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Fuel shortage hits Zambia

    JOHANNESBURG

    Zambia has been hit this week by fuel shortages as dealers hoard petrol in anticipation of price hikes, news reports said on Wednesday.

    Reports said that most suppliers were out of petrol on Tuesday, with the capital Lusaka worst affected, an AFP report said.

    Faides Simunza of Zambia’s Energy Regulation Board (ERB) was quoted as saying: “We are aware that international petroleum prices have gone up and discussions on the effects of this to Zambia are ongoing.”

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