Mthuli’s Tightrope: Why the ‘Stabilising’ Inflation Narrative May Be a Trap for Ordinary Zimbabweans

In the corridors of the Treasury in Harare, the air is thick with self-congratulation. Professor Mthuli Ncube, the Finance and Economic Development Minister, has been vocal about what he terms a “monumental shift” in the nation’s econ…

In the corridors of the Treasury in Harare, the air is thick with self-congratulation. Professor Mthuli Ncube, the Finance and Economic Development Minister, has been vocal about what he terms a “monumental shift” in the nation’s economic trajectory. According to the latest official data, Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate has performed a vanishing act, dropping from […]

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