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Viewfinder: Cyclone Idai’s Devastating Damage in Zimbabwe

Timber company workers stand stranded on a damaged road on March 18th, 2019, at Charter Estate, in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, after Cyclone Idai ripped across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi.

Pacific Standard Staff

Economics

Zimbabwe’s President Throws the Country Into an Economic Tailspin

President Emmerson Mnangagwa sent the country into turmoil after doubling oil prices just before flying off to Russia.

Robert Rotberg

A school boy looks at a burning barricade during a demonstration on January 14th, 2019, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Viewfinder: Zimbabwean Demonstrators Barricade Roads to Protest a Hike in Fuel Prices

Angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tires and rocks after the government more than doubled the price of fuel in a bid to improve supplies as the country battles its worst gasoline shortage in a decade.

Pacific Standard Staff

Altar boys prepare ahead of the Sunday Mass celebration at the Sacred Heart Church in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 5th, 2018. Zimbabweans went to church for the first time since contested elections and post-poll violence shook the country, with clergymen leading prayers for peace.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Post-Election Prayer in Zimbabwe

Altar boys prepare ahead of the Sunday Mass celebration at the Sacred Heart Church in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 5th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

Election officials tally presidential candidates' ballots during counting operations for Zimbabwe's general election at the David Livingston primary school in central Harare on July 30th, 2018. Voting closed in Zimbabwe's first election since the former president was ousted after 37 years in power as observers warned of possible shortcomings in July 30th's landmark poll.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Tallying Votes for Zimbabwe’s Presidential Elections

Voting closed in Zimbabwe's first election since the former president was ousted after 37 years in power.

Pacific Standard Staff

Zimbabwe game reserve guide Matius Mhambe holds Marimba, a female pangolin.

Environment

Inside Zimbabwe’s Fight to Curb Pangolin Poaching

The animal is considered sacred in certain regions of the country, and that belief is being used to prevent locals from killing the endangered creature for profit.

Andrew Mambondiyani

A fire breather blows flames in a traditional dragon dance on the first day of the Lunar New Year in the Chinatown district of Yangon, Myanmar, on February 16th, 2018.

News in Brief

The Week in Photos: From Protests Against Bullfighting in Colombia to Celebrations of the Lunar New Year in Myanmar

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Pacific Standard Staff

Supporters of the Zimbabwe opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, listen and cheer as the party's acting president addresses the crowd gathered outside the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe, on February 15th, 2018, following the death of the former opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: Supporters of the Zimbabwe Opposition Party Movement for Democratic Change

Supporters of the Zimbabwe opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, listen and cheer as the party's acting president addresses the crowd gathered outside the party headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Pacific Standard Staff