Zim oil route imminent after SA Strike

Speaking at the Energy Pitso held in Gaborone on Monday, Kedikilwe said plans to import fuel from Beira in Mozambique were at an advanced stage and were part of broader plans to boost the nation's strategic oil reserves from the present 22 days cover to 90 days in the long-term.

"We all learnt a big lesson recently when the Transnet strike in South Africa cut off fuel supplies to Botswana," he said. "In the next two months, we should be starting to import fuel by road and rail from Masasa Depot just outside Harare." He did not specify quantities.