Direct action

After nearly three decades, President Robert Mugabe’s grip on power in Zimbabwe is loosening. His Zanu-PF party lost control of parliament in the 29 March elections – but the presidential race ended in stalemate and it is the run-off against opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai that will finally decide if the country’s prospects are about to undergo a change for the better.

Kids play football as work goes on building another new settlement in Victoria Falls

But in the face of continuing uncertainty – and widespread claims of ballot-rigging and intimidation of opposition supporters – people in Zimbabwe are already taking the future into their own hands.