Zimbabwe’s economy has been in the deep abyss for more than a decade now. Inflation is currently at a world record high of 11.2 million percent. People’s standards of living are still pathetic. Very few can afford to put three meals a day on the table. Part of the problem bedevilling this once prosperous Southern African country is largely political. With the signing of the power sharing deal on September 15 which saw Robert Mugabe of Zanu PF emerging as President, Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC), as Prime Minister and Professor Arthur Mutambara (MDC) breakaway formation, Deputy Prime Minister, the aid pledges made by mostly Western countries to assist economically and still in the face of an unconcluded deal, what is to become of the international aid packages?
