A critical fuel shortage in Tunduma has put undue pressure on the three filling stations in Nakonde as Tanzanian motorists have flooded the border town to buy the commodity.
ZANIS reports that long ques of combined Zambian and Tanzanian vehicles have been formed at two ZACKS and SGC filling stations in Nakonde as the fuel shortage hits Tundama.
some motorists are reported to have spent their night in vehicles as they waited to refuel.
Oil marketing companies as well as filling station owners in Tanzania are reportedly holding on to the commodity in a bid to increase the price resulting in the high demand of the commodity on the Zambian side for two weeks now.
The oil marketing companies and filling station owners have proposed a uniform pump price (UPP) as obtaining in Zambia but Tanzanian authorities are reportedly reluctant to implement the new changes.
A check at the two filling stations located in Nakonde town centre last night and this morning found a number of vehicles waiting to refuel.
Amos Chisha, a Lusaka resident who has just cleared his vehicle in Dar-es-salaam told ZANIS in an interview that he is stranded because of the fuel shortage which is available on the black market at a high price.
Another motorist, Simon Banda said he has failed to refuel his vehicle so that he can proceed to Lusaka.
Meanwhile, taxi operators in Nakonde have also taken advantage of the shortage of petrol to hike the fares by 100 percent with the shortest local route being charged at K20,000.00 from K10,000.00.
Nakonde only has three filling stations ZACKS , SGC and Chaula which are currently under pressure to supply fuel to motorists from Zambia and Tanzania following the shortage in Tunduma.
ZANIS
same sh!t different day!
zambia is doing better
50% fuel increament is not fair both for Tanzania and Zambia
THE BIG MAN SATA ,I THINK IS FAILED …NOW HIS LIERS ARE HITING BACK AT HIM…WHY HAVING SHORTAGES OF FUEL IN NAKONDE WHERE NAWAKWI COMES FROM YET SHE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO OVER SEE THE FAKE BIO FUEL PROJECT. SHAME ON YOU SATA.THE LIER PRESIDENT
@ No. 3 Mr. HAMIYANZE please read between the line and understand what you are reading sir its very important before you comment other wise you end up looking very foolish…the shortage is on the Tanzanian side TUNDUMA, there is no fuel shortage in any part of Zambia..so please retract your statement
you are an i.d.i.o.t for real..pathetic vocabulary, even though English is a second language, my friend, you are so backward
THE BIG MAN SATA ,I THINK IS FAILED …NOW HIS LIERS ARE HITING BACK AT HIM…WHY HAVING SHORTAGES OF FUEL IN NAKONDE WHERE NAWAKWI COMES FROM YET SHE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO OVER SEE THE FAKE BIO FUEL PROJECT. SHAME ON YOU SATA.THE LIER PRESIDENT,,
THE BIG MAN SATA ,I THINK IS FAILED …NOW HIS LIERS ARE HITING BACK AT HIM…WHY HAVING SHORTAGES OF FUEL IN NAKONDE WHERE NAWAKWI COMES FROM YET SHE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO OVER SEE THE FAKE BIO FUEL PROJECT. SHAME ON YOU SATA.THE LIER PRESIDENT..
Iwe you mis-read the article. The fuel shortage is in Tunduma (Tamzania) which has put pressure on the Zambian Filling Stations in Nakonde…DO NOT JUST INSULT FOR THE SAKE OF IT. You have lost it here. Sata has got nothing to do with a shortage in Tanzania…Is it because you a Tonga!
Guys in the tribal upnd better tonga party, the shortage of fuel is not in Nakonde but Tunduma in Tazania putting pressure on Nakonde. Not the way #3,#4,#5 who seemingly very desperate to attack Sata (not sure how much HH and the Dog watch pays him for every insult) puts it. I was was in Nakonde the day the dog watch sent their propaganda but I managed to buy fuel. Please also advise the dog watch to stop removing comments that do not support UPND. You guys are allowed to post your insults here.
EISH…I need to clear mine and theres no gas..?
@ No. 3 Mr. HAMIYANZE please read between the line and understand what you are reading sir its very important before you comment other wise you end up looking very foolish…the shortage is on the Tanzanian side TUNDUMA, there is no fuel shortage in any part of Zambia..so please retract your statement
Thanx #9 for being objective and the advise to our friend read cearfully b4 blogging.#7 address UPND as a party not as tonga party at least not here we are all working on non tribalistic blogging yet very objective.Govt please plan your towns went to nakonde for the first time was shockd at the lack of town planning, Mr president that one field i expect urgent results, knowing you and please do the road near nakonde trucks still over turn due to big potholes yet you are resurfacing a good streach near mpika,
Tunduma is not in ZambiaÂ
#4,5,7 hamiyanze………………very dull chap. very bitter and tribal chi colour
Please lock up all the vehicles from Tanzania like you did to the malawians who were trying to buy fuel for the hard stricken border town in their country. Double standards from the PF.
Ahaa,nakonde the place where we conversed in Kiswahili effortlessly.Hapo mimi nilijiona nikiwa nyumbani kabisa ingawa ni mahali pachafu mno na kuna vumbi kwa wingi.
Was in Nakonde on Sunday…managed to buy fuel at SH 2500 per litre (Petrol) from Tunduma..The Tanzania pump price is now close to ZMK 9000 when you get the Shilling at the black market. Wow! It would have been better to buy from the Zambian side. Tanzanian fuel is now expensive because you hardly get the right exchange from the streets. Beware in case you are clearing a car.