These people were photographed while preparing mortar for brick molding on an open space at the popular kuMbudzi round about along the Harare-Masvingo Highway. The lucrative brick molding venture has been on the upward increase due to the boom that is currently being experienced in the construction sector. A thousand of the farm bricks cost $45. Despite the positive benefits, the exercise poses serious threat to the surrounding infrastructure and environment due to massive land degradation. – Picture by Kudakwashe Hunda