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Being retired is a time for relaxing, right? Wrong!

That's if you are in Zimbabwe, that is... Following the land grab, agriculture collapsed and the Zimbabwean economy also collapsed - and hyperinflation wiped out savings.

30 Dec 2011

The story of Kamunjoma Dikani, 73, who retired in 2000, just as Zimbabwe's hyperinflation began to take root, is typical of many Zimbabweans who saved for years to enjoy a comfortable retirement, only to see their life savings wiped out. Read the article.

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