Parly, Energy minister petitioned over fuel price hikes

PARLIAMENT, Energy and Power Development minister July Moyo and the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) have been petitioned over the recent hiking of fuel prices. 

Zera on Wednesday announced new fuel prices, with diesel and petrol surging nearly 16% and 27%, respectively, to US$2,05 and US$2,17, which has sparked cost and inflationary pressures across the economy in the country. 

In a letter dated March 19, directed to the Parliament of Zimbabwe, the Ministry of Energy and Power Development, July Moyo, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zera, E-Movement and former MDC legislator for Silobela, Anadi Sululu, demanded an urgent review, transparency and investigation into Zimbabwe’s fuel pricing structure. 

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