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Teacher Arrested For Converting ZiG Salary To USD Set For Court Appearance

4 months agoSat, 07 Sep 2024 05:41:39 GMT
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Teacher Arrested For Converting ZiG Salary To USD Set For Court Appearance

Albert Nyambara, a teacher from Marondera, has been summoned to appear before a magistrate after being arrested for attempting to convert his salary, paid in local currency (ZiG), into United States dollars.

Like other state employees, teachers receive part of their salary in US dollars and the remainder in ZiG. The US dollar is the predominant currency in Zimbabwe, accounting for over 70% of transactions.

Many government departments and businesses do not accept ZiG, forcing citizens to rely on unlicensed foreign currency dealers to convert their local currency earnings into USD.

According to the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), Nyambara is scheduled to appear at the Marondera Magistrates’ Court on September 23, 2024. ARTUZ said:

Zimbabwe adopted a multi-currency regime which will remain in place up to 2030. This teacher is being punished for choosing one currency ahead of the other in this same basket of currencies.

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At the beginning of August 2024, the RBZ announced that USD accounted for 70% of all transactions.

The government doesn’t accept ZiG for passports neither do fuel traders. The bosses do not accept USD, but the working people have ZiG pushed down their throats.

The system punishes the poor and creates perfect opportunities for politically connected capital to flourish.

It is unacceptable and this has to stop. The working people should find each other and demand freedom now.

Nyambara, a school teacher at Waterloo Primary School in Macheke was arrested on 10 May 2024 and charged with illegal trade in foreign currency after he approached undercover police officers attempting to exchange his ZiG bank balance for US dollars.

According to a police memo, Albert Nyambara (37) unknowingly approached police detectives who were on surveillance for money traders outside N Richards Supermarket in Marondera.

Nyambara allegedly offered detectives from CID Commercial Crime Division Northern Regions his CABS card to purchase some groceries in exchange for US dollars. Reads the memo in part:

Accused person approaching the detectives who were pushing a trolley loaded with various groceries which include tiggle naks assorted 50X24 grams, Willards things 8X150 grams, baby soft tissues rolls white 2 ply 1X18, 2 Quire A4 papyrus FM Counter book X 1, Top Chef premium white rice 2X5 KG, Mazoe Orange Crush 6X2 Litres, Fizzi Cream-Soda 6X2 litres.

On approaching detectives, the accused person indicated that he had some ZiG in CABS Bank account and intended to swipe in exchange for US dollars at an offered rate of ZiG 14.11 per US $1-00 and in addition, he offered US$5 as a token of appreciation.

Accused person then gave detectives his CABS Bank card serial number 588925071472080 and he supplied the pin number as 2011.

Accused person then accompanied detectives to the till where they swiped for the groceries and he proceed outside the shop.

Accused person waited outside the shop and was given a receipt of the groceries worth ZiG999.07. Upon receiving the receipt, accused person calculated the equivalent in US dollars and he said amounted to US$70,80.

Detectives then gave the trap money to the accused person and subsequently arrested [him].

Nyambara initially appeared before a Marondera magistrate on 11 May and was released on a summons.

He was represented by lawyers from Makwanya Godfrey of Sakala Associates.

