As Zimbabwe’s businesses and schools have reopened in the early days of 2019, the fuel shortage crisis has worsened significantly. Car queues can be seen stretching for kilometres with motorists waiting for an opportunity to get some fuel.
The Schools reopening has meant that some parents in the city have to do daily school runs with their children as well as driving to work. Some motorists who can afford it, have just resorted to paying USD for their fuel at some fuel stations that are demanding payment in real dollars.
Here are some social media posts by Zimbabweans sharing their experiences looking for fuel:
Zim police fire teargas to disperse motorists at a service station in Harare CBD. Unmitigated disaster. Failed leadership. pic.twitter.com/swmw1Xgw29
— Rashweat Mukundu (@rashweatm) January 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/GomoDubi/status/1083682412335378432
Mirauone zvichaitika zvikadarika apa kkkkkk. There was no cooking oil. Rega doro ripere uone.kkkkk. Nothing happened. No money, NOTHING. No water nothing. No fuel NOTHING. ITs clear “ EVERY COUNTRY DESERVES THE LEADERSHIP IT HAS”. @i_sibanda @Njube @mimmitwit Waiting for 2023 pic.twitter.com/LCHzAyS9lU
— Raymond Majongwe (@RMajongwe) January 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/OurNewZimbabwe/status/1082577492030996480
I wonder what it will take for our political elites to realise that Bandit Economics will lead us in one direction, into the sewer. Why is the government blocking the building of a private fuel pipeline @MthuliNcube when we are faced with such a crisis? @sure_kamhunga @matigary pic.twitter.com/jvONuMUB6p
— Hopewell Chin’ono #NoToLooters (@daddyhope) January 11, 2019
Ok so now i have to sleep in the car just because im in a fuel queue…i mean is this how life is supposed to be smh…haa ma1 #fuelcrisis #Zimbabwe #263Chat #Twimbos pic.twitter.com/P6UZS1hPwC
— ThAt_OtHeR_nIgGeR (@TINOMATINA1) January 10, 2019
It is exactly 2am. I have been queuing for fuel since 7pm, 8hrs still patiently nudging on with queue. I LOVE Zimbabwe 🇿🇼, so many life lessons. #KeepHopeAlive pic.twitter.com/VjqUDo8yYC
— Privilege Musvanhiri 🇿🇼 (@Musvanhiri) January 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/acielumumba/status/1082887887081926656
As fight break out in fuel queues @happ_zenge @Connmwanawashe @KupetaNoah1 @thomas_mupfuka pic.twitter.com/CUuHwYtmXj
— Tinashe Makichi (@MakichiTinashe) January 9, 2019
A motorist gets his car washed by enterprising young men while queuing for Petrol in Bulawayo #Killing2BirdsWith1Stone @ZiFMNews @ZiFMStereo @Ms_Aurra pic.twitter.com/PMyM2Qxuzd
— #Umkhwenyana (@chengem75) January 10, 2019
A fuel queue in Zimbabwe. You be the judge if this is acceptable in 2019. #2019 #Zimbabwe #Zim #zanupf #Harare pic.twitter.com/BMl8hNzapV
— Zim Youthies Memes (@youthies) January 8, 2019
After spending a night in a fuel queue and stuck in Mutare , l switched on my phone and was greeted by a comment from RBZ Chief Dr Mangudya that fuel is plenty in Zimbabwe.l was infuriated, what do these chaps take us for? Fools?@ZctuZimbabwe @povozim @263Chat @ZimMediaReview pic.twitter.com/NpyjmPx6sQ
— peter mutasa (@MutasaPeter) December 31, 2018