Zimbabwe hit by fuel shortage

Zimbabwe hit by fuel shortage

Zimbabwe is seeing fuel shortages due to maintenance work under way in neighboring Mozambique, said Information Secretary Nick Mangwana.

“There has been a disruption in the fuel supply chain due to a scheduled maintenance program at Beira,” Mangwana said today on Twitter. Normal supplies are expected to resume by Tuesday.

Fuel queues, a common feature in Zimbabwe over the past few years, were apparent today at several filling stations in the capital, Harare.

The land-locked southern African nation relies on the pipeline from Beira for about 90% of its fuel supplies; the remainder is transported by road.

Zimbabwe’s gasoline prices were raised 11% on 8 December by the energy regulator.

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