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Energy & MiningGuns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches
Charles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno 22 Oct 2025

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"There is nothing you can buy in local currency, everyone now wants foreign currency and this is causing so much suffering, as people are failing to buy food because they do not have any foreign currency," said Thabani Msipa in the southern city of Bulawayo.
At the beginning of October the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) licensed hundreds of shops to sell goods in foreign currency, and unlicensed retailers followed suit.
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