Posted on March 5th, 2007 at 9:46 am by aaron
By Nelson Banya
February 22, 2007
HARARE, (Reuters) - Like many Zimbabweans, I frequently go to bed early because the power is cut off.
The darkness in my bedroom shadows the mood in the country, where an economic crisis has pushed inflation to nearly 1,600 percent, the highest level in the world.
Coping with economic meltdown is never easy. But in President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, once seen as the brightest economic star in southern Africa, it has become a disheartening battle that most people lose every day.
I’m a young urban professional, but I often start my day by using firewood to fix breakfast on a barbecue, something that until recently was a feature only of rural life.
Water supplies are erratic and often our taps are dry for much longer than the electricity is out.
