Can gold coins really rescue Zimbabwe’s economy?

Zimbabwe’s central bank introduced a policy last year to sell gold coins in a bid to stabilise the country’s economy and combat inflation. They were meant to be an alternative to dollars as a way of safeguarding people‘s wealth – even when the local currency was losing its value. But with the top tier coin worth $2,000 and the smallest currently valued at $188 – they’re not something the average Zimbabwean can afford. So are these coins all they’re cracked up to be?Africa Daily’s Mpho Lakaje finds out more.