Tried using my Amex-linked card in Kitwe last month, hit the dreaded DCC screen. Opted “With Conversion” once out of curiosity and regretted it - I pa...

In April I attempted to use my Amex at a Cresta hotel in Harare. They offered to pass it through, then told me their bank wouldn’t support it. I ended...

Rode a local kombi from Masvingo to Great Zimbabwe in late June. The 50‑seater didn’t have card or app option - driver flicked coins into a tin, “Only...

Checked into Backpackers Inn Bulawayo in June. They let me pay half my bill by card for the knotty rooms, but the rest had to be in ZWL. It was weirdl...

I stepped off a flight into Zimbabwe in April and exchanged $50 at the airport bureau - saved it for taxi fare. Once in Harare CBD, I went to Stanbic ...

Had my debit card taken by a Stanbic ATM in Mutare. Security guard helped me call the bank, but they said retrieval takes 5 working days. I was leavin...

I used my Mastercard at CABS ATMs in Mutare and Harare in June 2025. The withdrawal process was smooth, and the receipts were clear - ZWL equivalent, ...

Spent a week solo in Zimbabwe this May. Budgeted $60/day including accommodation, food, and transport - and it worked well. Ate at sit-down cafes, sta...

Got into three taxis in Mutare last month. Every single one asked for cash - no card readers, no payment apps, nothing. I had to ask a local to help m...