After completing an apprenticeship as a boiler-maker in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, he found no work at home, so he moved to Johannesburg last October, and was immediately offered three jobs.

ECONOMIST: South African immigration

Lara hit 191 against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo to surpass Viv Richards' career total of 8, 540 Test runs.

BBC: Second Test, Bulawayo: Zimbabwe v West Indies

And in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, a group of young professionals has revived the late Joshua Nkomo's party, the Zimbabwe African People's Union.

ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe