Councils now empowered to control kombis

Local Government minister July Moyo has authorised councils to control movement of commuter omnibuses in their areas of jurisdiction and to enforce traffic regulations.

In a statement yesterday, Moyo said this followed the lifting of a ban on commuter omnibus operations after the repeal of section 4(2)(a) of Statutory Instrument (SI) 83 of 202 Public Health (National Lockdown) that was enacted as a COVID-19 preventive measure.

“All local authorities are to recommend route authority and issue rank discs for applicants operating on urban routes in their areas of jurisdiction, enforce traffic regulations and by-laws with the support of law enforcement agents.

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