Chiwenga lifts ban on commuter operators

VICE-PRESIDENT and Health and Child Care minister, Constantino Chiwenga has lifted the ban on all licensed commuter operators with immediate effect, ending the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) transport monopoly.

In March 2020, when Zimbabwe implemented its first COVID-19 lockdown regulations, government banned all public transporters, except for the State-owned Zupco buses and affiliated carriers.

Chiwenga said the ban was meant to enforce public safety protocols to reduce the spread of the respiratory virus.

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