Will the Zim dollar become the currency with nine lives? Dream on, say experts

The currency is about to die for a second time, with one businessman saying it ‘will be in the graveyard’ by June

30 January 2022 - 17:35 By Ray Ndlovu

When Zimbabwean businessman Nigel Chanakira asked 100 CEOs at a seminar in Harare on Thursday if they were willing to use the local currency, only one raised his hand...

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