Zimbabwe: Labour Market Flexibility Laws a Necessary Evil

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"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy," wrote America's second president, John Adams who was arguably of the view that the blood and toil of older generations should result in the freedom and actualisation of generations to come.

Closer home, while the older generation fought a protracted war against colonialism that resulted in the country's independence, the "born frees" have not significantly experienced economic actualisation. as it stands, the Zimbabwean economy is struggling, and about 80% of the country's adult population is currently unemployed.

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