The Signs of Zimbabwe (the southern Africa Edition)

One of Africa's most amusing and endearing features?  Its (creative) signs!

Like this one from Boulders, South Africa--I had no idea penguins bite and I admit it sent me into giggles.

(Check out the penguins here.  Be ready for an avalanche of ridiculous adorableness.)

(For the Senegal/West Africa edition of creative signs: go here!)

All over Zimbabwe are animal crossing signs (elephants, wild dogs, cattle...).

I was so shocked to see the actual animal being warned about near the sign!

Nothing like an (inappropriate) pun to sell some eggs in downtown Harare.

Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe -- I think it should more correctly warn you that the deadly hazards are lions, elephants, etc...

The ex-pat in me found this one particularly amusing in a very junior high type of reaction.

Cape Town, South Africa -- totally made my morning when I drove past it.
Nothing like a Chuck Norris reference to make you chuckle.

Well, well, Gaborone, this is a bit risqué! Apparently Botswana has a certain type of humor. 

Nandos, the South African chicken food chain, has a history of pushing boundaries in its advertising.

It aired a commercial called "Last Dictator Standing" (see video below)
that was never aired in Zimbabwe after Nandos workers in Zimbabwe began receiving death threats.

During Zimbabwe's presidential elections, I thought this was one of the more clever ads.
It shows the leaders of the MDC-T opposition party examining the election manifesto of ZANU-PF, the ruling party of Robert Mugabe.


Approximately 30 feet away from this sign was an entire braiding extravaganza in Gaborone with approximately 20 woman getting their hair done.

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Zimbabwe Votes Today.

Prayers for Zimbabwe today as its people go to the polls today to vote for the first time since the tumultuous elections of 2008.

President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled Zimbabwe since 1980, is running against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

For some additional information on Zimbabwe elections.

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Au revoir, Chimanimani, I will return...

After seeing this view in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, I knew I had fallen in love with Zimbabwe.

And I continue to be impressed with the landscape of my new home.

The hike through the mist was more than worth the hours spent lost and climbing up and down moutains, along cliffs, and through banana groves.

Leaving through the town of Chimanimani, I captured the MDC-T office (the main opposition to President Mugabe's ZANU-PF). It was featured in a very vivid segment in Peter Godwin's The Fear in which MDC-T supporters continued to paint it over and over in support of MDC-T. 

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