Transporters fleece villagers desperate for food aid

VILLAGERS in Plumtree’s Dombodema Ward 15 have accused transport operators they contract to deliver food relief supplies of fleecing them and profiteering.

With most people in the poor rural setting facing starvation, they have had to rely on government handouts for survival, but still pay through the nose to hire transporters.

Ward 15 councillor, Francis Tshuma (Zanu PF) yesterday told Southern Eye that transport operators are ripping off villagers a situation, which was now a cause for concern.

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