Pipeline leak triggers fuel shortages

which caused the tem­porary shutdown for repair works,” said George Zulu, the permanent secretary for the energy department.
“I wish to assure the motorists not to panic as the trucks from Dar es Salaam are arriving in the country,” Zulu said.
Zambia, which is Africa’s biggest producer of copper, gets most of its petrol from Tanzania. Long queues started forming outside pump stations, which started running dry on Sunday.  — AFP.