Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Harare, Zimbabwe

Gadzikai Ngidzi makes a giraffe sculpture out of recycled wire from worn out tires, on Churchill Road in Harare, Zimbabwe. Ngidzi and his business partner, Josesph Mandirazi (back), have been making wire sculptures completely by hand since 2007. They sell their work for anywhere between 25 to 500 RTGS dollars (about $6 to $119), depending on the size of the piece.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

Anashe, 11 (right), and other children play on the rubble of demolished houses in Seke 2, a neighborhood in the high-density dormitory town of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe. The homes were torn down after a decade-long court battle over ownership.

Photo by Sharon Munjenjema

Chimanimani, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe

Raymond Muzungu (black shirt), Christopher Matiza (red shirt) and others from Nyarowa village in Chimanimani District in Zimbabwe’s Manicaland Province, sit at a bridge that was partially destroyed by Cyclone Idai. Due to post-cyclone flooding, most schools have closed. Students like Raymond lost most of their school supplies, like books and uniforms, during the cyclone.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Dingilizwe Sithole, 12, skips rope during a game of “fish fish” with his neighbors, Trymore Manzou, 11, left, and Trust Mufara, 11. The boys play this popular local game after Sunday church on a street outside their homes in Sakubva, a township of Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Harare, Zimbabwe

Charlene Mangweni portrays Ruwadzano, a character who resorts to unorthodox methods to have a child, on the opening night of the play “Ukama,” staged at Theatre In The Park in the Harare Gardens in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mangweni also plays the role of Michelle, a sex worker trying to make ends meet. “Ukama,” which means “relations” in the Shona language, has been nominated for three merit awards from the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe this year.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Children play various games organized by the Scotch Scotch Bhaza organization in the Nketa suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The organization, named after a phrase often heard when children play hopscotch, promotes inclusivity in children’s sports and play for children of all abilities.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Victor Musarurwa, popularly known as DJ Moto Kupisa, entertains guests at a restaurant in the city center of Mutare, Zimbabwe. Musarurwa sings and DJs while dancing to the music he plays on the speaker he wears. When not performing, he sells CDs and emcees events.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Tafadzwa Mazanhi (left) and Kim Dingaan sit at a scenic overlook called Prince of Wales on a road in the Vumba Mountains to the southeast of Mutare, Zimbabwe, carving stone. The overlook is popular with tourists and locals who purchase stone works from the sculptors.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Ricky Tembo (left) teaches defense techniques to Buhlebenkosi Mlilo during a self-defense class in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. “As women, we should know how to defend ourselves when the need arises,” says Mlilo.

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Emmanuel Choto, 8, a student at King George VI, a school for children who are disabled or show signs of autism, rides a horse at Gumtree Farm in Willsgrove, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. “We have two sessions every week for the KGVI children,” says Aileen Johnstone (not pictured), a coordinator at Healing With Horses. “The horse therapy makes it fun for the children and also relaxes their body muscles.”

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Chipinge, Zimbabwe

Jason Pedzeni (from left), leads a traditional Ndau dance called Mchongoyo, with his siblings Kesia Pedzeni and Elisha Pedzeni, during a practice session in the village of Chikore in Chipinge, Zimbabwe. In Ndau culture, it is the responsibility of the elders to lead the youth by example in traditional practices and customs.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Glendale, Zimbabwe

Yvonne Kwaedza (from left), Grace Chikata and Rudo Moyana wash their dishes and clothes under a bridge at the Mazowe River at Hamilton Farm, near the town of Glendale, Zimbabwe. The women live in farming communities that do not have a water supply, so they turn to the river when they need to wash their clothes.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Ronald Sgeca (right) and Cadrick Msongelwa perform a scene of a play where prisoners sing as they engage in manual labor, a common practice in local prisons in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The play, performed in the Bulawayo Amphitheatre, addresses the hard labor, language and hierarchy experienced in Zimbabwean prisons. The two-man show, staged by actors who have not served time in prison, is called Zandezi and produced by the Zimbabwe Theatre Academy.

Photo by Vimbai Chinembiri

Harare, Zimbabwe

Livingstone Marange makes a bird’s nest using grass growing along the roadside in Harare, Zimbabwe. Marange has been making bird’s nests, brooms and flower pots with grass for 10 years.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Watson Mukute shaves Stanley Gonese in Luveve 5, a suburb of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Mukute, who has cut customers’ hair under this tree for about three years, uses an electric trimmer powered by a car battery. “Most of my clients prefer to have their haircuts done here,” Mukute says. “I am cheaper than barbers in the city, and one does not spend on transport going to the city to get a haircut and shave.”

Photo by Fortune Moyo

Harare, Zimbabwe

An Air Tanzania airplane arrives at Zimbabwe’s Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for the first time in nearly 20 years, resuming direct flight service from the Tanzanian capital of Dar Es Salaam to Harare, Zimbabwe. The Feb. 22 flight, full of Tanzanian and Zimbabwean dignitaries, was greeted with this water cannon salute, as well as dancers.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Harare, Zimbabwe

Christine Makiyi (left) runs to compete with Miriam Maremba to sell roasted corncobs, locally known as mealie cobs, to customers on a highway outside of Harare, Zimbabwe. Makiyi has sold mealie cobs on this spot for more than 10 years, and Maremba for seven years.

Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

Harare, Zimbabwe

Municipal police in Harare, Zimbabwe, parade at their graduation ceremony. They had undertaken six months of training for various law enforcement positions.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Schoolchildren from Zamba Primary School in the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe, perform a traditional dance during a national cleanup campaign event. In 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa named the first Friday of every month a national cleanup day. Zimbabwe’s first lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, was a guest of honor at this event.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Harare, Zimbabwe

The Miss Culture Worldwide pageant features an introductory walk, in which contestants present their countries’ flags. The event was held at the Venue, a restaurant in Avondale, the central business district of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital. The pageant, organized by Destination Marketing International, was created to promote Zimbabwean tourism, culture and history.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Clemence Mashavira, 10, brings water from a community well in the Gimboki 3 neighborhood of Mutare, Zimbabwe. The area has no running water, so the residents of the communities have dug wells. They boil the water before use to prevent disease.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

Harare, Zimbabwe

At the Kamfinsa Shopping Center in Harare, Zimbabwe, David Mutasa sets up an artwork that he made from a tire. Mutasa, who is a missionary, was inspired by a dream to create tire art, and he donates the money he makes to charity, he says.

Photo by Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Nyazura, Zambia

Kerina Muguta, seen here with a coworker’s children, Tinotenda Mangwiro, 3, and Ruvarashe Mangwiro, 5 (left), sorts grass along the Harare-Mutare road in Nyazura, a city about 195 kilometers (121 miles) southeast of Harare, Zimbabwe. The grass is sold for 20 cents per bundle and is used to build thatched roofs.

Photo by Linda Mujuru

Mutare, Zimbabwe

Trevor Kashiri crushes stones at a quarry in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Kashiri and his team of small-scale stone crushers roll boulders down nearby mountains, then break up the rocks. They sell a truckload of 7 metric tons (15,400 pounds) for $120 to $150. A wheelbarrow full of stones goes for $2.

Photo by Evidence Chenjerai

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