Zimbabweans brace for bleak holidays
Zimbabweans are facing bleak holidays this year amid rising poverty, food and cash shortages and political uncertainty, with some describing it as the worst since the formation of the coalition government in the southern African nation.
In this photo taken late Thursday Dec. 20, 2012, people walk past Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe will join the rest of the world in celebrating the Christmas season in a manner that reflects its tradition and culture. Thousands of people are set to travel across the country to be with their families in rural areas.