Diesel scarcity hits Blantyre (Malawi)

BARELY two weeks after the country was hit by an acute diesel shortage, motorists are again slowly finding it hard to access the fuel from filling stations in Blantyre.

A snap survey by The Daily Times in Limbe and Blantyre over the weekend revealed that most retailers are not selling the product, fuelling speculation that the merchants could be hoarding fuel.

But Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (Mera) Chief Executive Officer Charles Kafumba said the shortages could be a spill over of the crisis which the country experienced two weeks ago.

DailyTimes