Zera increases local currency fuel price by 12%
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased the pump price of diesel and petrol in local currency by margins between 11,7 percent and 12,1 percent with effect from today.
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The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased the pump price of diesel and petrol in local currency by margins between 11,7 percent and 12,1 percent with effect from today.
A Bulawayo woman has appeared in court facing a murder charge after she allegedly doused her husband with petrol before setting him on fire in a dispute over an extra marital affair.
Two people died while three others, including a toddler, sustained serious burns following a suspected petrol and liquefied petroleum gas explosion at a house whose occupants illegally sold fuel at Nkayi Centre, Matabeleland North.
Two Gweru man sustained severe burns all over their bodies while vehicles worth US$9 000 were destroyed by a fire which started after one of them answered his cellphone while they were siphoning petrol from a vehicle at a garage in Mberengwa.
Zimbabweans are facing more travelling chaos and heartache after both commuter omnibus and bus operators once again hiked their fares sharply, due to the country’s worsening fuel crisis.
Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo says the selling of fuel in foreign currency by some dealers is not Government policy.
POLICE have warned the public, motorists and illegal fuel dealers against storing fuel in their homes or public places as this is in breach of public safety regulations, as well as environmental laws.
As the fuel crisis continues to worsen, many motorists are sleeping in fuel queues at various pump stations.In a survey, the Daily News observed that hundreds of people are queuing for fuel for the whole night, especially public transport operators.
Most service stations in Harare have run dry with long queues emerging as the fuel crisis continues, despite Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya saying the sector is fully-funded.
HARARE – Government has hiked fuel prices to raise cash for elections, in a move that could result in a spiral of price increases of basic commodities. Finance minister Tendai Biti announced the hike on Monday.