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33 Comments

Jaison Ndlovu · 4 months ago
But this was not fair. This man was only trying to live, not to deal in foreign currency. He stole nothing, and he didn't not gain from the transactions.
Corruptmore Looto · 4 months ago
Inonzi Zanu iyoyo, they don't care about anyone except for themselves
Mwy · 4 months ago
You can explain what you want to do, changing money or to teach economics. The world is full of choices. From there don't do what is not yours otherwise you may see yourself in 17 years jail. Go away its over for now
pk · 4 months ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 police detective arresting a person trying to change his zig on official rate when in the streets money changers are ripping people at 1 is to 24 rate are walking scot-free this is a comic country,🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Biggie · 4 months ago
Chinorwadza ndechekuti uchizviitira kudaro vanotuma council kutora zvinhu zvauri kutengesa apa kwekutengesera hakuna saka unotomira muroad shoulders uchitengesa zvako kanzuru youya yotora,After wanohodha mhiri chero angava madomasi chaiwo or anything chauri kutengesa vanotora,now woti utsvage usd via swipe exchange yava mhosva apa ndiyo same rate yawaswiper nayo hauna kubira munhu wosungwazve saka eish nothing is on our side as Zimbabweans airmoney ndiyo inosungirwa munhu kkkkkk Dunderheads full of corruption, looting, killing, abduction and theft only benefiting yourselves by creating chaos and intimidating innocent people.
Erudite · 4 months ago
Tinokusungai zvokuti heki.zvekuti maiti pfee pfee hatina basa nazvo.muchakaura
Ryn · 4 months ago
Zvinomboitika zvimwe zvacho unoshaiwa kuti zvinombofamba cy
44yrs · 4 months ago
Haa vanhu vakangosungwa muna May vakaita munyama maiwee kkkkk
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Mupurisa akasunga ndiye asina kukwana kuita basa nekudungawo 0unha hake Ari kutsvaga Mari yemushikashika here?
Zeus mfana · 4 months ago
Sorry u where trying to make ends meet
Zeus mfana · 4 months ago
We re in hell ruled by these evil, thoughtless regime it only knows abuction, raping, looting, creating chaos, land grabbers now we re beggars Africa
👀👀 · 4 months ago
ndakamboirarama life yekuenda ku Town centre nema card mairi ,rangu nerababa tichitsvaga maUSA,,,unenge uchitoita kunge munhu ana mbiri dzisingadhonzerane nedzimwe,you approach everyone arikupinda mustore humbling urself and begging like a street kid kt ushandise card upihwewo cash,thats when l decided to to stop being someone's servant and became my own boss,
Chibaba · 4 months ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣 hoo muri maboss so can you pliz employ me
👀👀 · 4 months ago
kumba ku tuckshop ndakasiira muzukuru ,akatizirwa aane mukadzi,kwaChikwanha ndakaisa mwana musikana,ini ndiri mutown hangu ,ndiri kuita zveku runner,zvine kafast money,kashoma but u survive,nhasi ndakazorora hangu ,uri cy
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👀👀 · 4 months ago
even uchitengesa etm or madomasi u are yo own boss @ chibaba
👀👀 · 4 months ago
so sad,apa uone aida kutochinja ne rate racho ravanoda,saka ndakazvisiya zvehu civil servant,dai ndisina kana imba ,and now l own my little car,better kunohodha joni ,zvekuita runner zvawandirwa but u survive with bread and butter,kwete kt vana vanodya chingwa musi waunonotenga grocery
· 4 months ago
kkk taura zvako iwe haunyepi mamwe mabasa anokuita muranda , kuzviitira kunobhadhara unogara une Mari every day kwete zveku hora ka 12 chete gore rese apa uchipihwa kamari kemhiripiri
Gvt · 4 months ago
It doesn't make sense when one is desperately looking to pay other services in usdollar, let him seek to avoid inconvenience with other people in different business. Did he steal where else can he get the usdollar? Zim is hell of our own creation, 40years behind but leaving chugumba, chivhayo out yet they plastered billions of cash
unknown · 4 months ago
This only makes people not want zig. Who wants money that you can't trade with it except to just consume it.
How · 4 months ago
The police is also complicity. They bought their groceries using his bank card. Thet trapped him. If he had carried out this transaction with another person there would be every reason to arrest him. The courts should also order that the police officers be held complicity.
Patz · 4 months ago
Rate yaaichinja is equivalent to the legal bank rate so he was not involved in the business of illegal forex dealing but is a teacher who was simply storing the value of his salary by converting it from ZiG to Usd. I dont think its an offence to ask someone to buy using my Zig and give me an equivalent in USD coz ndirikuunganidza mari yekuvaka saka ikagara iri maZig inoruza value. This is a straight aquital because the main element of the offence- exchanging money for a premium( profit) is not there
mnangagwa · 4 months ago
inganzi imhosva kuichinja Mari yaunayo kuisa kuneimwe currency.makuda kumamiswa.inobudika nyaya yako.
Mr JP van · 4 months ago
kana zvichinetsa zig racho ngarishandisiwe nemunhu wese muzimbabwe uye ngariwande senyeredzi dzo udenga
$$$ · 4 months ago
Hapana nyaya apa inonzi barter trade yavakaita ,mumwe aida ma USD mumwe akashandisa maZiG aiva nemumwe ,zvinhu zvakatengwa nemaZiG zvakazoitwasei.
Anonymous · 4 months ago
Very sad in a multi currency country. Tendai biti help this guy there's nothing wrong here. We have never seen mnagwagwa pulling out zig it's us dollars he hands out
😎😎 · 4 months ago
Aaa zvagara ndiwo mararamiro atava kuita since rtgs was on the system.Also takatarisana nekuvhurwa kwezvikoro,Hurumende kuti isaremedze vanhu itai kuti zvikoro zvacho zvitambire zig, pane kungogara muchititsvinyira imi muchiBanker USD mudzimba dzenyu.Why muchiisa mutemo kuvanhu vepasi Zimbabwe siyai huhori hwekusunga vasina mhosva. kana maisada zvekutenga neCard makadii kuramba card racho. MaCID hamusi kuonawo here kuti zvakatiomera isu vepasi tiri kuti zvinoda US zvakawanda Fees inoda in usd havadi zig renyu saka tonoriwana kupi usd imi musingakwanisi kuisa mutemo munyika menyu motitsvinyira manje.ok moreover makachinjiwa neRate iyo chaiyo so whats wrong nemi mapurisa.Ngatisarwadzisana upenyu ndehwaMwari imi hamusi vanaMwari munoda kuomesera vamwe vanhu nemi yenyu nguva yekutongwa ichauya kana muchifunga kuti munorarama nekusingaperi
Nono · 4 months ago
Well said
Erudite · 4 months ago
Haiwawo sungwai stereki ndimi munenge muchiti pfee pfee nguva yemaelections.hamusati matanga
lotus · 4 months ago
zvonzwisa tsitsi he's just trying to make ends meets .yes ma zig anawo but hapana landlord arikutambira ma zig, most schools don't either .
Tkt · 4 months ago
Stupld people Same persons earn their salaries in the same structure

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