Prostitutes in Zimbabwe are now reportedly accepting buckets of maize and cups of beans as payment for their services. This special form of trade by barter is reportedly being utilised by the sex workers in the Dema Growth Point region of the country. According to a report by a local news outlet, New Zimbabwe, some of the sex workers appealed to the government and other organisations for low-interest loans to start income-generating projects to fend for their starving families. One of the sex workers who only identified herself as Alice is quoted as saying: “Gone are the days when