 "The government, like its predecessor, blames Western sanctions for the country's persistent economic woes and accuses countries including the United States and Britain of encouraging opposition protests Photo: Reuters")
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.
Nearly two years later, the 36-year-old bank teller speaks of dashed hopes and expresses reverence for Mugabe, who died on Friday aged 95.
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 per cent, acute shortages of foreign currency and fuel, and rolling power cuts lasting up to 18 hours a day.
“They
Nearly two years later, the 36-year-old bank teller speaks of dashed hopes and expresses reverence for Mugabe, who died on Friday aged 95.
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 per cent, acute shortages of foreign currency and fuel, and rolling power cuts lasting up to 18 hours a day.
“They
