Another Course on the Robert Mugabe School of Mad Magic Economics

Here's another session of the mad wonderful world of Robert Mugabe.

Mugabe bans pay and price rises

Mr Mugabe has brought the new rules in unilaterally

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has banned all pay rises and price increases in a new bid to curb the country's runaway inflation.

With Zimbabwe's annual inflation now at more than 7,600% - the highest in the world - the latest move was announced by the state-run Herald newspaper.

Anyone who breaks the freeze, which applies for six months, will get a jail sentence of up to the same length.

Shops have previously been told to cut prices, but most have little to sell.

All this to be taken with a grain of piquant salt!!!