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Zimbabwe once sat as a powerhouse alongside Africa’s biggest economies.
Over the past two decades though, Zimbabwean’s have been on an economic rollercoaster, experiencing crashes, strikes, hyperinflation and unemployment.
Millions of people left the country in search of guaranteed work and better wages. Many of them are still overseas.
However, in the last few months, the economy has shown the first signs of improvement.
The International Monetary fund has predicted growth of 6% this year. And the government is hoping for even better.
So, is Zimbabwe’s economy beginning to recover?
And is it enough to tempt people home?
Host:
Alan Kasujja (@kasujja)
Guests:
Ngonidzashe Kwangwari is a domestic worker living in South Africa
Prosper Chitambara is an economist at the Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe
Nyasha Mupaso is a mushroom farmer based in Harare
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Published on Tuesday, 5th October 2021.
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