Zimbabwe suffers cash crunch

Long queues of people waiting to draw cash have been a common sight outside banks for the past two weeks. "Yesterday I came here at 4 a.m. but by 3 p.m., when the branch closed, I had not managed to get anything," said Janet Sibanda, who lives in the capital, Harare.

The crisis has inevitably bred a new kind of dealer, providing cash for a commission. They include bank tellers who moonlight as currency sellers after work, illegal foreign currency dealers, shop managers and even sports administrators, who receive cash after matches.

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