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Tougher Penalties For Traffic Offences Ahead Of SADC Summit

7 months agoMon, 22 Jul 2024 08:57:16 GMT
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Tougher Penalties For Traffic Offences Ahead Of SADC Summit

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works have requested the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to authorise stricter penalties for traffic violations ahead of the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit, which is scheduled to be held in Harare.

The ZRP and the Harare City Council have launched a joint operation targeting unregistered public transport operators and passengers using unauthorised pickup and drop-off points in the capital.

In an interview with The Sunday Mail, Shingirayi Mushamba, the Chief Director of Spatial Planning and Development in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, revealed that less than half of the kombis (minibus taxis) operating in Harare are currently registered. Said Mushamba:

Between 2019 and 2021, Greater Harare had 9 000 kombis, with only 4 000 of them being registered. The City of Harare is currently conducting a traffic census to understand the number of operators on the roads so that we get rid of the unregistered ones.

This will ensure that the kombis left on the roads are manageable and can be accommodated at the termini.

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We are also encouraging kombi operators to register with associations so that they can self-regulate.

For all these problems, we have the rules in place, but our issue has always been a lack of enforcement due to manpower challenges…

Some of these measures will continue being implemented even after the summit, as part of the urban renewal programme.

Offenders are now being taken to court and we have requested that they be handed custodial sentences.

Normally, when someone is taken to court, the Judiciary has a choice of either making them pay a fine or give a custodial sentence.

So, the police and the Ministry of Local Government have requested the Judiciary to give custodial sentences for road rules violations during and after the summit to deter bad driving.

Private vehicle operators who disregard traffic laws will also be charged the same as kombi drivers. We are also working on barricading illegal or undesignated bus stops across the city.

In a separate interview, ZRP spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the joint crackdown operation and said they were working closely with the JSC. He said:

Police are arresting motorists who are driving against oncoming traffic, those creating third lanes on the roads and those who fail to stop at red traffic lights.

The Judicial Service Commission has assured us that the right sentences will be given to such individuals.

The 44th SADC Summit is set to take place from August 17-18, 2023 in Harare. The summit, which is the highest decision-making body of SADC, is held annually.

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31 Comments

Anonymous · 7 months ago
Laws are there already enforcing them is the problem coz mapiirisa acho are corrupt zvima fit zvinodarika paroblovk overloaded 4 passengers kufront drivers are seen creating their own lanes most kombi are not road worthy !!
Anonymous · 7 months ago
Is it LEGAL for the police officers to ENTER a PRIVATE VEHICLE ? Are they not supposed to write a traffic offence payable within 7 days ? They enter private vehicles and INTIMIDATE vehicle owners CLAIMING they HAVE to IMPOUND the vehicle !!!
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Anonymous · 7 months ago
Ndamaka kanzuru neporisi last saturday i pulled of the road kusoutherton kuti ndidaire fon n they jus cme rushing kundibloker hanzi hapabvumirwi kumira pasango hapana kana sign yekurambidza the road is not even marked vakutonditorera mari afta threatenin me with vehicle impoundingn a lot of requirements 2 get it back i asked myself wy th harare motorist even voted for tht dwarf mayor
Anonymous · 7 months ago
SADC Special bribery levies are being coined... So happy SADC conferencing..!
gokoko · 7 months ago
ka game kekuti maporisa aite mari through bribe..!
Shiri yangu · 7 months ago
Ko nhai veduwe tabva tatorasa hama dzedu chaidzo nevana vedu ne kuda kwe Sadc ye 1 day musadaro imi, hutsinye ndehwei
Anonymous · 7 months ago
hapana hutsinye apa. respect road rules and other drivers.its that simple..mbavha ikakubira iwewe and police yorega kusunga ungati hutsinye??
Anonymous · 7 months ago
If this was serious policing we would have seen big changes on our roads and we would be grateful. It's disgusting to this day to see mshikashika leaving a roadblock loaded to the roof.
Anonymous · 7 months ago
True dat my brother we used to corruption so much we now see it as normal wen law is enforced zvakunzi hutsinye come on .Stricter laws must be put in place for the police seen or caught taking bribes .
Mbada family · 7 months ago
Haaa panenharo
King 🤴 Mtapa · 7 months ago
Sadc yakati makakunda nehukopokopo. Sadc iyoyo ndiyo morambidzira vana venyu kuti vasatyaire magengezha avo anovabatsira kupfuya mhuri dzavo
Sting · 7 months ago
kkkkk taura hako
Rebelyus · 7 months ago
😂😂 police youdza maCourt how to give judgement.
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Hakainde H. · 7 months ago
SADC Magwara, daida kuita action to fix Zim's political situation concerning stolen elections but Ramaphosa and other so called revolutionary parties stopped me but do not despair we will come up with another plan.
L · 7 months ago
Muno ramba sadac asi munoigadzirira zvakanaka isu motiitira hutsinye kuti muifadze Gudo
elder d · 7 months ago
ko maZupco aTangwirei akaenda kupi? the level of corruption stinks
...,. · 7 months ago
why does the country take a lackadaisical approach to the laws to such an extent that even the country's constitution can be ignored when it suits? there is no need to make the laws stricter if a proper process was followed when formulating the laws those people calling for the laws to be made stricter should not be where they are as they do not know how laws work. why should laws only be made to work when there are visitors? are they trying to hide something? let us have people who qualify to be in places of authority for everyone's prosperity.
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gaucho of pampas · 7 months ago
SADC this SADC that asi nyika inopera musi unopera SADC? gudo ranonga roro
Scud · 7 months ago
SADC yeyi, hayina kana dhiri. Dayi matoti kuri kuitwa ma Olympics kana kuti kune Soccer World Cup Finals, taiti muri kunetsera vanhu zviripo. Get away☹️
vaye vaye · 7 months ago
We all know lack enforcement of the traffic laws is not due to limited manpower but due to bribe taking. Vese mapurisa ekanzuru neZRP they take bribes and that is why you have half of the kombis not registered ivo vachipinda muTown everyday
Hre · 7 months ago
The 44th SADC Summit is set to take place from August 17-18, 2023 in Harare.
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the gunz · 7 months ago
dai vakagara vachiuya every year kuitira chigvt chedu chomhanya mhanya kugadzirisa mutown vachiendeswa kuma cities ose makuru e Zimbabwe. nyika inoshambidzika.lol
Mr JP van · 7 months ago
nhau yechivoko muhomwe ndoyavuraya nyika baa regai chivokomuhomwe chte nyika iigoterera mutemo sadc kuita sei vanenge vachizodya Mari yezimbabwe kum ahotera chete isutichifa nenzara rikosogora musi
patz · 7 months ago
U cant request a Magistrate on the type of sentence he gives an accused because it amounts to interfering with the judiciary.The judiciary knows very well that there is going to be a SADC Summit and are capable of planning for themselves on how to deal with cases. After all whats does SADC Summit have to do with laid down gazetted statutory fines and sentences
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Tambaoga · 7 months ago
kkkk.zvinhu ngazvingoitwa nemazvo Sadc iripo or isipo.Ahead of SADC kuita seiko
ncii · 7 months ago
I wish SADC to always visit Zim, lets say every month.
🦨 · 7 months ago
iii zvinodhura kuvauyisa kuno. vanhu vakuru avo havadyi machunks
@ncii · 7 months ago
kana makatadza 2 ma Chinese kumachengeta mujeri, kovSADC every month kkk..Zve Zim marabishi chaiwo

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