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Improved economy lifts Zimbabwe spirits.....

Last year, residents of Zimbabwe were suffering with the highest rate of inflation in the world, an a chronic shortage of even the most basic goods.

But 12 months later, goods are back on the shelves of local grocers due in part to the government's decision to replace the Zimbabwe dollar with the South African rand and the US dollar.

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