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Govt Reduces Kombi Radius To 60 km; Speed Limiters And Monitors Required For All Kombis

7 months agoWed, 04 Sep 2024 07:42:08 GMT

Govt Reduces Kombi Radius To 60 km; Speed Limiters And Monitors Required For All Kombis

The government has revised the radius-based restrictions for kombis, reducing the limit from 120 km to 60 km, effective September 3, 2024, for operators seeking new permits.

In a statement released on the same day, Felix Mhona, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, explained that the new regulations aim to reduce road traffic accidents involving kombis.

Mhona also said kombis operating within the 60 km radius must be equipped with speed limiting and monitoring devices to ensure safety.

The Minister condemned the practice of kombis and mushikashika picking up and dropping passengers at non-designated locations, which damages the shoulders of recently refurbished roads. Below is the statement in full:

STATEMENT ON THE REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RADIUS-BASED RESTRICTIONS FOR KOMBIS FROM THE CURRENT 120 KM TO 60 KM
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As the Ministry endeavours to mitigate against road traffic crashes involving kombis, a policy position has been taken to review the current radius-based restrictions for kombis on the issuance of route permits from 120 km to 60 km with effect from the 3rd of September 2024 for operators seeking new permits.
This is one of the many robust policies, regulatory and administrative mechanisms being adopted to improve the country’s road safety regime.
Thus, it implies that all 26-seater kombis and below, will be restricted to offer transport services within a radius of distances not exceeding 60 km.
We urge all commuters travelling beyond the 60 km radius to use transport services offered by high-capacity buses.
These buses are more predictable, reliable, comfortable and more consistent than the quality of service offered by kombis on long-distance routes.
Buses also have greater leg space and baggage space for long distance travellers than kombis, which makes buses more ideal for long-distance journeys.
Further, the kombis operating within the 60 km radius are prohibited from operating without installation of speed limiting and monitoring devices in terms of Section 3 (1) of Statutory Instrument 118 of 2023, which prescribes that no person shall operate or drive on any road, a passenger public service vehicle registered in Zimbabwe, unless both of the devices are fitted to the vehicle.
All inspection officers should adhere to this law and ensure that no kombi operator, driver or owner is issued with a certificate of fitness unless both devices are so fitted to the kombis.
All law enforcement officers should ensure that all kombis are in compliance as prescribed by the law.
The Ministry has also noted with concern that the kombis and unauthorized vehicles (mushika-shika) are picking and dropping passengers on non-designated points, thereby causing damage to the shoulders of the roads, most of which we have recently refurbished, with clearly designated picking and dropping points.
The Ministry calls upon all enforcement officers to be diligent and ensure that all kombis and authorized public service vehicles pick from and drop passengers on designated bus stops.
In view of the above, kombi operators will be issued with Route Permits to offer passenger transport services for a maximum distance of 60 km.
The Route Permits issued before this Statement will remain valid and shall continue to be legal documents until their validity has expired.
However, with immediate effect, the Ministry will not tolerate any kombi which operates without the speed limiting and monitoring devices.
I wish to make a clarion call to all our stakeholders of the road traffic ecosystem, including motorists, transport operators and passengers to be more vigilant against road traffic violations, especially over speeding, overloading and the use of unroadworthy vehicles.
All these violations are serious offences and acts of negligence; thus, drivers and transport operators will be held accountable for such actions which are contrary to their legal and moral obligation for the safety of all road users.
The Ministry rallies all traffic law enforcement agencies, road traffic safety actors, motorists and road users to collaborate against road fatalities.

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35 Comments

Anonymous · 7 months ago

Izvi zvinongoda peaceful demonstration. It's not kombies but our roads.

🤐🤩 · 7 months ago

We can say everything we want but 1 thing is to send every driver for defensive and the gvt n must put this in place the driver who does not have the defensive certificate shall not drive.2:Of course roads are bad but how can you speeding in bad roads,it means you are a driver without care,when roads are bad just slow down and practice safety.3:Travellers are another problem because even a driver is driving at limited speed the travelers have the habit of discouraging the driver and causing the driver to follow the travelers will there by getting into problems.4:Drivers are a threat due to full of l know because some drivers do not listen to travelers especially aged twenties and thirties drivers says l started driving long back so you tell me nothing or to give back the money to the customer and dropping he or she anywhere so Gvt no matter the driver is using his car or is driving public transport pliz call for defensive and to those who fail to produce the certificate must be punished.

