Zimbabwe’s opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has launched a campaign to draw international attention to the plight of his countrymen who are forced to walk to work every day because of rocketing transport costs.

Tsvangirai, who started walking to work two weeks ago to show solidarity with millions of suffering Zimbabweans, said at the time that “nobody can afford the extortionate price” his countrymen are forced to pay for fuel.

The number of protesting pedestrians joining his morning commute has swelled to about 50. They walk from his house in Strathaven, a suburb of Harare, to the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) headquarters in Nelson Mandela Avenue, in the city. Fellow MPs and shadow MPs, as well as party officials walking with him included Murisi Zwizwai, MP for Harare Central, and Trudy Stevenson, MP for Harare North. Yesterday they were joined by members of civic society.