He said most of the accidents were caused by recklessness, mechanical faults, speeding and overtaking errors.

This comes as an official curfew seems to have kicked-in in the capital.

Chikura had on August 23, 2024, also acquitted Lukas Slavia, a 37-year-old Czech Republic citizen, who had been on trial after being arrested together with Ssekamwa.

“Government will continue to monitor the operations of our financial markets and promote efforts to grow and stabilise our national currency.”

The ZWG shortage has also forced the general public to resort to the US dollar as a store of value and paying for goods and services in the foreign currency.

National Housing and Social Amenities deputy minister Musa Ncube expressed optimism in Udcorp’s ability to spearhead housing initiatives.