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2019-01-05 Africa Subsaharan

Zimbabwe white farmers: $9bn compensation falls short (video)

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-05 04:17|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Hat tip to Aljazeera for this shocking 56 word exposé. But news you'll likely not see in the western media.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-01-05 04:29|| 2019-01-05 04:29|| Front Page Top

#2 What is 9 billion Zimbabwean dollars worth? Like a coke and bag of chips.

Posted by Chris 2019-01-05 08:11|| 2019-01-05 08:11|| Front Page Top

#3 The Zimbabwe dollar is not accepted as spendable currency. See wikipedia.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-01-05 12:56|| 2019-01-05 12:56|| Front Page Top

#4 The final redenomination produced the "fourth dollar" (ZWL), which was worth 10^25 ZWD (first dollars).

Grains of sand on all the earth's beaches: ~5x10^21

Posted by Flolutle Thrinenter3597 2019-01-05 16:28|| 2019-01-05 16:28|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 sounds like it should be a comment on Bernie's and occasional cortex's economics.

Posted by AlanC 2019-01-05 19:37|| 2019-01-05 19:37|| Front Page Top

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