Harare morphs into a fuel station village

AS he drove around the streets of Harare listening to the multi-award-winning maskandi singer Thokozani Langa, Bulawayo resident Thabo Khumalo observed that the once bustling metropolis known for its iconic landmarks and vibrant culture has undergone an unexpected transformation.

According to Khumalo, in the backdrop of a crippling economic crisis that has left many Zimbabweans struggling to make ends meet, a peculiar phenomenon has emerged, this time the proliferation of fuel service stations.

After doing his business, he then started counting the number of service stations from Coca-Cola at the intersection of Cripps and Seke roads in Graniteside, turned into Remembrance Drive in Mbare, then into Ardbennie Road, got to Waterfalls Avenue and turned right towards Houghton Park, then turned left into Sixth Avenue, until he got to Masotsha Ndlovu Way, turned left Mainway Meadows to see his friend, a distance of about 11km.

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