Zimbabwe faces total government shutdown as inflation hits 300%
Civil servants say their salaries are failing to cope with the hyper-inflation in the country — and doctors say even a 60% increase won’t help
15 October 2019 - 18:45
Zimbabwe’s government is facing a potential total shutdown after representatives of its 300,000 public-sector workers said on Tuesday that they will be unable to report for duty due as hyper-inflation has rendered their salaries worthless.
The country is facing its worst economic crisis in a decade and government workers currently earn about US$70 a month with salaries eroded by runaway inflation — said to be above 300%...
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