VENDORS and commuter omnibus operators in the CBD are
rejecting bond coins in favour of bond notes arguing that coins were being
rejected in their whole chain of business.
A survey conducted by H-Metro showed that vendors reject
coins because where they buy their goods the bond coins are not accepted. Commuter
omnibus operators said coins are not traded for forex exchange.
One of the vendors interviewed by the H-Metro said that
retailers are making it difficult for them to continue trading with bond coins.
“Kwatiri kutenga kuma tuckshops varikutiomesera, ma 50
cents havamadi zvachose saka isuwo hatingamatambire, ma dollar varikutotiisira
percentage saka hazvichaiti,” she said.
Foreign retailers who are crowding downtown are not
accepting bondcoins claiming that they were being charged in foreign currency
to get groceries fore retailing.
A commuter omnibus driver at Charge Office bus terminus
said they converted their daily takings to forex and that forex could only be
bought using notes.
“Bond coins are hard to use especially when buying US
dollars; if you cash coins, the kombi owner pays your salary in those coins.
“Since most tuckshops are rejecting coins we will end up
stuck with salaries in coins so we reject them; it is a whole system rejecting
the coins.
“Kana uchida kunetsana nacondoctor pinda mukombi une ma
bondcoin.” However passengers who were queuing for Zupco buses said
Zupco was accepting bond coins.
“Zupco buses are still taking coins as usual but kombies
are refusing; kombi operators need to be taught a lesson.
“Something has to be done nekuti havangarambe mari vanoda
kuti tiiwanepi isu.
“They should arrest these kombi operators because things
will continue to worsen,” said passengers.
Members of the public are pleading with the government to
look at the matter as it is affecting their day to day lives.
Supermarkets are, however, accepting all coins. H Metro
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