Commuters from Chitungwiza were stranded earlier today after the only public transport operator Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) rejected fare payments in cash.
Workers, particularly from Unit O, were left stranded as
most of them had no tap cards, with ZUPCO staff choosing to return to the city
with empty seats than accept cash.
Some of the drivers used their tap cards to pay for
passengers but would charge a premium. Zupco buses charge $45 for a single trip
to or from the city and for a passenger without a tap card, drivers were
charging $60.
Commuters slammed the bus operator for this move and called
Government to urgently look into the issue.
“They just wake up and say we are not taking cash. What is
surprising is that we topped up our tap cards but most of the times these
conductors would come without tap card machines, the day that they bring the
tap card machines, they will tell you your card has expired and to renew it and
I have to pay again.
“It seems these guys are doing it deliberately just to make
profit. How can my tap card expire yet their conductors are always without tap
card machines,” said a Chitungwiza resident who refused to be named. Herald
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