Chitungwiza Municipality Scandal: Former Employee Paid Just 2 ZIG Instead of US$5K
Chitungwiza Municipality is making headlines after paying a former employee only 2 ZIG instead of the US$5,156 they owed him.
A Shocking Conversion
An official letter from the municipality has surfaced, revealing the details of the payment. The municipality explained that in February 2019, there was a transition from USD to RTGS at a 1:1 rate.
This meant that the owed amount of US$5,156.95 became RTGS 5,156.95. The RTGS amount was then converted to ZIG on April 5, 2024, at a rate of 1:2498.7242, resulting in just 2.06 ZIG.
Official Letter from Council
“Reference is made to your letter dated 15 october 2024. You were owed US$5156.95 when your contract with council was terminated in October 2015. Please be advised that in February 2019 there was a transition from USD to RTGS at rate 1:1 which meant that US$5156,95 became RTGS 5156.95. the RTGS 5156.95 was then converted to Zig on 5 april 2024 at a rate of 1:2498.7242 and at became 2.06 Zig. Council now owes you Zig 2.06,” read the letter.
Public Outrage on Social Media
@HouMuza:
Someone will come and say “Government owes you nothing.”
@Cyps5:
This has to be challenged in court. It stinks of fraud.
@HopeKabaya:
This is exactly the reason why folks now use Mattess Banking..
@JeremyR75101992:
These are real life struggles ladies and gentlemen. Sometime in 2018, Shelter Zim did the same to me coz Uncle Bob had introduced bond notes back in 2016 at 1:1 with the greenback. I lost USD26, 000 for a stand I was buying at Rock View Park. Imhondi idzi.
@headmarkerter:
I used to work Trek (Clan group) for 10 years, we were retrenched in 2007 retrenchment packages paid in Zim dollars when currencies changed I got nothing was told zim dollar accounts closed that was the start of poverty.
@Mzi_kaMashobane:
From USD5156.95 to ZIG2.06 This is totally wrong and you have varakashi defending this corrupt government that is stealing from it’s people like this……
@farai_makombe7:
it also happened to a deceased relative previously employed in the min of Education.On following up on the person’s pension-we were told that her pension was now worth just a few ZIG.Sad, but the current leadership doesn’t care about citizens