Jane Mlambo| The Cross Border Traders Association (CBTA) has called on government to come up with interventions on parallel market transactions in the border town of Beitbridge.

Parallel market rates operating outside fiscal confines have left memories which are not good for many people.

While government grapples with giving the economy a new revival impetus, cash traders on the streets remain a visible national headache.

President of the CBTA Dr Killer Zivhu said they will soon engage the Minister of Finance and Economic Development Professor Mthuli Ncube.

“We will soon engage the finance minister on the matter as it is badly affecting our operations vis-à-vis the current cash crisis the country is faced with. These rates by cash traders in the streets do not sustain our business let balone the economy,” he said.

Currency traders on the streets have been cited as the reason rates go up on a runaway basis.

Experts and opinion makers believe this is an issue to fall in the short term measures in addressing national cash shortages.

-State Media