This happened to me in Lusaka last month at a ZANACO ATM near my hostel. No “card retained” message, screen just went blank. My first move? I froze my...

Used my Wise debit card in Lusaka's Stanbic ATM in early June - daily limit was ZMW 8,000 (approx. $400) and fees were about $4 flat. They didn't push...

Spent April in Zambia on a shoestring and got by on about $30-35 per day. Cheap street meals like nshima and chicken run ~ZMW 30; kombi minibus fares ...

Just arrived in Lusaka in June, and my first experience at a First National Bank ATM threw up “With or Without Conversion?” That’s dynamic currency co...

I tried Amex on my second day in Harare (April) at a Spur restaurant and even they declined it. The waiter looked embarrassed. Tried again at a CBZ AT...

Took the local ZUPCO buses around Harare in April - no card readers, everything is ZWL. Fares are tiny (a few thousand) but you need small change. On ...

Booked Sable Hills Backpackers in Harare this March and I had to pay upfront in cash. They accepted USD or ZWL, but no card machine. Same in Bulawayo’...

Landed at Harare International (HRE) in May and hit the airport forex counter first - rates were sketchy and service slow. I walked a few minutes to A...

Yep, same thing happened at a CBZ ATM in Harare near the Cresta Lodge. Card went in, screen froze, then nothing. No staff nearby. Called the bank’s cu...