Source: Impressive IMF economic growth rates are meaningless to Zimbabweans drowning in a sea of grinding poverty Tendai Ruben Mbofana The latest report from the International Monetary Fund regarding Zimbabwe’s economic trajectory reads like a dispatch from a parallel universe. If you value my social justice advocacy and writing, please consider a financial contribution to keep it going. Contact me on WhatsApp: +263 715 667 700 or Email: mbofana.tendairuben73@gmail.com It is a world where spreadsheets and percentages hold more weight than the empty stomachs and hollowed-out dreams of millions. To hear that the economy expanded by 7.5 percent in 2025, outstripping even the government’s own optimistic projections, should be a cause for national celebration. Yet, for the average citizen navigating the battered streets of Harare or the neglected wards of rural Matabeleland, these figures are not just “impressive” — they are an insult. The report is the kind of headline that might ...