@daddyhope I hear you mukoma but I sense that Zuma has support even from the ANC itself. They're not pushing against this 'Abahambe' gospel enough if they're at all to a point i feel that MK was sent by ANC to do this!
One of the Imiklomelo Ka Dakamela 2026 award recipients, Dr Gasolo, walked all the way from Bulawayo to Nkayi — Chief Dakamela’s homestead. He began the journey on Wednesday at 2:30PM and arrived on Friday at 9PM. An incredible feat of dedication!
Building an Export Culture in a Mono-Currency Environment
I am a realist. A mono-currency system is coming—sooner rather than later.
But as we move in that direction, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe must understand why I shifted my capital into gold production—and why export incentives matter.
Without them, we risk reversing the hard-won gains of our export sectors.
In the 90s, I farmed for local markets. But I quickly learned a hard truth: without access to foreign currency, growth is capped. The Export Retention Scheme (ERS) that the Reserve Bank had at the time changed that. It gave exporters control—and that control created incentives.
That is what pushed me into tobacco and paprika.
Later, when I lost my farms, I shifted again—this time into mining. Not by choice, but by necessity. I needed a reliable, self-controlled source of foreign currency.
After trial and error, I built a mine in Kadoma that funded my imports and growth.
That experience taught me one thing:
control over foreign currency is not a luxury—it is the foundation of scale.
I have reinvested everything into Zimbabwe. I have no other home.
But I need the freedom to:
•generate my own foreign currency
•retain it
•deploy it as I see fit
I am willing to sell what I don’t need—to the market and to the central bank. But that must be a choice, not a compulsion.
Because local producers cannot compete on unequal terms with multinationals who:
•freely repatriate capital
•move dividends without restriction
•access global funding at scale
If we are serious about building an export-led economy, we must reward those who earn foreign currency—not constrain them.
Incentives build exporters.
Restrictions destroy them. This reassurance is missing in the current messaging on mono currency. I request the Reserve Bank to kindly review its messaging so as to give confidence to exporters and the diaspora population that sends money home to support our economy.
(I couldn't get her name). I also enquired from another gentleman who offered unreasonable explanations and dismissed my query. Is slow service the nature of your bank ? Are you aware that majority of clients complain? Is your staff trained to address clients with courtesy?
@CBZHoldings@LNyazema@LuxonZembe Just left the CBZ Bank ,Kwame Nkrumah branch. Spent an hour in the que just to make a simple deposit. It also appears you prioritize certain clients. I tried to enquire why this is so and was met with indifference the lady teller who served me