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Zimbabwe artist turns worthless old Mugabe-era banknotes into paintings

Prudence Chimutuwah. [Courtesy]

If anyone doesn't need reminding that banknotes are just worthless pieces of paper, it is Zimbabweans: more than a decade ago, they watched as hyperinflation obliterated their currency and led to the printing of a 100 trillion Zimbabwean dollar note.

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