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/ 15 October 2007

Zimbabwe approves 200% price hike for bread

Zimbabwe’s government has allowed bakers to increase the price of a loaf of bread by more than 200%, as shortages persist across the country, an official of the bakers’ association said on Sunday. On Friday, the Zimbabwean government had authorised new increases in the prices of basic foodstuffs in a bid to ease widespread shortages

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