ading with informal traders. They were caught unawares when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced a new re-denominated currency and ordered all old currency surrendered within 21 days.
When they tried to repatriate money to Zimbabwe it was seized by immigration officials who said the money had been illegally exported. Miffed at their loss the Mozambicans vented their anger at Charamba who had tried to cross into Mozambique as part of his tour to assess the state of Zimbabwe’s border posts. Charamba heads a recently formed government taskforce on tourism and image building and has been touring border posts to assess service there. But Mugabe’s man had to beat a hasty retreat from Forbes border post as an angry crowd of traders threatened to beat him up.- ZimOnline
10.8.2006
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Mozambicans vent anger at Charamba
MUTARE - An angry crowd of Mozambican informal traders last week barred President Robert Mugabe's spokesman George Charamba from entering that country after Zimbabwe immigration officials had seized money from the traders.
The Mozambicans keep huge sums of Zimbabwean currency for black market tr
The Mozambicans keep huge sums of Zimbabwean currency for black market tr