Zimbabwe turns to charcoal for cooking [Business Africa]

Erratic power supply in Zimbabwe has forced residents to resort to charcoal to cook. The prices of liquefied petroleum gas has shot up and so demand for the alternative, charcoal has soared. This means more trees are being fell to produce the commodity.

Residents say although they are deeply concerned about the implication of deforestation, they are also worried about the survival of human beings. Residents in this southern African nation are struggling with unemployment amid Zimbabwe's worst …
READ MORE : http://[a]www.africanews.com%2F2019%2F11%2F27%2Fzimbabwe-turns-to-charcoal-for-cooking-business-africa[/a]

Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans.
Africanews is the first pan-African multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision.
Subscribe on our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews and receive all the latest news from the continent.

Africanews is available in English and French.
Website : www.africanews.com
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/
Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews