Zimbabweans turn into hunter-gatherers
HARARE, Zimbabwe – It is scorching midday at the western edge of Harare, Zimbabwe’s capital; hordes of people crisis-cross (patters of feet leave plumes of dust in their wake) as they go in and out of a chain of little shops filled to the brim with an assortment of basic commodities.
The little shops are reminiscent of the now defunct grocery shops which are dotted around the country.
The air is clogged with dust; men pushing wheelbarrows filled with boxes of soap, cooking oil, or sugar etc. loudly motion to the crowd to give way. Vehicles bringing goods to the shops momentarily disperse the crowd further increasing the amount of dust in the air. The ground is matted with dusty remains of cardboxes, and vehicles tyres have eaten into the soil creating groves. Read more
