LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo has said kombis are not coming back.
Minister Moyo reiterated that only ZUPCO buses, or those
under the ZUPCO franchise, are allowed to ferry passengers.
Government banned private kombis at the beginning of the
Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.
“Private kombis are not coming back, President Mnangagwa is
working very hard to purchase ZUPCO buses which will be enough to cater for the
commuting public,” Minister Moyo said.
The police also warned the public not to board
mushika-shika transport as they risk being robbed or killed.
For the past few months, police has been recording cases in
which people were raped, robbed or killed.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reiterates that members
of the public must avoid boarding mushikashika vehicles or use their private
vehicles as pirate taxis as they risk falling prey to robbers,” police
spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said.
Zimbabwe Passengers Association president, Tafadzwa
Goriyati, said passengers were facing a transport crisis as ZUPCO was ending
its evening operations earlier than expected.
“In the evening, passengers are boarding anything which
comes on the road because of the shortage of ZUPCO transport, people are being
robbed of their possessions because of transport challenges,” he said
Patricia Mberi, who lives in Budiriro, said their area was
being serviced by one ZUPCO bus.
“If you miss that bus, you will have to wait for another
trip, commuting to town is very hard and expensive because you hike from here
and you pay US$1 to the roundabout and board another car to town,” she said. H
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