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Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

This summer, more than 8 million university students graduated in China. Gone are the days

that the state just assigned them to jobs. It doesn't even publish statistics on their

prospects anymore. There's plenty

of work to be had, just not the high-flying stuff all those grads are looking for. And we take a look

at experiments in the Netherlands to house students with the elderly. Despite obvious differences

in lifestyles and bed times, it's going remarkably well.

First up, though.

For most of its young life, the nation of Zimbabwe has been defined by Robert Mugabe, who ruled tyrannically for 37 years.

When a coup pushed him out in 2017 and his former deputy Emerson Menangagwa took over, there were celebrations and hoped that things would improve.

But life has only gotten worse in Zimbabwe. The government can't afford to clean reservoirs or run power stations.

Devastating drought has worsened the situation. So shortages of power, food, and water are increasing.

Inflation is soaring.

Despite the government declaring a planned demonstration illegal,

on Friday, people took to the streets to protest.

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