{"id":17697,"date":"2020-01-05T18:47:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=17697"},"modified":"2020-01-05T18:47:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:47:39","slug":"zimbabwe-traders-revert-to-the-banned-foreign-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabwe-traders-revert-to-the-banned-foreign-currency","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Traders Revert To The Banned Foreign Currency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zimbabwean traders are reportedly trading using the banned foreign currency citing the rapid rate at which the local currency is shedding value against other currencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Standard notes that most businesses in Manicaland were trading in the South African Rand although saying most of the residents had the Rand from their beloved ones in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>One trader in Chisumbanje who spoke to the Standard said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>We don\u2019t have an option here. 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