024, tragedy struck. He died suddenly in a road accident. Thats when the real battle began. “When I heard of his death, my heart broke,” Mariam rec...