POVERTY HAS BEEN HALVED IN ZIM, SAYS ED

Zimbabwe has
cut its poverty rate by nearly half since 1995, President Mnangagwa announced
yesterday at the World Summit for Social Development, marking one of Africa’s
most remarkable achievements in poverty reduction in recent decades.

The poverty
r…

Zimbabwe has cut its poverty rate by nearly half since 1995, President Mnangagwa announced yesterday at the World Summit for Social Development, marking one of Africa’s most remarkable achievements in poverty reduction in recent decades. The poverty rate dropped from 62 percent to 38,3 percent between 1995 and 2019, while primary school enrolment reached 88 percent, representing dramatic