Anonymous · 7 months ago

Mhona can not even qualify to be a Dip tank assistant..

unknown · 7 months ago

And who is gonna enforse this law? The underpaid ZRP officer whose hands are always itching?

PD · 7 months ago

Mari kuporisi

Perseverance · 7 months ago

🤣

Patz · 7 months ago

How does distance reduce number of accidents. 60 km radius is irrelevant coz a kombi can still make many trips with a radius of 60km which surpass even 200km. Mhona has an ill motive maybe he has been bribed by bus operators

@ · 7 months ago

maybe if curbs were put at the shoulders of the road this wouldn't happen, it's difficult to tell people not to park at the roadsides

Ediots · 7 months ago

Buses are the cause for carnage. Haasi maCombi arikuuraya vanhu kuSA uko.

👽 · 7 months ago

Porisi yafa nemari🤦🏽‍♂️

Anonymous · 7 months ago

???????????

Anonymous · 7 months ago

And most taxes in from Jozi to towns are more than 300km on a 16 seater. So how does this help if 60km is in the middle of bush

xxx · 7 months ago

ko kana 120 dzacho yanga iri bush,think like a man

VaMhona · 7 months ago

Zvakanaka chose nokuti donzvo kuda kuchengetedza upenyu.Zuva roga roga vanhu varikufira mumigwagwa yedu.Vachairi vazhinji,havatevedzi mirairo pakufamba.KuVID kune zvizhinji zvinoitikako,zvimwe zvacho zviri ku contributer kuma road carnages ari kuitika.Bible rakataura kuti nenguva yekupedzisira rudo muvazhinji ruchatonhora,kusarurama kuchawanda,kuda mari kuchanyanya.Ndizvo saka muchiona mashortcuts achishanda kana pabuda mari.Vazhinji ava madriver asi were halfcooked nokuda kwemari.MaBus operators vanounzawo mabhazi apera kumisha kunotova nemaroads akashata.Chavanoda emari,havana rudo nevanhu.VaMhona dai vaita amend zero rinofanirwa kugara behind the stiring wheel kuma Public transport to 50+ years than mazera ariko aya.Kare mubhazi aiva mashoma asi maDriver echikuru ari nani,tsaona dzoita shoma.Tofambirepi,mumaroads hamuchatangiki.Unotenda wafamba ukadzoka uri mupenyu.

Anonymous · 7 months ago

This will do nothing. Driving on the wrong side of the road at 60km/h is still dangerous. We need heavy penalties for taxi drivers who break the rules of the road. Police need to enforce rather than being either the ones driving or owing the taxi or on the side of the road laughing as the taxi drives by breaking every rule possible.

Antman · 7 months ago

Read again boss there are saying instead of a combi ferrying people routes like Byo Plumtree the should travel atmost 60 KM like from Bulawayo to Kessington or Mbalabala

Andrew Chinamhora · 7 months ago

reducing the distance for combies won't alleviate the high accident scenario.fix the roads first.also most accidents are due to human errors.limited experience and bad attitude on the road by drivers is a major concern as well.these law makers need to do wide and extensive research before bringing to us uncooked laws.

𝑨𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒓 · 7 months ago

𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗍 𝖺 𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾, 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗅𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖽𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌. 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗄𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖻𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝗋𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗎𝗌 𝗈𝖿 60𝗄 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗋𝗌. 𝖲𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗇𝗈 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗋𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗅 𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗎 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝖽𝗋𝗈𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝗇 𝗎 𝗁𝗏 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖽𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝗅𝗎𝗌 120𝗄𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾𝗌. 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗁𝗒 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝗉𝗈𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖺 𝗀𝖺𝗎𝗀𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝖽𝖿𝗅𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝗒 𝗏𝗂𝖼 𝖿𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖡𝗒𝗈 𝗍𝗈𝗅𝗅𝗀𝖺𝗍𝖾

