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Shoppers resist price increases
25 Sep 2017 at 08:16hrs | Views
Major supermarkets and other outlets in and around Harare were trading normally over the weekend and taking all forms of payment, putting to shame reports on social media that prices of basic commodities had doubled due to rising inflation.
Government dismissed the mischievous reports, warning those who abused social media to peddle false information risked arrest.
The public panicked over the weekend after tuckshop operators and small businesses started hiking prices and rejecting Ecocash and bank transfers as a means of payment.
People started stocking cartons of cooking oil, soap and other groceries, creating an artificial shortage in parts of the city.
A survey showed that bigger supermarkets like OK, Pick n Pay, Spar, Choppies and others were fully stocked and trading at normal prices while accepting all forms of payment.Home Affairs Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo dismissed as false and unfounded social media claims of chaos in the currency markets.
Government dismissed the mischievous reports, warning those who abused social media to peddle false information risked arrest.
People started stocking cartons of cooking oil, soap and other groceries, creating an artificial shortage in parts of the city.
A survey showed that bigger supermarkets like OK, Pick n Pay, Spar, Choppies and others were fully stocked and trading at normal prices while accepting all forms of payment.Home Affairs Minister Dr Ignatius Chombo dismissed as false and unfounded social media claims of chaos in the currency markets.
Source - the herald
