The shortage of petrol in Kasama has persisted resulting in some service stations to completely run out of the commodity, a situation causing traffic jams in few service stations having the commodity as motorists scramble for it.
A survey conducted by ZANIS today revealed that only PUMA filling Station has stocks of petrol on sale.
According to Service Station Supervisor Osward Mumba about 18, 800 litres of petrol is in stock from the 30, 000 litres received yesterday.
But Eugene service station has completely run out of petrol while Total filling station has 28, 000 litres of the commodity in stock although the product is not on sale due to the on-going maintenance works on the fuel tanks.
Meanwhile, a traffic jam characterized PUMA filling stations in Kasama yesterday when word went round that the service station had received petrol.
And some motorists talked to have appealed to government to find a lasting solution to the shortage of petrol in Kasama District.
One of the motorists Francis Chomba said the scarcity of petrol in the district has negatively affected business especially for transporters.
Kasama has in the past few weeks been hit by the critical shortage of petrol which has affected operations in the District.
ZANIS
I am sorry but i really think we are going back in time(mwaKaunda) when such was rampantly happening
Ine ndelolesha fye . We told you to vote wisely that’s what you wanted. Am glad am in a more civilised societyÂ
Were you not a hard core supporter of Poor Finishers(PF)?
this situation is unacceptable. We are a landlocked country and need to be strategic on some of these issue. We can not always be having shortages even when it is just maintenance. what will happen if for some reason as was the case in the 70’s our borders are closed. People like (2) above, want to pretend that if MMD was still around this would not have happened, when we saw shortages during their rule as well. I can safely say we will never find a solution to this problems because each time it happens, only the people affect and opposite notice. Government (both PF now and MMD then) maintain that there is no shortage and are therefore not expected to find a solution to a problem that does not exist to them. the first step will be to accept and seek permanent soultion.Â
Walasa,
The posting at 2 does not make reference to MMD. The fact that he makes reference to “voting wisely” does not necessarily mean voting MMD. There were other parties involved in the General elections. Assumptions have a way of exposing ignorance.Â
In addition, even if he meant the MMD. One can safely say that petrol shortages did happen but never at this rate nor did the MMD make campaign promises that included photo shoots at pumps stations with messages that we will end all this in 90 days. The biggest problem for the current Govt is the lies and empty promises the make in public.
How nice! This Sata’s experience at work. 7 and half decades on earth. 6 guns. Governor and minister of state under unip. Secretary general of mmd, local govt minister, minister of health, minister without portfolio. 10 years as a bitter pf opposition leader. Now president and leading a tribal govt.
verdict: tribalist, nepotist, half literate, spiteful, and incompetent. Dear lord deliver us from this hell!
Donchi kubeba wilalila-lila eishhhh!
Donchi kubebaaaaaa!
The problem we are having is that the PF government has concentrated very much fighting the dead old lion (MMD). To tell you the truth it will be like what happened when MMD won the election in 1991. The MMD also concentrated fighting UNIP Guys and things became difficult that they started selling shops such as NIEC, MWAISEN, ZCBC and Kingstone, UBZ the only BUS which reached the furthest part of this country sold, ZCCM sold, FAZ sold ZCTU sold CSAUZ sold ZNUT sold SETUZ told BETUZ sold and became Stagnant and people voted for PF. I am yet to see councils to be sold
whatever madness or is it insane.
The problem Pa Zed we have accepted poverty and being treated badly by our politicians. Anything below comfort has since become “Normal”. We do not aim higher and we are always skeptical and scared of change. Thats why we are always stuck in the past dealing with the same issues i.e fuel shortage, cholera, potholes, wastage of maize, GRZ not paying farmers, etc. Whats really the excuse for all this nonsense? Greediness and selfishness. God hear our prayers please
That’s what you wanted !! In MMD we had shortages, but not at this rate.
This is normal in a poor country like zambia, people should not pretend to be on the same level as white people driving cars??? They should walk or ride bycycles, it befits them. Why cry over petrol or diesel , talk about parafin, for tukoloboyi sha… VIVA PABWATO
I disagree with you. Do you know how much wealth you are sitting on as a country? You prefer to go for mediocrity when poorer countries than us like Botswana have all their needs met?
Number 10 if it where in India I have said you came from the lower cast.
This was order of the day in Malawi till Bingu died who refused to devalue the local currency hence acute shortage of forex to purchase fuel. What is the main problem in Zambia? There has been fuel shortage for well over three months now. Please advise the main cause of this fuel scarcity.
AS YOU VOTED…. DONCHI KUBEBEA.
But I can only see people parading and no vehicles!
IS THERE A MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR ENERGY, I WONDER? I HOPE SOME STU.PID GUY WONT SAY THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF OIL.
Don’t the opposition leaders (HH, Nevers, Saki, Milupi, Chipimo, Nawakwi who is running nashalaneka party) have containers to go and line up for fuel like Sata did during Rupiah’s reign?
When is Malawi’s President Joys Banda going to donate fuel to Zambia?
we spent the whole night of 22nd sept celebrating and this is exactly what we wanted pf please continue you are doing a very good job donchi kubeba
:d we also celebrating zambia national team when it won AFCON but what happened afterwards we lost 2-1 to a small team things change Big! keep on praying God will answer our prayers. In Jesus Name ————— you answer after reading.
Chilifye, kaili nifwebo tuleteka!
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