A player in the Zimbabwean market, Platinum Fuels, has decided to take matters into their own hands and allow citizens to order fuel online just as as easily as one would order fast food.

Innovative?

Well, this is the part where I scratch my head a little. On the surface it certainly seems like somewhat of a breakthrough that might,arguably, deserve recognition. It’s very likely that it might provide the convenience that it boasts for. In that case a very deserved congratulations to the company. However, imagine this hypothetical conversation that unfolds with Foreigner X.

Zimbabwean: Well, we’re so innovative and ahead of the times that we now have an app that allows us to buy fuel online and have it delivered to our houses

Foreigner X: What? Why? What facilitated that need?

Zimbabwean: Well…

This might have been an awkward conversation to continue but if i can read minds I’d guess the Zimbabwean was thinking something along the lines of:

Fuel crisis, fuel queues, malfunctioning systems, unstable economy. While some last experienced a fuel crisis between 1973 and 1981 as an effect of Arab-Israeli War, in the 21st century, we as a nation are still creating history in that regard.

That’s just a wild guess on what the Zimbabwean in the conversation might have said, however we’ll never know how that conversation really ended.

Nonetheless, there is no disputing how this idea, if executed properly, seems genius given the circumstances. There was a gap in the market and they recognized it. Simultaneously however, it could be something very telling of where the nation is.

What are your thoughts?

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In his address to the nation at the state house the President also introduced a special rebate for to registered business in Manufacturing, Mining, Commerce and others so as to curtail price increases emanating from the fuel price increase. However the government still maintains that the new prices for fuel are predicated by on the ruling official exchange rate of 1:1 between the Bond note and US$.

The President also announced that the Government is also putting in place a package of measures to cushion its workers, until a full review of cost of living adjustment package due in April 2019 is effected in the context of current budget.

You can see his full statement below:

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