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12:46 CAT | 22 Apr 2021
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The Zambian government has engaged the government of Mozambique to address the issues of stranded Zambian fuel tanker drivers in this country, ZNBC Today reports.
Zambian Transport Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says all the issues affecting Zambian Tanker drivers will be addressed using diplomatic channels.
Mr. Kafwaya, who is in Mozambique, was speaking when he addressed Zambian Tanker drivers in Beira on Wednesday morning.
He was accompanied by his Mozambican counterpart Janfar AbdulaiI, Zambian ambassador to Mozambique Paul Lumbi and representatives from the Zambian Tanker Unions.
Mr. Kafwaya assured the Zambian drivers that all their grievances have been presented to the Mozambican government for action.
He said Zambian drivers will be allowed to load fuel for onward transportation to Zambia.
The Minister also took time to listen to challenges facing the drivers when transporting fuel to Zambia.
And Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association General Secretary Benson Tembo complained that Zambian transporters have been omitted from loading fuel at the Port of Beira.
He complained that there is low participation of Zambians in transporting fuel meant for the country.
Watch the ZNBC Today report.
Source: ZNBC Today
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