ZPP has carried out
investigations
throughout the month of
October and established that
the fuel behind the current
crisis stems from the weak
control systems within the RBZ,
which allows connected
individuals to access foreign
currency at a lower rate, then
sell it on the parallel market at
a higher rate, then go back to
the RBZ to access more.
In interviews conducted with
some individuals, some
shocking details of the
involvement of some top
government officials who are
part of the chain were revealed.
ZPP spoke with some of the
money changers who wait
outside major retail shops
buying US dollars. The money
changers have various bank
cards loaded with huge
amounts of Zimbabwe dollars
and they allow individuals into
a shop to buy using the card
for an amount equivalent to the
US dollars they are selling.
Many of them confirmed that
they were just at the end of a
long line of individuals and
institutions connected to some
top officials.
In other words, government is
pretty much robbing itself and,
in the process, robbing the
people of Zimbabwe.