The Zimbabwean dollar took a heavy knock against other currencies during the weekend, a couple of days after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Gideon Gono introduced the new set of higher denomination bearer cheque notes.

Zimbabwean authorities have passed changes to the country's tough security laws after veteran President Robert Mugabe gave his final seal of approval, a state daily reported on Saturday.

It is 5:30pm in the suburb of Warren Park, about 10km south of the capital, Harare. The main roads in the suburb are busy as people are going home from work. Some disembark from kombis and buses; some ride bicycles whilst some walk, especially from the Willowvale industrial area. Women can also be seen heading home with firewood on top of their heads.

The cash crisis currently affecting the country is set to end soon following the unexpected introduction of new higher denomination bearer cheques and the setting of new daily maximum withdrawals by the central bank.

Two soldiers yesterday could be seen chasing away a man in Southerton Industrial Area in Harare for reading The Zimbabwean a private newspaper.

The cash shortage in Zimbabwe seems endless regardless of the measures taken by the Reserve Bank Governor Dr Gideon Gono to eradicate this problem.