Zimbabwe Highlights ZIMBABWE 1. VIDEO ZIMBABWE 2. GENERAL INFORMATION ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE https://www.doubledutchworldsafari.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Zimbabwe-LOW-RES.mp4 2. GENERAL INFORMATION ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe from Africa’s Breadbasket to the basket case. The country that was once dubbed “the breadbasket of Africa” suffered more than $12 billion in lost agriculture revenue since Mugabe came to power and started the land reforms seizing farms from white citizens. One of Africa’s strongest economies shrank to half the size it had been at independence in 1980. Zimbabwe’s transformation from exporter to importer of food is blamed by some analysts on the land reform program, which saw white commercial farmers lose farms to landless blacks who are lacking the skills to farm nor have the capital. Today (2010), fewer than 300 white farmers remain on portions of their original land holdings in Zimbabwe and many of the seized farms lie dormant, dilapidated and in ruins. What has been Zimbabwe’s loss has been a gain for neighbouring Zambia, where some of these farmers moved bringing with them decades of expertise for farming similar, arable land. Amazing how such a beautiful and rich country can be so mismanaged. All due to President Mr Robert Mugabe and his government hating white man. During our 2010 visit we did hear that public servants not been paid for months on end and people are hungry. Roadblocks are set up for govt officials to obtain an extra income for police, officials and army. The downward spiral of the economy has been attributed mainly to mismanagement and corruption by the government and the eviction of more than 4,000 white farmers in the controversial land confiscations between 2000 and today. By 2016 there were about 300 farms owned by white farmers left, out of the original 4,500. Inflation rose from an annual rate of 32% in 1998, to an official estimated high of 11,200,000% in August 2008, according to the country’s Central Statistical Office! This represented a state of hyperinflation and the central bank introduced a new 100 trillion dollar note. On 29 January 2009, to counteract runaway inflation, Zimbabweans were permitted to use other, more stable currencies to do business, alongside the Zimbabwe dollar. To combat inflation and foster economic growth the Zimbabwean Dollar was suspended indefinitely on 12 April 2009. In 2016 Zimbabwe allowed trade in USD, EURO, PULA and the pound sterling. The government’s land reform program badly damaged the sector, turning Zimbabwe into a net importer of food products.