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Inflation in Zimbabwe is so stunningly high -- more than 11 million percent so far this year -- that a box of cereal costs more than 1,000 Zimbabwe dollars, while a teacher's monthly salary is 800 Zimbabwe dollars.
So with an economy that out of kilter, it seems more than a little perverse that President Robert Mugabe handed swimmer Kristy Coventry a suitcase full of $100,000 as a bonus for her performance in Beijing, where she won a gold medal and three silver medals.
"You have done well, daughter of Zimbabwe," Mugabe told Coventry. "We wish you well in life. We should praise her. She is our golden girl. Take care of her."
Coventry lives in the United States. Fortunately for Coventry, the cash she got was in American greenbacks.
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