MZUZU--Minister of Energy Cassim Chilumpha says Malawians should for now get used to fuel shortages until early next year when the situation is expected to improve.
Chilumpha attributed the situation to the season right now, arguing that the Malawi economy driven by agriculture is unable to generate enough foreign exchange to purchase the commodity.
"Our economy is agriculture dependent and that means we only get more forex during the harvesting season which in this case will be next January or February when we will be harvesting our agriculture products," Chilumpha said.
The fuel shortage has led increases in transport costs and food prices.
In the capital Lilongwe it?s now common to see people walking to work while in Mzuzu people are now riding bicycle taxis, popularly known as Sacramento.
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