Unusual outdoor campaign for The Zimbabwean, a newspaper (a voice for the voiceless) produced by a group of exiled Zimbabwean journalists. The newspaper is sold in the UK, South Africa and Zimbabwe but when entering the latter is charged an import duty of 55 per cent, making it unaffordable to most of the people in Zimbabwe.
South-Africa based agency TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris created murals, billboards and flyers in Johannesburg using the Z$100 trillion dollar note.
Great idea because the money is worth less than paper after the total collapse of the Zimbabwean economy, due to the Mugabe regime.
This note cannot buy anything, not even a loaf of bread and certainly not any advertising, but it can become the advertising, it can be a powerful reminder about Zimbabwes plight and the need to hold someone accountable.
Images at this Flickr page.
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I live in Cairns, Australia and recently received one of the 20 Trillion Dollar notes in my mailbox. It has made me more aware of the issues in your country. I have no idea who placed it there.