Paper 2 · Constitution and Governance
Which of the following is an economic achievement of the Zimbabwean government after independence?
AAbolition of the Grain Marketing Board.
BRemoval of rural electrification programmes.
CConstruction of dams to support irrigation schemes.
DNationalisation of all privately owned businesses.
Explanation: Dam construction to support irrigation schemes is an economic achievement credited to the government after independence, alongside rural electrification and the Grain Marketing Board. Nationalising businesses, abolishing the Grain Marketing Board, and removing electrification programmes are the opposite of what was achieved.
Derived from ZIMSEC Heritage Studies Paper 2, Nov 2018, Q8