Pump price soars as Zimbabwe crisis deepens


Issue 384 - 17 Jan 2019 | 1 minute read

Zimbabwe now has the world’s most expensive petrol, at $3.33/litre, following a price rise announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country’s economic crisis deepens. Several people have been shot dead, and witnesses say security forces have been raiding homes as anti-government protests intensified in mid-January. The authorities cut internet access, preventing access to messaging services.

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