Passengers appeal to Mugabe, PM

THE Zimbabwe Passengers’ Association (ZPA) yesterday made a public appeal to President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to decree a ban on overloading in public transport, saying it was responsible for the high accident rates.

REPORT BY SILAS NKALA

Addressing workers at White City Stadium, ZPA secretary-general Paul Makiwa accused public transport operators of overloading passengers, in contravention of local laws and international statutes.

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