Zimbabwe: Senator Challenges Impact of Global Wars On Zimbabwe Fuel Costs

Zanu PF’s Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP) Senator Jerry Gotora has questioned why fuel prices remain high in the country, arguing that existing local production and infrastructure should be helping to keep costs down.

Speaking during a Senate question-and-answer session, Gotora said Zimbabwe’s fuel pricing did not reflect the advantages of domestic blending and established supply systems.

He pointed to the country’s ethanol blending programme which uses sugar-based ethanol saying this should reduce…