Drought, coronavirus, hunger: Zimbabwe’s misery deepens

When Zimbabwe went into coronavirus lockdown in late March, it hit the country’s working poor hard. No economic activity meant no work, no money and little to no food. Unemployment before the outbreak was already rampant in Zimbabwe, one of Africa’s poorest countries. Almost 80 per cent of its 14.5 million people work in the informal sector, like street vendors and food stalls – trade that has virtually stopped in the lockdown. Many people are struggling to put food on the table and government…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3088128/drought-coronavirus-hunger-zimbabwes-misery-deepens