Zambians Cross Into Botswana For Cheap Fuel

ZAMBIAN motorists and youths are flocking in numbers into neighbouring Botswana to buy cheap fuel.

A check in Kasane town found a lot of Zambians, including government officials with government vehicles, purchasing the commodity in bulk.
In an interview, Davies Njamba of Livingstone said 60 litres of petrol in Botswana was 500 pula, equivalent to K455 at the rate of K0.90 per pula.
“Imagine 60 litres of petrol in Zambia at the current price, 60 litres gives me K822. That shows how sick our economy is under the PF government,” Njamba said.
However, Botswana customs officers have tightened security at the border to prevent fuel from being smuggled out of that country in containers.
An officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said some Zambians based in Kazungula had been blacklisted from entering that country for engaging in illegal fuel exports into Zambia.
And according to Botswana media, the government of that country recently reduced the price of petrol by 13 thebe per litre while diesel went down by 25 thebe.
The source added that the price of kerosene was also reduced by 37 thebe per litre.
In Namibia, the pump price for petrol is at US$0.80 per litre while Zimbabwe is selling at US$1.25 per litre.