Harare, Zimbabwe today
As at 10:00 am GMT+2 today:
Temperature: 25°C
Humidity: 25.7%
Visibility: 8km
Clouds: Clear Skies
Wind: NNE at 7 km/h
Barometer: 1.009 atm
Dew Point: 4°C
Sunrise: 5:45 am GMT+2
Sunset: 5:47 pm GMT+2
Inflation: Was 11,2million % in August. Now no one knows anymore
Cabinet: What’s that?
Prime Minister: Unsowrn in
Official currency: Zimdollar
Unofficial currencies: Fuel coupons, maize, US dollars, SA Rands
Exchange rate: US$1 = ZW$300,000 at the transfer rate (revalued- TWICE)
Maximum daily withdrawl at the bank/ATM: ZW$1,000
Cost of public transport into town: ZW$500
Cost of a loaf of bread: ZW$2,000 (if you can find it)
Cost of a kg of beef: ZW$8,500
Main export: Educated Zimbabweans
Biggest industry: Forex dealing
Other industries: Buying and selling, more buying and selling, even more buying and selling
The call of a nation
The nation of Zimbabwe pleads to all who were birthed within its beautiful borders, the nation which bore you when you took your first breath, the nation which fed you from the labour of its ground, the nation which taught you how to live, the nation that schooled you, empowered you, strengthened you, inspired you and propelled you to be who you are today.
Now this nation needs your help as it stands in travail as a result of a mismanaged government, and is moving towards a new horizon. This is your opportunity not only to return the favour to the nation which mothered you, but also to grab a hold of the portion which belongs to you. And there is an abundance of opportunities for you to take a hold of, far beyond your wildest dreams. Read more
Hi BACOSSI, meet Commander FOLIWAR
ACRONYMious? Gideon Gono does it again.
It seems that Mr Gono is in love with acronyms. The last few he has dished out: BACOSSI (Basic Commodity Supply Side Intervention), NEDPP (National Economic Develeopment Priority Programme), ASPEF (Agricultural Sector Productivity Enhancement Facility) and others have not really helped us.
But now he has come up with a whole new army of them and it is his hope that where BACOSSI and company lost some historic battles, these new battalions will win the war for us, as they are US dollar backed. It is my hope that at the end of all this the people and their Governor will not part acrimoniously or even ACRONYMiously.
Well, here they are: Read more
Zimbabwe dollars selling well on Ebay
Just how much is a Zimdollar worth? Well, apparently it’s a lot more than you think. Clever Zimbabweans around the world are capitalising on the novelty of the Zimbabwean currency by selling notes on Ebay. Read more
