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"Harare Rank Barons Rake In Over US$1 Million Monthly From Kombi Operators"

2 months agoWed, 15 Jan 2025 14:37:21 GMT
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"Harare Rank Barons Rake In Over US$1 Million Monthly From Kombi Operators"

Public transport operators in Harare are urging authorities to tackle the issue of rank barons, who are reportedly collecting over US$300,000 per week from more than 3,000 registered transport operators at bus terminuses and ranks in the city.

According to the operators, these rank barons and touts are extorting money from all kombis, including those in different associations and independents not affiliated with any association.

They achieve this by charging between US$1 and US$3 per kombi for a minimum of five daily trips. The exact amount depends on the time of day and passenger demand.

Ngoni Katsvairo, Secretary General of the Greater Harare Association of Commuter Operators (GHACCO), said all terminuses and ranks are under the control of touts.

Katsvairo estimated that these criminals could be collecting over US$1 million per month from this illegal activity.

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The operators are calling for immediate action to put an end to this exploitation and restore order to Harare’s public transport system. Said Katsvairo:

They collect at least US$2 and up to US$5 per trip depending on route. Most kombis do four to five trips per day from the rank thus almost US$1 million is being lost to these space barons per month, money which can be used to upgrade our fleet or develop the ranks like putting up security cameras, ablution facilities, repairing rank tarmac, sheds and lighting.

As GHACO we have about 1 200 kombis but all ranks in the CBD are occupied to full capacity by 3 000 public service vehicles affiliated to various associations.

It is our wish that ranks be controlled by associations and their employees who have their vehicles in ranks.

They should do this in conjunction with council enforcement. This is the only lasting solution to bring order and sanity to the public transport sector.

Katsvairo said the rank barons wield considerable power. If a transport operator refuses to pay them, they are barred from loading passengers for their next trip.

He urged the Harare City Council to deploy municipal police and called for the national police to support legal operators and eliminate these criminals.

The Zimbabwe Union of Drivers and Conductors (ZUDAC), another major association in Harare, also called for the removal of the rank barons.

However, Council spokesperson Stanley Gama, responding to The Herald, denied that some illegal pirate kombi ranks in the CBD operate with impunity. He accused associations of working with the rank barons. Said Gama:

The issue of rank barons is tricky. Some rogue associations themselves are cultivating this vice. Some of these barons are affiliated to the associations.

We have asked associations to disown these people by not paying them money. If forced to pay they are supposed to report the cases to the police who are more than willing to react and arrest the culprits… no reports have been received by the police or by municipal police.

The council believes that 9,000 of the more than 12,000 kombis operating in Harare are operating illegally to some extent.

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31 Comments

Satan 👹 · 2 months ago
I think it's another area mthuli should look at vanofanirwa kubatirwa tax
dott · 2 months ago
Zvakaoma tsika dzose dzakaipa pamusha kana padunhu dzinopedzwa nabba, masabuk,madzishe , mps ,gvernor ,minister napresident saka kana zvichinetsa kugadzirisa pane dambudziko kubva kunabba vemusha to the bottom total reshufffle is needed to restore sanity
zig zigler · 2 months ago
from land barons to rank barons kutora mari chete tirikuendepi yazvina mhinduro
hojov · 2 months ago
varikopi2
ㄒ|几ㄒ|几 · 2 months ago
an egoistical CCC opportunistic system vs a maniacal ZANU patronage system🤔
? · 2 months ago
pfurai ne pfuti
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 2 months ago
APA HAPANA NYAYA COZ MESE MAKAFAMANA MURIKUDA KUDYA CHETE
Rodex · 2 months ago
Hakuna munhu anouya parank asingazivi kwaari kuenda . So maybe ma operaters motoda ma uniforms for your kombis , not dzema association idzo
lalala · 2 months ago
even if the council starts to collect the money 💰 the story remains the same Mari inongodyiwa nevakuru veko Zim ikutoda re-reset chaiyo
PR · 2 months ago
Mahwindi for ED saka hapana hapana they are well connected to the President.
Mj · 2 months ago
Zimbabwe is a lawless country
Patz · 2 months ago
Council should redirect this money to themself for maintenance of ranks. These marshals are just crooks fattening their pockets. The problem is they are not alone but they work in cohoots with members of ZRP and Municipal Police and a lot of bosses are benefitting. Its a very organised criminal syndicate. Its not the first time this issue has been raised. Time yaMugabe zvaingoveko and nobody listened
🇿🇼45yrs · 2 months ago
Imimiwo futi varidzi vemacombi vashandi venyu vari kuti overcharger and muri kuzviziva here. Vafambi nedzimota dzenyu tiri pama1 mukufamba umu tiri kubatwa rough nanahwindi ava. Vamwe vacho zvinyadzi pamberi pevabereki havazive zvekutaura. Panyaya iyoyi haaa ko kana vashandi venyu vakaramba kubhadhara azvibude here kkkkk
Kayz · 2 months ago
Hazvipere zvagara zviripi kwese Rank marshal anozivana nepolice ngavawirirane paday not patrip
Corruptmore Looto · 2 months ago
It is obvious that they are affiliated with a certain party. Just imagine all of the revenue that can be recovered if that certain party were to lose power, the changes in this country will be massive, we will feel an enormous immediate dividend just by removing it.
😎MR NICE😎 · 2 months ago
Vanopa anonzi Rank Marshal iyeye ndiye anozopawo Police,Council bosses sometimes their back up comes from M.P orZanu Pf High rank members
ED Lite · 2 months ago
Mahwindi for ED
dok25 · 2 months ago
Those guys are difficult to remove as they present themselves as members of a political party which is fighting to gain the leading of the City, which makes them become untouchable. That is why even the city spokesperson shows that they do not want to be involved by saying they belong to organisations.
𝕮𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖉 𝕿𝖆𝖑𝖐 · 2 months ago
𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚. 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙖, 𝙠𝙪𝙗𝙫𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙯𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙪 𝙯𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙤.
dok25 · 2 months ago
Ndiyo inonzi mafia inotangira ipapo.
Jojo · 2 months ago
Akapusa ndiwe coz u just speaking from the toilet seat not knowing exactly what happens on the ground.
Tambaoga · 2 months ago
those people are zanoids its very difficulty to remove them kumaraine kwangu variko they collect money from street venders 1 per day pane system irikufanira to be uprooted so that zimbabwe can be a habitable place
@vhedza · 2 months ago
The problem is we wait for other people to action for isu vacho takangopeta maoko or kungontarar
Were Wacho · 2 months ago
Ndevemusangano uri kutonga maBarons aya siyanai navo hapana zvamunovaita.
ponesai · 2 months ago
if operation system are not adhered to,the impact is very dangerous to human life.over spending of kombis are the results to recover stolen money..pliz stop these barons with urgent..
Ediots · 2 months ago
council is complicit
Anonymous · 2 months ago
INcluding ZRP..

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