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Zimbabweans in the capital Harare queue up to withdraw and for the first time get their hands on, the ZiG, the country's new gold-backed currency, as it goes into circulation across the country. The southern African nation officially launched the ZiG on April 5 to replace the Zimabwean dollar as it seeks to tackle sky-high inflation and stabilise the country's long-floundering economy, but before April 30 it was largely only possible to make electronic payments with the ZiG. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES