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Is it time to drop sanctions on Zimbabwe?
The measures have taken a huge toll on the country’s economic growth and population. Amid calls for relaxing the restrictions, the political opposition says these limitations have in some way kept the regime in check
27 October 2022 - 05:00
There’s a running joke among Zimbabweans that everything that’s not working in the country is malfunctioning due to sanctions. Dry taps? Sanctions. Potholes? Sanctions. Mechanical elevator breakdowns? Sanctions, of course.
The last-mentioned is an urban legend that’s developed around a Zanu-PF bigwig. The leader, so the story goes, got stuck in a lift on her way to an engagement, and went on to tell the audience this was a consequence of sanctions on the country...
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