In recent years, outcry against Mugabe has increased. This is due to one reason, jealousy. Robert Mugabe is a financial genius! Ol' Robert has made Zimbabweans Billionairs, with a big B...literally!
In July this year Zimbabwe introduced a bank-note worth Z$100bn in response to rampant inflation - but the note barely covers the cost of a loaf of bread.
Some Zimbabweans are already calling for higher denominations in a country where the official annual inflation rate has exceeded 2,200,000%.
Independent economists believe the real rate is many times higher.
Zimbabwe's meltdown has left at least 80% of the population in poverty, facing mass shortages of basic goods.
The country's central bank has introduced several new notes already this year in response to the hyperinflation.
In January, a Z$10 million note was issued, followed by a Z$50 million. By June the denominations had reached tens of billions.
Daily bread
In a notice in the state-controlled Herald newspaper, central bank governor Gideon Gono said the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe would introduce the new notes - known as special agro-cheques - to help consumers.
But Zimbabwe residents say the latest note is already worthless, and does not even cover their daily lunch.
"Nowadays, for my expenses a day, I need about Z$500 billion," one resident said.
"So Z$100 billion can't do anything because for me to go home I need Z$250 billion, so this [note] is worthless."
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