Mugabe�s ruinous reign by numbers

Glory days:Bulawayo's Woolworths was one of the first in Africa, when the economy was strong
Glory days:Bulawayo's Woolworths was one of the first in Africa, when the economy was strong

In his near four-decade hold on power, President Robert Mugabe presided over the implosion of an economy that once was hailed as the “breadbasket of Africa”. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, looks at the numbers that tell the story

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The average per capita wealth prevailing in Zimbabwe at the time of the 1980 general elections, which ushered Mugabe into power

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