Beer, braai, and sun at Zimfest - London

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Karl at the Biltong & Bangers stall

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At Pumuzinda stall, the chef gets the braai and roast ribs ready.

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Amandah with her MMD branded ear rings

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Volunteers at the Terrence Higgins Trust stall. The trust is the UK's leading HIV and sexual health charity, providing a wide range of services to over 50,000 people a year.

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A Face of Zimbabwe 2011 finalist poses with the Zimbabwe flag. The Face of Zim evetn is due for decmber 2011

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Felicia Kuda Munjaidi from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority at Zimfest 2011

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A young woman of Zimbabwean descent arrivs at Zimfest

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A trader from the Zimgear with fresh apples for sale. Zimgear.com is a onestop place for Zimbabwean nostalgia and patriotic gear.

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Zimbabwe handbands at Zimfest

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Dionne poses for photos at Zimfest. the London based model is of Zimbabwean descent

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Thomas Mutonono with his book 'A Mean's To Survive'. The book is a collection of short stories based on real life situation about the people of Zimbabwe, before and after independence at hime and in the diaspora. The book is publised by Lion Press

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Zim flags for sale. The flag of Zimbabwe was adopted on April 18, 1980. The soapstone bird featured represents a statuette of a bird found at the ruins of Great Zimbabwe. The bird symbolises the history of Zimbabwe; the red star beneath it symbolis

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Maecelyn with MMD branded ear rings

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Amandah and Marcelyn at the MMD stall. The hand made ear rings made by Amadah are of africa print fabric

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Amandah wih MMD ear rings. The hand made ear rings made of africa print fabric

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At the Nandos stall in Zimfest 2011

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Three contestants of the Miss Zim Diamond beauty pageant at Zimfest. The event is scheduled for 10 September at Royal National hotel,London WC1H 0AP

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At the Biltong & Bangers stall, smoke is plenty but the aroma is mouth watering

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The mouth watering braai gets extra attenttion at Zimfest

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Beer, braai, sun was the norm for the 10th edition on the Zimfest festival. The annual Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom event was not put off by the grey skies either. 27th August 2011

Zimfest was established in 2001 by a group of Zimbabweans based in the UK, The idea coming when Ros "Chariman Mao" Smith from Harare (a nick name that came about due to her never being seen without a thick red book which was essentially the Zimfest Bible) said "let's have a beerfest"!
Beer, braai, sun with about 700 Zimbabweans on a field behind a prison in Wandsorth South West London was the start and ten years later almost 4000 in a much larger Prince George's Playing Fields in Raynes Park SW20 which is 23 minutes from Waterloo.

The Zimbabwean ex-pats raise money throught ZImfest for WeZimbabwe, a development charity.

Crows lined up the food stalls for beer and braai as well as maize on the cob from the Mwanaka Fresh Food farm in Enfield. The Zimfest Seven on the rugby pitch on the far end opposite the main stage. The entertainment line up on the live stage included Saysay, Kamikaze Test Pilots, Bush Guru, Zuwa, Oluhle, Tafi Mushuku who played the mbira, Riskology Radcliffe, Bush Guru, Munkinpure hosted by MusiqAve.

Stalls included the Terrence Higgins Trust, Nandos with there flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken, Miss Zim Diamond, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Black Pearl PR, MMD who create hand crafted ear rings from africa print and Harmony in the Community that supplied the blue tents.