Over the course of the 1990s, Zimbabwe's economy steadily deteriorated. By 2000, living standards had declined from 1980; life expectancy was reduced, average wages were lower, and unemployment had trebled
M’zaka za m’ma 1990, chuma cha Zimbabwe chinayamba kusokonekera. Pofika m’chaka cha 2000, moyo unali utatsika kuchokera mu 1980; nthawi ya moyo inachepetsedwa, malipiro apakati anali ochepa, ndipo ulova unakwera katatu