HARARE, Jan 29 (NewsDayLive) - Police have pleaded with the commuting public to play ball in restoring sanity on the country's roads by shunning unregistered kombis, pirate taxis (mushikashika) and undesignated pick-up points.
This comes in the wake of a national police crackdown on unroadworthy and unregistered passenger vehicles. The exercise, launched last month, has seen thousands of defective vehicles impounded.
"The police implores passengers or the travelling public not to board ramshackled or dilapidated kombis including those with no registration plates or with windows or screen covered by cardboard boxes and other materials," said national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi in a road traffic update issued Tuesday.
He added: "The public should also assist in the promotion of public safety by not boarding or waiting for transport at undesignated points as the practice disrupts the smooth flow of traffic
“The Commissioner-General of Police, Stephen Mutamba, has directed police commanders to ensure that registered and compliant kombis are allowed to pass through checkpoints without being inconvenienced.”
Nyathi said rogue officers found conniving with illegal transporters to perpetuate corrupt activities on the roads will also be dealt with accordingly.
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