Fuel shortages hit travellers
24/12/2007 15:33  - (SA)  

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Johannesburg - Hundreds of travellers were battling to board buses at Mbare Musika in Harare to reach their rural homes, Zimbabwe's Herald online reported on Monday.

Bus crews attributed the transport problems to fuel shortages.

"We either load the buses first and spend hours queuing for fuel or we first queue for fuel and later load the buses and at the end of the day, we don't carry out our normal business, resulting in most travellers having to sleep at the market," Manuel Tsandukwa, a driver with Manica Bus Services told the Herald.

Bus crews said only a few people had managed to board buses to their rural homes over the past three days.

But there was a surge in the number of prospective travellers at Mbare Musika on Sunday after more people managed to withdraw cash from banks, Stanley Hodzi, a driver with Charehwa Bus Services, told the Herald.

The worst affected routes were Murehwa, Nyamapanda, Chiweshe, Mutoko and Masvingo.

Some bus operators were also taking advantage of the situation to unilaterally hike bus fares.

- SAPA

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