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ZUPCO Franchisees Demand Fourfold Increase In Daily Commission

ZUPCO Franchisees Demand Fourfold Increase In Daily Commission

Thousands of commuters were left stranded in Mutare on Wednesday after drivers of conventional buses operating under the ZUPCO franchise embarked on a go-slow to force the government to increase their daily commission.

A public transport operator in Mutare, who declined to be named told NewsDay that they wanted to be paid at least $15 390 per bus. He said:

We are on a go-slow because of the paltry commission we are being given. Just imagine that we are getting $4 000 per day, while kombis are getting $1 000.

It’s peanuts, in fact, the government is now benefiting because a kombi is cashing about $3 000 per day and if I was doing it alone, I could get much higher.

It seems it is we who are now subsidising our buses. We want the government to pay us at least $15 000 per day.

Another operator told the publication that they decided to embark on a go-slow rather than parking their vehicles because they don’t have any source of income.

Commuter omnibuses plying the high-density suburbs routes in Mutare are charging $8, while buses are charging $4.

More: NewsDay

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