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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87837, member: 27"]
Fuel prices just spiked overnight in Zimbabwe, but the government insists a three-month supply cushion keeps actual shortages off the table.

ZERA hikes petrol and diesel prices
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[*]Diesel jumped to US$1.77 per litre from US$1.52, and petrol climbed to US$1.71 from US$1.56, effective 4 March 2026.
[*]ZERA pinned the increases on Middle East tensions, driving global oil costs higher.
[*]Prices could have hit US$1.90 per litre without a government subsidy absorbing part of the blow.
[*]New rates hold for two weeks while ZERA keeps tabs on market shifts.
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Three months of fuel stocks confirmed
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[*]Acting Energy Minister Dr Zhemu Soda told the National Assembly that storage facilities are fully stocked.
[*]His detailed parliamentary report confirmed enough reserves to cover national demand for three months.
[*]Supply contracts with regional partners remain locked in and operational.
[*]Soda acknowledged that global supply-chain disruptions could still mess with pump prices regardless.
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