Zimbabwe Food Shortages Erupt in Disturbances

In late June of this year, the Zimbabwe government sought to curb the country's rampant currency inflation, admitting it to be around 7,000 percent. Other say it is much higher. The government embarked on an operation to control prices of all goods sold, slashing them by half or more. Zimbabwe police officers were issued orders to throw business owners in jail if they did not comply and seize their businesses if they dared to shut their doors.

A reporter for VOA, who must remain anonymous for security reasons, files this undercover report from Bulawayo.

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• zimbabwe
• bullawayo
• inflation
• poverty
• unemployment
• arrests
• beatings