info.afrindex.com
China-Africa Trade Information Service
info.afrindex.com
China-Africa Trade Information Service
Photo from Internet
Zimbabwe is running out of fuel.The fuel shortage comes at a time and Zimbabwe is facing a wave of price increases, which observers say are linked to foreign currency shortfalls.
Motorists in Beitbridge, sub-Saharan Africa’s busiest port, have been sourcing fuel from the black market for the past couple of days as all the nine service stations in the border town have run dry.
Fuel vendors in Beitbridge cashed in on the shortage, with most of them getting supplies from South Africa’s border town, Musina selling two litres for at least $3 at almost every street corner in Dulivhadzimo high-density suburb.
In the Harare, most fuel stations have had erratic supplies of diesel, while petrol has mostly been available.
This was amid reports that haulage truckers were siphoning diesel from Zimbabwe, opting to refuel locally as opposed to South Africa where prices have gone up.
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority chief executive Engineer Gloria Magombo said she was only learning of the shortages and would investigate.And Zimbabwe is looking into the issues and solves the problem.
