Harare, Zimbabwe (News of The South)-One of the Zimbabwe’s largest locally owned churches ZAOGA FIF, with a presence in all the world’s continents, has begun instituting a raft of austerity measures as a way of surviving in the current economic malaise afflicting the Southern Africa nation.
These include a wholesale ban on the buying of cars and employment of new personnel.
In letter dated 15 June the church’s Founder and President Archbishop Ezekiel Guti has advised all Districts and Provinces to immediately effect the new measures.
“I am writing this letter to you concerning the current economic situation in our country”.
“I am asking you to reduce your monthly budget, this is important to enable us to keep going as many people are out of employment due to many companies that are closing”, he says.
Zimbabwe currently has an unemployment rate of over 90% with its CBD currently flooded by vendors as people continue losing their jobs.
In a revelatory show of the acute nature of Zimbabwe’s economic problems, the religious institution has also decided to effect a strict regime against the taking in of new personnel.
“The Provinces and Districts must not employ new people unless if it is a valid replacement”.
“We need to save money, knowing that many of our people have lost employment”.
“For now you will not be allowed to buy cars. I trust that you will listen and do exactly as I have instructed you”, the letter says.
Zimbabwe’s economic limbo has been worsened by a political tug of war that is ensuring in the ruling ZANU PF were a succession battle between two predominant factions has stalled concerted efforts for economic revival.
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