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IN response to ‘Structured currency, a damp squib’, Donald Parira says: We haven't been able to separate economic policies from the political ones for over 4 decades. Economic policies are being politicised and vice versa. This has plunged our economy into the mess we in today. What I am saying in short is that the idea of a structured currency maybe noble but wait until political interest nullifies its nobility.

Stephen Dube says: Legitimacy needs to be sorted before we talk of economics. Economic principles won’t work in a country in a political crisis.

Hassan Imran Milazi says: It’s a mess to say the least, our politicians aren’t prepared to do what’s right.

Nathanael Chiota says: The government has lost confidence capital. The question the government should have asked itself is why before reintroducing the frail Zimbabwe currency.

Davidson Divaldo says: Mend the politics and economics will fall into place on its own. Refuse this simple advice and you will go in rounds for a millennium.

Zeb Ronald Chimombe says: Not surprising at all, this is what happens when a country is run by a regime that only cares about retaining power and looting. They will do anything no matter how crazy it is just to stay in power. They know they have failed to fix the economy and will never fix it. So they will keep coming up with all sorts of fictitious and dubious currencies just to buy time.

IN response to POSB registers growth amid economic turbulence, Ephraim Makara says: The only reason banks seem to be doing well in a sick economic environment is simple, they are cheating by not paying interest on deposits, levying exorbitant charges and charging extortionate interest on loans.