Zimbabwe: Empty Shelves Scare

Austin Mushanguri shakes his head in dejection and walks away from the fridges in an affluent supermarket in the capital after reading a sign saying he can only buy one bottle of beer instead of the dozen he'd hoped for.

Similar scenes are playing out across the country where foreign-exchange shortages and austerity measures have left consumers facing long lines for everything from fuel to bread, sugar and cooking oil.

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