Zimbabwe: Minister Says Only 6 Percent Zimbabweans Unemployed

Small to Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni says only 6 % Zimbabweans were currently unemployed, contradicting wide claims that the country's unemployment rate was hovering above 90%.

Faced with an economic collapse, few economic options and a bleak future since the turn of the millennium, a lot of Zimbabweans left the country in search of employment opportunities.

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