Kukiya-kiya

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Added August 02, 2025
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A Shona slang term meaning improvising or hustling in desperate times. It's about making do with whatever resources available. The kukiya-kiya economy refers to Zimbabweans' survival tactics during hyperinflation – doing multiple small hustles to get by.
"During the 2008 crisis, everyone was kukiya-kiya – selling, bartering, doing anything just to get basic goods. (Meaning: During the 2008 crisis, everyone was improvising and hustling – selling, bartering, doing whatever it took to obtain basic goods.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 02, 2025
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