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RBZ fails to stem black market

Fidelity Mhlanga ·

It’s mid-morning on a Saturday and people roaming in Harare’s central business district (CBD) are infused with the Heroes holiday fever.

Walking past the Robert Mugabe Road and Second Street intersection, cash dealers have “invaded” the Eastgate Shopping mall — a major attraction in the CBD.

What caught the attention of NewsDay was a parked ostentatious red Audi car swarmed by multitudes of money changers dishing out hard cash for circulation in the parallel market, with members of the police force appearing unfazed as they pass by the car.

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