Ecocash issues a statement that they have not been suspended and that the minister who announced this has spoken out of turn.
As I would prefer to work on a hard copy of the book I am to proofread, rather than on screen, I go to a photocopying and printing shop to see how much it will cost. This is a place I always use as they are usually very reasonably priced.
The man quotes me Zim$3 per sheet. Now yesterday, this was the equivalent of US3c. However, because of the Ecocash crisis, the rate has changed, making each sheet the equivalent of US6c. The man at the shop won't accept Ecocash even though they are still operating. He obviously doesn't believe this and fears, quite rightly, that his money will be stuck in an inaccessible account. If I had been able to pay with cash or Ecocash, it would cost me Zim$840 (yesterday this was US$8.40) but with the drop in the rate, today it will cost me US$18! That is more than the book will be sold for when it is published, printed, bound and on the shelves of the bookshops. This is how ridiculous life has become here.
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