{"id":17085,"date":"2019-12-22T20:10:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-22T18:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=17085"},"modified":"2019-12-22T20:10:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T18:10:55","slug":"sa-cops-pounce-on-omalayitsha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/sa-cops-pounce-on-omalayitsha","title":{"rendered":"SA cops pounce on omalayitsha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH African police last week impounded several vehicles found not road roadworthy belonging to cross-border transporters, commonly known as omalayitsha, in a campaign aimed at reducing road carnage.<\/p>\n<p>The omalayitsha are seen as a reliable form of transporting Christmas groceries and providing transport to Zimbabweans returning home for the festive season after toiling the year in the neighbouring country.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s transport ministry on Wednesday impounded several cross-border transporters during the Operation Malaisha raid with Transport minister Fikile Mbalula saying they were targeting un-roadworthy vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from South Africa said the operation, \u201cwhich targeted bus, freight and logistics transportation, was conducted overnight at the weighbridge heading to Limpopo, Zimbabwe and Malawi\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we got a lot of un-roadworthy vehicles and some of them weigh more than what is expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll those vehicles are being impounded,\u201d Mbalula was quoted saying adding, \u201call un-roadworthy and unlicensed vehicles, as well as those without permits, were taken off the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operation is taking place at night because people think that police are not working 24\/7.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Buckle up, don\u2019t drink and drive, and make sure that your vehicle is roadworthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) in partnership with the South African Accident Fund on Wednesday also launched a joint awareness programme aimed at reducing carnage during this festive season.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second joint road safety awareness campaign between TSCZ and SAF as the first was conducted during the 2016-2017 festive season.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of tweets, Mbalula said: \u201cTrailers going to Zimbabwe are heavily overloaded and not roadworthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sorry to inconvenience people but we must keep them safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere we also weigh to ensure that all suspected transport is checked for safety.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH African police last week impounded several vehicles found not road roadworthy belonging to cross-border transporters, commonly known as omalayitsha, in a campaign aimed at reducing road carnage. 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