Zimbabwe's Bulawayo vs. USA's Detroit

May 29, 2011
Industry wobbles in Zimbabwe's second city

Ravens squawk from the rooftop of a deserted building, once a top producer of animal feed that employed hundreds in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo.

Empty factories are now a common sight in Bulawayo's industrial district as the economy struggles to recover from a decade-long crisis, with firms downsizing, closing or relocating to the capital for better opportunities.

May 7, 2011
New wave of graffiti artists says their work brightens decay, sends message

Amid the crumbling ruins within the city is a growing circle of urban artists armed with spray-paint cans. They're determined to make bold, colorful statements out of mostly derelict structures, despite criticism from some in the city who see graffiti as vandalism.