The other face of the Zimbabwean crisis: The black market and dealers during Zimbabwe's decade of economic meltdown, 2000–2008

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Note on contributor

Tapiwa Chagonda is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. He has published on the dollarisation of Zimbabwe's economy and also on the responses of the working class to Zimbabwe's hyperinflation. His current research focuses on knowledge transgressivity.

Notes

1. Kukiya-kiya has also been referred to colloquially as kujingirisa by people taking part in

informal sector activities.

2. One major study on the extent of foreign currency remittances to Zimbabwe during the decade of crisis was conducted by Lionel Cliffe in Yorkshire, England in 2009. The study, which involved 400 Zimbabweans residing in Yorkshire, revealed that on average, each Zimbabwean migrant remitted around £300 per month to relatives and friends in Zimbabwe (Cliffe 2009).

3. Alexander Muchirahondo was interviewed on 3 March 2008.

4. A sextillion has 21 zeros.

5. James Pinduka was interviewed on 16 March 2008.

6. Lonika Msengezi was interviewed on 2 August 2008.

7. Michael Sango was interviewed on 4 August 2008.

8. Dumisani Hove was interviewed on 12 April 2008.

9. Simon Gwenzi was interviewed on 25 March 2008.

10. Alex Muchirahondo was interviewed for a second time on 29 April 2009.