Nine months after Zimbabwe introduced a new currency, the country can't shake off its economic ways. A complete lack of ...

Batsirai Pabwe picked detergents, toothpaste, snacks and some pasta among several grocery items spread on the tarmac of a car ...

Unfettered by expenses such as rising energy costs, taxes and laws that force formal retailers to accept the local currency ...

Traditional stores are struggling to survive as the volatility of Zimbabwe's new currency pushes prices up. Many like Pabwe now shun them for much cheaper informal markets that pop up at night to ...

With the instability of Zimbabwe's new currency driving prices higher, traditional stores are finding it increasingly ...

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As Zimbabwe's new currency struggles with depreciation, night markets offer affordable alternatives to traditional stores. These informal markets, unfettered by high overheads, attract consumers like ...

People in Zimbabwe are shunning traditional grocery stores to do their shopping at informal and illegal markets that pop up ...