Opinion

Zimbabwe: No way out of the hole in 2020

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There will be no happy new year for Zimbabwe in 2020, with a general consensus that the country is more likely to worsen than improve by even the smallest measure. The key concerns that flow from that are the increased potential for instability and a continuing socio-economic decline that brings intensified challenges for the entire region – specifically neighbors South Africa and Botswana. Nor is there any prospect of a quick fix or even a medium-term improvement.