{"id":95842,"date":"2024-06-27T21:12:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T19:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/passengers-association-calls-for-ban-on-overloaded-buses-kombis"},"modified":"2024-06-27T23:23:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T21:23:21","slug":"passengers-association-calls-for-ban-on-overloaded-buses-kombis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/passengers-association-calls-for-ban-on-overloaded-buses-kombis","title":{"rendered":"Passengers Association Calls For Ban On Overloaded Buses, Kombis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has urged the government to ban public transport operators who overload their vehicles saying this is contributing to the rise in fatal road accidents.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday, ZPA secretary-general Paul Makiwa also slammed the \u201cculture of impunity\u201d in the transport industry.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that overloaded vehicles, unlicensed drivers and touts are allowed to operate with impunity, resulting in fatal road traffic accidents. Said Makiwa:<\/p>\n<p>Our roads have become death traps. Our passengers are dying like flies and those who survive are left with permanent disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers continue to lose their lives due to the negligence and incompetence of our ministers, who seem to be fast asleep at the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>Our evidence and results prove that their failure to perform their duties is leading to passenger genocide and permanent disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Makiwa accused the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe and the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Felix Tapiwa Mhona, of \u201csleeping on duty\u201d. He said:<\/p>\n<p>The responsible ministers of Transport and Home Affairs, Felix Mhona and Kazembe Kazembe, must be held accountable for their actions or rather, lack thereof.<\/p>\n<p>Our ministers are sleeping on duty. They are comfortable in their cosy offices while the people they\u2019re supposed to serve are dying on the roads.<\/p>\n<p>Makiwa alleged that rampant corruption plagues the transport sector, allowing unroadworthy public service vehicles to operate unchecked across the country. He said:<\/p>\n<p>Our people are being packed like sardines in these overloaded vehicles. What is worse is that there\u2019s no accountability when accidents happen. No one is held responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Mhona said the recent spate of fatal road traffic accidents, which have claimed over 20 lives, serves as a wake-up call for road users to strictly observe traffic laws.<\/p>\n<p>He urged transporters to join industry associations that will be responsible for fostering self-regulation and compliance among its members through a standard code of conduct focused on road safety.<\/p>\n<p>The call for action came in the wake of a spate of deadly road crashes across the country, which had claimed a total of 26 lives and left 56 others injured in recent days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has urged the government to ban public transport operators who overload their vehicles saying this is contributing to the rise in fatal road accidents. In a statement on Wednesday, ZPA secretary-general Paul Makiwa also slammed the \u201cculture of impunity\u201d in the transport industry. 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