An expensive burger

On Friday, the Zimbabwe government issued Z$ 1 million, Z$ 5 million and Z$ 10 million banknotes. The wire reports that a burger at a simple cafe is now costing Z$ 15 million.

Just under ten years ago, I spent a month on assignment in this beautiful and diverse land, photographing everything from cricket matches to politics and daily life. At that time, Z$ 100 was about USD $4. In a decade, that’s 100,000% inflation. One Hundred Thousand percent. The economy has been in free fall for many years, and the Zimbabwean people are the ones getting hosed.