ZIMBABWE HEADING FOR DISASTER AS MUSHAYAVANHU PLANS TO FORCE ZiG ON EVERYONE

Zimbabwe is in serious trouble again. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mushayavanhu is now thinking of making ZiG, the country’s new local currency, the only money people can use. But many experts are warning that this is a very bad idea. They say it will destroy the little that is left of Zimbabwe’s economy.

Mushayavanhu says ZiG is now strong enough to be used by everyone for everything. He claims it is stable and working well. But economists say this is not true. They say the so-called stability is fake and it is only stable because people are not using it much. The government itself is not using it for fuel, passports, or even to pay certain taxes and duties.

Professor Gift Mugano, a well-known economist in Zimbabwe, said the stability of ZiG is not real. He said, “If ZiG is stable, why is government afraid to use it for all payments?” Right now, most people still use the US dollar for important things. Even the government prefers the US dollar when it really matters.

Another expert, Steve Hanke, who is an American professor of applied economics, also warned about Zimbabwe’s money problems. He said that the Zimdollar, now replaced by ZiG, was the third worst currency in the world. Only Venezuela and Lebanon had worse money.

According to Hanke, Zimbabwe’s money supply is growing very fast — by 122% per year. That means more and more money is being printed or added into the economy. When this happens, prices go up very fast, and people can’t afford anything. He said Zimbabwe’s inflation is now at 79% per year.

This is why many people fear that if ZiG becomes the only currency in the country, everything will collapse again. Prices will rise quickly. Shops will charge more. Transport will go up. Even basic things like bread and cooking oil will become too expensive.

We have been here before. Zimbabweans have suffered many times from bad decisions made by ZANU PF and its leaders. In the past, the country printed too much money. The old Zimbabwe dollar became worthless. People had to carry plastic bags full of cash just to buy a loaf of bread. Then the country switched to the US dollar. Things were better for a while. But then ZANU PF brought back the local currency.

Now they are doing it again. Mushayavanhu is selling a dream that will soon become a nightmare. He is promising fake hope. His plan is not based on facts. It is based on lies and fake stability. People will suffer again if this goes ahead.

Zimbabwe does not have the right systems in place to support its own currency. There is no trust in the government. Investors are afraid. There is corruption everywhere. People are struggling to survive. Forcing them to use a weak currency will only make life harder.

Many Zimbabweans are now using US dollars because they don’t believe in ZiG. Businesses, churches, schools, hospitals – they all want US dollars. Why? Because it is stable and trusted. ZiG is not.

Making ZiG the only currency will not fix anything. It will bring back hyperinflation and push Zimbabwe into another deep crisis.

ZANU PF and Mushayavanhu must stop playing with people’s lives. The economy is not a game. People are tired of suffering. They are tired of empty promises. What we need are real solutions, not another experiment that will destroy everything.

Zimbabweans must speak out. We must say no to this madness. We must stop this before it’s too late. Because when the collapse starts, it will be fast and painful – and once again, it is the poor who will suffer the most.