The Marondera teacher who was arrested for trying to convert his local currency, ZiG, salary to United States dollars, Albert Nyambara, has been summoned to appear at Marondera Magistrates Courts on 23 September 2024, according to the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ).
Zimbabwe uses a multicurrency system and it is allowed to buy and sell goods and products in one of the currencies which are legal tender.
The US dollar is the main currency of exchange in Zimbabwe, accounting for over 70% of transactions.
ARTUZ said: “Zimbabwe adopted a multi-currency regime which will remain in place up to 2030. This teacher is being punished for choosing one currency ahead of the other in this same basket of currency.
“At the beginning of August 2024, the RBZ announced that USD accounted for 70% of all transactions.
“The government doesn’t accept ZiG for passports neither do fuel traders. The bosses do not accept USD, but the working people have ZiG pushed down their throats.
“The system punishes the poor and creates perfect opportunities for politically connected capital to flourish. It is unacceptable and this has to stop. The working people should find each other and demand #FreedomNow.”
