The Winners-Losers Paradox

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In 2008 Zimbabwe was on the verge of collapse: food shortages, no money in the banks, widespread hunger and rampant cholera. The elections were deemed too close to call and another ballot ordered. An orgy of violence against opposition supporters left hundreds killed, thousands fleeing, and a quarter of a million people displaced. ÔWhen Winners are LosersÕ records the events of the next five years. The opposition formed a government of national unity, worthless Zimbabwean dollars were replaced by US dollars and SA Rand; the economy began to recover. We clung on hoping for lasting change.

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