Cholera kills nearly 400 since August in Zimbabwe
Posted 2 years ago, at the end of November
Inflation is now 230,000,000% (officially from July) and hundreds are dead.
Articles in the “gov” category
Another day, another new dollar
Posted 3 years ago, mid-December
According to The Times, Zimbabwe’s Reserve Bank Governor, Gideon Gono, introduced three new bank notes into circulation yesterday. The new $250,000, $500,000 and $750,000 bills replace the $200,000 note, and should actually alleviate the extreme cash shortage at the moment. There just aren’t enough notes in circulation to keep up with inflation. It’s not terribly [...]
Zuma Elected in SA
Posted 3 years ago, mid-December
Oh shit. This is some bad news.
The African National Congress chose the Zulu politician Jacob G. Zuma as its new leader on Tuesday, handing South Africa’s president, Thabo Mbeki, a resounding defeat. The African National Congress chose the Zulu politician Jacob G. Zuma, center, as its new leader on Tuesday.
After three days of furious politicking [...]
When is a failure considered a failure?
Posted 3 years ago, mid-November
Four days ago in Harare, the leading political party’s decision-making body rejected a land reform act that proposed a further purging of the few remaining white farmers in the country. Of course, many opposing Zanu-PF members, which include President Robert Mugabe, are outraged at such a travesty. Mugabe was especially shocked “because he had the [...]
What’s Three More Zeros?
Posted 3 years ago, at the start of October
Are you an expert economist? Neither are they.
