Many took as much as two hours to get into the city centre from suburbs that are within a mere 25km radius of the capital.

And finally, on Wednesday the lockdown was in Mnangagwa’s home city of Kwekwe.

Finance minister Mthuli Ncube announced a 50% salary review of all civil servants and a US$75 COVID-19 allowance.

“Pursuant to government’s commitment to continuously review and improve the remuneration framework for civil servants, taking into account the transitory economic challenges being currently experienced in the country, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, government makes the following announcement:

Many among the citizens celebrated, believing the regime had finally given in to re-dollarisation.

Citizens started discussing the impact of the policy on the local currency and would prices of goods slide down to reflect the reality of a working-class country that takes home a measly less than US$100 home?