Zimbabwe—already world-famous for having destroyed the prosperous economy and infrastructure inherited from its former white rulers—this week collapsed beyond parody when its finance minister was photographed in a ribbon-cutting opening ceremony for a trash bin. As reported—in all seriousness—by the Zimbabwe News (ZWNews) newspaper, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa “officially opened”... 

Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has once again been mocked on social media after a photo of the leader beside a giant cartoonish statue of himself went viral. In the statue Mugabe is giving the clenched fist communist salute. The 92 year-old, who has been the country’s president for almost 30 years, unveiled his own likeness at State House in Harare last week, according to New Zimbabwe. The 3.8...