Zimbabwe after Mugabe: dashed hopes and economic chaos

HARARE - When Robert Mugabe was deposed as Zimbabwe’s president in 2017, Karen Sundirai was convinced the country would quickly recover from years of economic turmoil and authoritarian rule.

The country, now led by Mugabe’s long-serving security chief Emmerson Mnangagwa, is grappling with its worst economic crisis in a decade, marked by unemployment above 80%, acute shortages of foreign currency and fuel, and rolling power cuts lasting up to 18 hours a day. When citizens go to sleep at night, often in darkened homes, they are not certain whether the price of bread, cooking oil or milk will be the same in the morning.

“Mnangagwa’s austerity measures and the accompanying ... of most Zimbabweans makes many feel they were better off under Mugabe, but the former president had set the country on a unsustainable course that at some point was going to crash,” said Piers Pigou, Crisis Group’s senior consultant for southern Africa.

And the “west” that wanted “democracy” must be thrilled! nfergus

A revolutionary, corrupted by seeking absolute power. So positive of his own vision that he tolerated no other. Felt that the nation owed him complete deference because of his efforts to liberate, only to enslave everyone to his will. Now run by his lackeys.

In South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa wants the World to believe that his Country has no Anti-Riot Police to quell Killing of fellow Africans by Black South African mobs! He is an Idiot!!

Some white people are very responsible for his rule Not the Afrikaner’s - liberal media. Two sides to every coin- whites who had nothing to do white South Africa are responsible for the blood split and reason why it is now a third world country.

Ding dong!

F*ck Mugabe

GOOD RIDDANCE TO TYRANTS

Buddie told me to look forward and built a future much brighter without limits or driven by momentum of attachment but confidence

Ding dong

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