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Fuel pumps run dry

    JOHANNESBURG

    Riot police were called out at the weekend when tempers flared among motorists in a gasoline queue that brought traffic in the capital, Harare, to a virtual standstill, news reports said on Monday.

    Scuffles broke out on Saturday morning when it became clear to motorists that many of them would not be able to fill their tanks. The reports said most service stations were only able to provide some diesel fuel.

    The fuel crisis has been caused by a foreign currency shortage which prevented imports. The crisis has been blamed partly on corruption at the state fuel procuring agency, the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (NocZim).

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