Terrence Mawawa| World-renowned economic commentator, Steve
Hanke has spoken against the economic sanctions against other countries as they mostly affect the poor.

Hanke shares the same sentiments with Econet boss Strive Masiyiwa.He described sanctions as war crimes.

Hanke’s views are also in sync with what most of the local business people have said.There has been a lot of talk around the amended ZIDERA and Zanu PF bigwigs argue that the punitive economic measures have to go in order to give the local economy a new lease of life.

Hanke wrote on twitter:” Sanctions are economically illiterate and they punish innocent civilians rather than targeted governments. Often times the political elite get rich while the
ordinary citizens are left to live off scraps. It’s time

to call sanctions what they are: war crimes.”