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Why is money worth so little in Zimbabwe?

The dollar isn鈥檛 taking Zimbabweans as far as it used to. Life is getting more and more expensive. Could hyperinflation be rearing its ugly head once again?

How many bills do you need to buy a loaf of bread? The dollar isn鈥檛 taking Zimbabweans as far as it used to: life is getting more and more expensive. The central bank has introduced a new bill worth 50 Zimbabwean dollars, the highest banknote going around. But this alone has brought back bad memories: could the days of hyperinflation (and bills with far too many zeroes) be back?

Host: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter)
Guest: Ranga Mberi, Zimbabwean journalist.

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