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“Naturally, when you get into a Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus, safety, with regards to the fitness of the vehicle, should be the least of your worries. We are made to believe the buses undergo rigorous testing before they are released on the roads,” reckons Takunda Mupara from Chiredzi.
Aspiring drivers yesterday thronged the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) depots across the country to either sit for provisional drivers licence tests or undergo road tests as depots countrywide resumed operations.
The Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) will tomorrow start conducting road tests and issuing driver’s licences after close to six months of closure.
Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Joel Biggie Matiza and the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) have been taken to the High Court by a Harare man, Hazangwi Phillip Peter, who is claiming ZW$350 000 as compensation for his vehicle which was impounded and auctioned by the VID.
Government has — with immediate effect — suspended Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officials from Marondera and Beitbridge depots on allegations of corruptly issuing provisional driver’s licences to undeserving people.
The Vehicle Inspection Department (VID), which conducts driver training among other duties, has been taken over by criminal gangs that are fleecing the public and Government through pocketing various amounts for one to acquire a driver’s licence.
More police officers have been deployed along the country’s major roads ahead of the Independence and Easter holidays to enforce road rules and fight crime.
Government has intensified the fight against corruption at the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) and yesterday launched an Electronic Learner’s Licence Testing System to enhance transparency and reduce human involvement in the issuance of drivers’ licences.
Police have launched a manhunt for a fraudster called Changamire Mukando who duped two people of over $39 000 after making them believe that he was a Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) official and could assist them to buy vehicles that were being auctioned by the department’s Bulawayo depot.
The Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) has run out of vehicle registration plates, with a few available at post offices outside Harare.