ARTHUR MUTAMBARA: What it will take to put Zimbabwe on the high road
The country has to embark on a multifaceted programme of reform if it is to overcome its challenges
27 November 2019 - 16:36
The starting point in the journey to a prosperous Zimbabwe is to understand the nature and character of Zimbabwe’s problems. The country has inextricably linked, seemingly intractable, political and economic issues.
On the political side, the challenge is that of polarisation, which is a product of legitimacy issues arising from the disputed outcome of the July 2018 presidential elections. The economy is in free fall, debt-ridden and characterised by a shortage of electricity, a currency crisis, hyperinflation and low productivity. Social services have collapsed, health care in particular...
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