Zimbabwe Budget a Test of Wits for Economist Ncube

When renowned economist Mthuli Ncube accepted the job of Finance minister a year ago, he pleaded with Zimbabweans to start judging him after six months.

Professor Ncube, a Cambridge trained economist and former African Development Bank vice president, was among a couple of technocrats brought in by President Emmerson Mnangagwa after last year's elections to resuscitate a faltering economy.

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