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Extravagance: How the rich kids of Zimbabwe spend their cash

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From $14,000 alligator skin, gold-plated Giuseppe Zanotti trainers to a Batmobile and private jets furnished in gold, the so-called Rich Kids of Zimbabwe have no shame in displaying their wealth.

In a nation where GDP per capita is a lowly £1,593 - less than Afghanistan's - the wealthy appear more than happy to flaunt their riches and even dismiss critics by telling them to stop hating.

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