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As the finance minister in Zimbabwe’s government of national unity, Tendai Biti is trying to repair the economic damage inflicted by the Mugabe regime.
Life expectancy in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe is 34 for women and 37 for men. Inflation is out of control; food, water and fuel are in short supply and corruption is rife. Elections are planned for March, but no one thinks they will change much.
This month in our regular series decoding the power dressing of the political elite we look at Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe.
Most Zimbabweans live with food shortages and power cuts, but for shady dealers and friends of the President, the country is booming.
