NEDPP’S fantasy economics

The announcement earlier this year of another economic turnaround package - the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) - was just another indicator that the Zanu...

PERCENTAGE OF NATIONAL ECONOMY IN ZANU (PF) HANDS


                              GDP    ZANU  %of total GDP
AGRICULTURE       15    ...

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