Post by cjm on Aug 22, 2019 7:58:05 GMT
Fadzayi Mahere, a Zimbabwean lawyer and politician, wrote of Mnangagwa in the Guardian: “The mask has fallen away leaving in its stead a man more brutal and devoid of character than his predecessor.”
Why on earth write in the Guardian? The British will help?
The warning puts the IMF at odds with Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, who said in an interview he’s in favor of boosting wages in both the public and private sectors to restore living standards and create consumer demand. Ncube is looking for ways to revive an economy that’s forecast to contract this year for the first time in a decade.
In the six years to 2016, Zimbabwe boosted pay for its about 400,000 civil servants to a level that makes up more than 90% of tax revenue, compared with 40% in 2010, said Patrick Imam, the IMF’s resident representative.