Desperate Zims flood Mozambique

s of fuel and basic commodities, as well as foreign currency.
“We have seen many Zimbabweans coming to buy fuel and other supplies in our province in recent weeks given the deteriorating situation in that neighbouring state,” the governor of Mozambique’s Manica province, Soares Nhaca was quoted.
He said the extra demand for fuel by Zimbabweans had caused a shortage in Manica province, but the problem would be resolved.
Mozambique, which is a coastal country, imports its fuel supplies from the Middle East. Unlike Zimbabwe it has the hard cash to pay its bills. Mozambique’s state daily Noticias last week quoted a local government official as saying Zimbabweans were looting fuel in Manica province, but this was dismissed by Nhaca.
“The Zimbabweans have made normal purchases that any driver would make and there has not been anything extraordinary,” he said.