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Fuel fears allayed
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
GOVERNMENT has advised people against hoarding fuel for the festive season, saying the country has sufficient stocks to last until January.
Energy and Power Development Minister Elton Mangoma yesterday said fuel imports had improved significantly in the last few months.
He said the increase in fuel imports was in line with the huge demand for the petroleum products that started in 2009.
Minister Mangoma said the country was pumping between three and four million litres of fuel per day.
“We have sufficient fuel at Beira for us to be able to pump to the end of January, as more supplies will continue to be provided,” he said.
“People don’t have to be worried and speculate on fuel by hoarding because we have adequate supplies.”
Minister Mangoma said though dema- nd had risen, that would not affect fuel supplies.
He said the use of the pipeline from Beira had improved in the past three years, making it easy for the Government to collect taxes and levies.
“The pipeline usage is almost 100 percent, which guarantees quality and the collection of levies and taxes and this helps the economy to grow,” said Minister Mangoma.
Hands off BAZ, Charamba tells Parliament
Lloyd Gumbo Herald Reporter
PARLIAMENT has no mandate to discuss or question the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe as this is tantamount to interfering with the Executive, a senior Government official has said.
Secretary for Media, Information and Publicity Mr George Charamba yesterday said the only arms of Government with the mandate to discuss BAZ’s actions were the Executive and the Judiciary.
He said Parliament’s role ended with the nomination of board members.
Mr Charamba dismissed claims by the Speaker of the House of Assembly Mr Lovemore Moyo that Parliament had played no role in the appointment of the BAZ board.
“Unlike the Zimbabwe Media Commission, BAZ is not a constitutional board. It’s a creature of lower law or statute, therefore whatever its perceived shortcomings, it can never amount to an unconstitutional act for that reason,” he said.
“BAZ is an instrument for the Executive, its perceived demeanors can never be a matter for Parliament because Parliament created the law a long time ago and their role ended.
“Parliament is trying to swallow its child back into the womb after birth; unfortunately the child has grown too big to be swallowed. If
Blitz triggers transport woes
Felex Share Herald Reporter
ACUTE transport problems left hundreds of commuters stranded in Harare yesterday when a joint council and police blitz on kombis and vendors got underway.
Heavy police presence at drop-off and pick-up points in the city and roads leading into the city centre forced most commuter omnibus operators to withdraw their services.
Some kombi crews were dropping off passengers on the outskirts of the city, forcing them to walk long distances into the Central Business District. The operation is aimed at decongesting the CBD.
Kombis without proper documents were not allowed into town, while most of them were impounded. Those with proper documents cashed in on the situation and increa-sed fares to between US$1 and US$2, up from US$0,50 per trip.
In the morning, hundreds of commuters had to walk to their respective workplaces after being dropped off several kilometres from their usual ranks and terminuses.
The situation was worse after working hours.
Buses from Budiriro, Glen View, Glen Norah, Southerton and Highfield were dropping off commuters several kilometres away from the CBD to evade the police.
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Kwekwe welcomes Red Rat
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