Zimbabwe: Hundreds More Arrested As Police Setup Roadblocks in Price War

The police on Tuesday accused businesses of moving their goods to rural areas to avoid reducing prices and in response, roadblocks are reported to have appeared everywhere. Police spokesperson Oliver Mandipaka told state radio that the roadblocks had been setup to block the movement of goods to rural areas and also prevent farmers from moving maize to urban areas.

But our contacts say they are raiding minibuses and impounding vehicles, accused of overcharging. From Bulawayo our contact Zenzele said there is a serious shortage of transport and people carrying others to ease the problem are being arrested and their vehicles impounded for not having licenses. As it is in Harare, Zenzele said a petrol station owned by Abednico Bhebhe was raided by police who insisted the fuel be sold for Z$60,000 per litre. But Bhebhe had been selling it at Z$150,000 a litre on the base date when prices were frozen. Zenzele reports that Bhebhe lost at least Z$3.8 billion.

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