Jane Mlambo| Opposition leader has contrasted long held beliefs that Zimbabwe is facing severe cash shortages, arguing that the country has surplus money which is being held in the pockets of a few high and mighty in power.

Chamisa said Zimbabwe’s problem had nothing to do with cash shortage but confidence and legitimacy of the current government which retained power through rigging the just ended harmonised elections.

Chamisa was responding to a question from a Twitter user who said government does not have foreign currency to pay doctors and civil servants.

The Twitter user by the name Pablo Chimusoro said the government would not be able to pay civil servants in foreign currency since it was struggling to procure fuel, medication and other basics but Chamisa had other ideas as he insisted the problem is corruption and lack of confidence in the Mnangagwa administration hence people including the informal market prefers to keep their cash far away from banks.

Confidence, bankability and legitimacy of government will do it all.There is surplus money in Zimbabwe ..only that most of it is in the pockets of a few high and mighty in power.Some of it is in the informal and subterranean.

— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) December 29, 2018