Harare to repossess bus termini

Zim Now Writer

Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has said that the City of Harare will repossess all bus termini it was leasing to the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company due to a lack of maintenance.

Mafume said although the local authority will repossess the bus termini, they will allow Zupco to continue using them.

“We had surrendered control of our termini to Zupco but we are going to repossess them so that there is order.

“We are going to allow the use of the termini by Zupco but they will now be in our hands.

“We are going to take over the terminuses around the city where we are going to put municipal police who are going to man the areas and monitor the situation and people who will be seen dumping litter at the rank would be arrested.

“We want our bus termini to be user-friendly and safe for the operators because as we speak, some of them no longer have shelter…,” said the Mayor.

Some of the termini that council has been leasing include Copacabana, Market Square, Fourth Street, and Charge Office.

Zupco chief executive officer Tineyi Rwasoka, however, said the Harare City Council was yet to notify them about their plans.