Six Bulawayo women appeared before magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya facing charges of contravening a section of the Exchange Control regulations for dealing in foreign currency without a licence. The six pleaded not guilty and were granted $100 bail each.
In an Extraordinary Government Gazette published on Thursday, President Mugabe issued Statutory Instrument 122A of 2017 — Exchange Control (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (No 5) which criminalises cash vending without permission from the exchange control authority and empowers police to arrest money peddlers and seize whatever currency is involved.
The six are Maritha Ncube (32) of Lobengula West, Celestino Panganai and David Madaba both from Cowdray Park, Enias Dzinavhanu from Nketa 9, Fortune Mhenyu (37) and Nyasha Museka (34).
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