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OTB projects, with 0% of the precincts reporting, that Robert Mugabe will be re-elected as president of Zimbabwe by a wide margin. Exit polls reveal that the prime factors in motivating voters are a fear of being murdered and the lack of opposition candidates on the ballot.
Security was also a prime concern: “I’ve got no option but to go and vote so that I can be safe,” explained a young woman selling tomatoes.
Angus Shaw of the AP reports unusually heavy turnout.
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From the AP article:
“The official inflation rate was put at 165,000 percent by the government in February, but independent estimates put the real figure closer to 4 million percent.”
How bad are things when the government propaganda estimates inflation at 165,000 percent, or 450% A DAY – and that propaganda underestimates inflation by a factor of 24?
Using the independent estimates, inflation in Zimbabwe amounts to 1% every 7.8 seconds. That means that in the time it takes to drink a beer, the price of that beer will have doubled!
