There is no shortage of words to describe the state of the Zimbabwean economy. If statistics were to be believed, the country has the worst economy in the world. The reality is, economic fundamentals can deteriorate further and inflation can still get worse. In Weimar Germany in 1923, prices quadrupled each month. During hyperinflation in Yugoslavia, shoppers would use wheelbarrows to transport bank notes for a shopping expedition.

The continued focus on the description of the crisis at the expense of finding and mapping out solutions to that crisis is now generating widespread fatigue, cynicism and even resignation among Zimbabweans and some concerned sections of the international community.

The situation can be seen as one with two characters: one character denoting danger and the other representing opportunity.

As much as the situation presents danger due to the pol... Read more »