Zimbabweans hit by 257% inflation: Will gold coins help?
Tracy Carlos uses a candlelight to do her homework in Mabvuku on the outskirts of Harare on Wednesday, Aug, 3, 2022.Because of lengthy power cuts, the children do their homework by a candle, although their parents press them to use it sparingly. Her father Jeff Carlos says he gets about $100 dollars a month from his job as an overnight security guard for a church and the bar next door. Rising prices and a fast-depreciating currency have pushed many Zimbabweans to the brink, reminding people of when the southern African country faced world-record inflation of 5 billion % in 2008.(AP Photo/Tsva…
By FARAI MUTSAKA
Associated Press
HARARE, Zimbabwe — After working as an overnight security guard at a church in Harare's impoverished Mabvuku township, Jeffrey Carlos rushes home to help his wife fetch water to sell....
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