Mugabe warning over profiting from economic crisis
Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe threatened a state of emergency if businesses profiteer from the country’s economic crisis.
The move, which could give Mugabe even more sweeping powers to punish opponents in the event that political power-sharing talks fail, came after it was announced Zimbabwe was knocking 10 zeros off its hyper-inflated currency – a move that turns 10 billion dollars into one.