PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CASE POSTPONED
By Edward Makuzva
HARARE, Zimbabwe. (News of the South)-The High Court of Zimbabwe have ruled on Friday, that the matter between passengers and ZUPCO postponed to 18 August 2020.
Passengers and Harare residents are being represented by Passengers Association of Zimbabwe(PAZ) and Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA).
ZUPCO has been dragged to the court for failure to provide public transport during the lockdown period amid the Covid pandemic.
The situation has seen passengers being brutalized and harassed by soldiers for failure to adhere to the curfew rules prescribed by the State.
Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights) has also filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court for police and soldiers to be barred from harassing commuters after daily curfew commences at 6pm.
This comes after President Emmerson Mnangagwa imposed a 12-hour curfew that starts at 6pm daily against increased demand for public transport, which the sole public transporter, Zupco, is struggling to meet.
In the court application, Zimrights cited Health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, police commissioner- general Godwin Matanga, Defence Forces commander Valerio Sibanda, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri as respondents.
The matter was heard before Justice Chitapi and the merits of the case will be heard on the 18th of August 2020 at the High Court of Zimbabwe.
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