The 21-day national lockdown which commenced on March 30 has not stopped illegal money changers from conducting their business, with most of them having retreated to residential suburbs.
25-year-old Philip Mundozo of Kambuzuma suburb in Harare told Al Jazeera that his customers now contact him telephonically and come to his house to conduct transactions. He said:
I cannot go to town, but that has not stopped me from doing my work. Customers call me and come to my house to trade.