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A woman waits to buy gas at a service station in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 16, 2019. Reuters
A woman waits to buy gas at a service station in Harare, Zimbabwe, July 16, 2019. Reuters
Zimbabwe residents go hungry as currency policy bites
New Zimbabwe dollar has not solved an essential problem: the lack of hard currency that is needed to pay for vital imports such as food
Gavin du Venage
24 July, 2019