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Dirty dollars: how tattered US notes became the latest street hustle in Zimbabwe
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In time-honoured street hawker tradition, Kaitano Kasani is using charm and persuasion to get people to sell him their tattered US banknotes.
Kasani, 42, bellows through a megaphone as he walks through Glen Norah, a township in Harare, in the sweltering November heat.
“Bring all your old and torn notes. I have a good rate today. There is no other better deal in town,” Kasani shouts.
A woman brings a torn $20 note (£15) which Kasani inspects before handing her $15.
In Zimbabwe’s beleaguered economy, buying and selling half-shredded banknotes has become the latest hustle.
“Most of my clients are shocked that I actually buy such money. They love me for that,” says Kasani, showing a handful of filthy dollars which would be rejected in supermarkets
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