Cross-border petrol smuggling spikes in Mapoka

FRANCISTOWN: Located in the northeast district just a stone’s throw from the Zimbabwe border, Mapoka village, is faced with increasing lucrative cross-border smuggling of petrol to Zimbabwe.

The dire economic situation in Zimbabwe is mostly blamed on the policies of President Robert Mugabe’s Government as they force many Zimbabweans to engage in illegal activities across the border in order to earn a living.

On the other hand, Mugabe blames sanctions that were imposed on his country by the Western countries for its various woes.

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