Taurai Chikopero sticks a cobbler’s needle in the sole of a torn shoe and stitches it back together. He’s sitting on an old rubber truck tyre in the opposition stronghold of Budiriro, Zimbabwe, from where he’s plied his trade for the past 20 years.

Chikopero is concerned with the state of affairs in Zimbabwe, the economy in particular, after last month’s elections, controversially won by ruling party Zanu-PF and Emmerson Mnangagwa...

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