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President gets tough with pirate kombis
Zvamaida Murwira
Senior Reporter
President Mnangagwa yesterday directed the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to continue manning security checkpoints to ensure that only designated transport operators such as the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company continue to be the provider of public transport system.
He said private transport operators had abused Government’s empowerment initiatives extended to them over the years through charging unsustainably exorbitant fares and failure to provide good customer care.
President Mnangagwa said this in the capital while commissioning 50 more Zupco buses that will see the public utility’s new fleet rising to 212.
“Over the years, our transport sector has been opened to private players as an empowerment initiative. This has, however, presented pertinent and unique challenges. Our commuting public have often been subjected to poor services, unsafe travel and unsustainable fare structures.
HARARE – President Mnangagwa yesterday directed the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to continue manning security checkpoints to ensure that only designated transport operators such as the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company continue to be the provider of public transport system.
He said private transport operators had abused Government’s empowerment initiatives extended to them over the years through charging unsustainably exorbitant fares and failure to provide good customer care.
Mnangagwa said this in the capital while commissioning 50 more Zupco buses that will see the public utility’s new fleet rising to 212.
“Over the years, our transport sector has been opened to private players as an empowerment initiative. This has, however, presented pertinent and unique challenges. Our commuting public have often been subjected to poor services, unsafe travel and unsustainable fare structures.
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Zupco bus deal in shambles
KENNETH NYANGANI
PRIVATE bus companies are on the verge of pulling out of the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) deal citing gross manipulation by the state enterprise, a move that can potentially ground the public transport sector.
Government last year opened the Zupco franchise to commuter omnibus operators and private players surrendered their fleets to it. The move was meant to address mass transportation woes amid Covid-19 lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus.
Transporters under the embattled Zupco were paid a fortnightly commission but the State-owned entity as was expected is defaulting.
Bus operators lambasted the parastatal for failing to manage the transport system which has all but crumbled.