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Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has advised the government to pay civil servants’ salaries in United States Dollars in order to break a paralysing strike by teachers.
Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday told Parliament that government had no immediate plans to abandon the Zimbabwe dollar, totally crashing any hopes by civil servants of having their salaries paid in United States dollars.
Commuter omnibus operators plying the Chitungwiza to Harare route have started quoting fares in United States dollars, purportedly to raise cash to buy fuel, which is now readily available at service stations selling in foreign currency.
International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association which represents interests of the world’s airlines, has issued a directive to local travel agents that all remittances of amounts due to them will only be accepted in United States dollars.
Thousands of Western Union and other money transfer agencies’ clients are failing to access their foreign currency sent through the service providers.
Landlords in Senga and Nehosho suburbs in Gweru, who offer lodgings to Midlands State University (MSU) off-campus students, are now charging monthly rentals in United States dollars.
Despite the continued economic hardships, Harare residents will not be compelled to pay their water bills solely in United States dollars
Civil servants have demanded salaries in United States dollars following the price increases and the rejection of the bond note and electronic transfers by some shop owners and service providers.
Government has resorted to charging United States dollars for the payment for all goods and services paid by foreigners at selected Zimbabwe’s Parks & Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) recreation facilities.
The price of maize meal is set to go up after manufacturers of packaging material raised the cost of their material by over 500 percent.