Highway robbers cause havoc

FORTY-FIVE-year-old Jonas Kabasa is among several truck drivers whose dislike for passing through Zimbabwe on long-distance trips is all too apparent.

He drives trucks from South Africa to Zambia, Malawi or the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) but lately, robbers along the highway have rendered the journey a dangerous chore.

For Kabasa, who was born and raised in Chinhoyi, being a truck driver on the Harare-Chirundu Highway has become a nightmare.

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