In country hit by hyperinflation, a shortage of dollars means those struggling to survive can make a profit dealing torn notes

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.

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