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Manufacturing is low, and poverty is rising along with prices for everything, including essentials like food and fuel.Now the economic carnage is threatening essential public services by triggering a massive brain drain in critical sectors.Harare City Council, which runs the Zimbabwean capital’s fire department, said the city lost 125 firefighters last year.Council spokesperson Innocent Ruwende told Al Jazeera that they left to chase more lucrative jobs overseas, mostly in Middle East Gulf states.“Our firefighters are in demand because they are highly trained,” he said.The allure of a more lucrative, more stable payday abroad is an enticing proposition for Chikengezha, who currently brings home $200 a month.“Entry salaries [abroad] are somewhere in the region of $1,300-$1,500,” he said.It’s not just firefighters who are chasing bigger paycheques.
As said here by Chris Muronzi