The nation is currently facing transport challenges following the banning of ‘Mushika-shika’ pirate taxi’s, which used to provide relief especially to the commuting public in Harare.
The government gazetted fines of ZWL$2000 to any individual caught using the pirate taxis, but this has led to serious transport challenges especially on Friday 3 September which saw the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) failing to meet the demand and leaving thousands of Harare residents stranded.
The government has since promised to import more buses to bring relief to commuters, whilst ZUPCO has partnered the National Railways of Zimbabwe to re-introduce the commuter train AKA ‘Freedom Train’ to service the suburbs that are located closer to train tracks and some of these include Tynwald, Warren Park, Kambuzuma and Lochinvar.
The service is expected to start on the 7th of September 2021.
See flyer below for times.
Whether this development will provide a lasting solution, that is left to be seen, the freedom Train has been brought to ease the transport burden but most times it gets discontinued without notice.
What do you make of this, will this be able to stop the transport woes?