Mudhibhisi · 7 months ago

At indepence, Botswana had just 12km of tarred road. Back then it was one of the poorest nations in Africa . Today Botswana has one of the best road network including tarred roads. The Tswana today enjoy a better standard of living. Clearly, it was the black post colonial gvts of Botswana that improved the standard of living of its citizens. The diamonds mined there contributed immersely to the post colonial development of the country. It must hv been a deep sense of responsibility, sound, sound policies and honesty by successive gvts in that country that did the trick. In contrast, Zim inherited one of the best economies in Africa at independence. Today Zim is one of the poorest nations in Africa. Successive gvts in this country made it their aim to loot, repress their citizens, electral fraud,poor foreign policy, policy inconsistencies eventually brought down the once vibrant nation to its knees.

🤹‍♂️ · 7 months ago

Asi it has been like thateven years back 40km radius was the limit after that would be a highway and highway fines were exorbitant to offenders, so roadworthiness was prioritised when you are on highway, Certification vehicular fitness was on demand worse on passenger transport, But ever wondered why Smith banned combis in the late 70s, into 80s

peturu ⛽ · 7 months ago

I'm not disagreeing on states of our roads ,negligence has become anthem in our roads , at one point you can see a driver driving against a one way lane , our driving itself is becoming bad and thats a fact, accidents are happening even in South Africa where roads are properly maintained its up to us as road users to maintain or come up with a good culture in driving so as to end these road Carnegie. the cars we are using nowadays they have top speeds, those cars fly as compared to those cars we used during the past decades, I'm not disagreeing on road states but ignorance of road rules is also a cancer which needs to be immediately attended ,ngatisatedzerei motokari kuti inomhanya sei let's have good driving habits and skills becasue tsaona zhinji its caused by speed. zvimwewo hongu timgataura asi kutyaira kwakanaka kunodiwa.many are perishing and its so sad .God intervein

Joe · 7 months ago

isai speed limit kuma bus now ndiwo ari pa top kuuraya wanhu

Anonymous · 7 months ago

Urikurarama munyika ipi iwe?

moto · 7 months ago

Pane akatohodha madevice ayo ataurwa avakuzoita mari If not the minister's peers

Visitor · 7 months ago

I always say some policies are just implemented without proper planning....reducing khombis not to travel beyond 60kilomtrs redius wont solve anything especially on accidents. WE HAVE POOR ROADS THUS A NUMBER ONE CONTRIBUTOR OF ACCIDENTS If all ministers govermental officials could stop travellng by air to some places they will see the state of the road. For instance Vicfalls Byo high way its nolonger fit to be called a high way, I use that road frequently then each day you meet with supraises. That road doesnt need potholes patched someone to tell those guys who are always patching that road that they are wasting tax payers money. That road simple needs serious upgrade to simple contract a new road. Another thing these buses that are said to be fit bla bla they appear fit yes but the driverd are not fit to drive they are the ones over speeding in the name of cashing in large sum of money. patisisa apapo

Anonymous · 7 months ago

Yes, we may have poor condition roads; yes, we do not have any traffic police on duty at the right places; yes, we have lots of vehicles on all the roads - but the overriding factor which is causing all these accidents is drivers who are behaving and driving very badly on the roads and who do not adhere to any traffic rules, they drink whilst driving and think that they are the only ones on the road. In other words the drivers are fully responsible for all the vehicular accidents and deaths on the road. I live in a relatively small town that has a lot of traffic in both small cars and big trucks - the speeding and the bad driving is out of control. But no cops present no cameras and no speed traps. Its not the roads - its the drivers.

Anonymous · 7 months ago

It shows that this guys is a banker not an engineer. Stopping at shoulders of the road doesn't damage the road cause it's the road itself. Fix your roads only and you minimize accident. Combies have been driving long distances since 90s.That post must be given to an engineer

gunvoster · 7 months ago

kkkkkkkkk kwete muzimbabwe

zanupf · 7 months ago

koma Granivia anodii taurai se ministry ya Mhondiwa Mhona

Gafa · 7 months ago

vanopenga ava