PRIVATE companies in Zimbabwe have stepped in to raise finance for fuel imports to avert economic disaster as national supplies verge on drying up. The companies have raised $7-million for a further two-weeks’ fuel supply after the bankrupt National Oil Company of Zimbabwe (Noczim) said the country has a few days’ supply left. Noczim’s regular suppliers turned off the tap after the state fuel supply company ran up unpaid debts of $96-million. Noczim has admitted that its total debt stands at Z$28-billion.