Children from Mabvuku in Harare ferry water home from a borehole sunk in the high-density suburb by UNICEF. Water shortages have persisted in the suburb. (All pictures by Farai Maringosi, except the picture of Amnesty Internationals secretary general Irene Khan.)
Shops have filled up again. But the imported goods are too expensive for most consumers many who continue to rely on the informal market for food. Here, women at Harares Mbare/Musika market selling millet a staple food for many low-income earners.
Taking a break from the toil — Street kids and young homeless mothers resting by a busy intersection in Harare after a day spend begging from motorists.
Zimbabwean swimming icon Kirsty Coventry with medals from some of her past conquests — Coventry warmed up for next month’s World Championships in Italy by clinching three gold medals at the Santa Clara Invitational in California, United States, last weekend.
Amnesty International secretary general Irene Khan — Told a news conference in Harare last Thursday that the unity government had failed to curb human rights abuses.
A Harare family preparing a meal Frequent electricity cuts have forced many families in Zimbabwes cities to use firewood for cooking and other purposes.