Story by John Nhandara
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has so far arrested over five thousand traffic offenders in its bid to restore order in the Harare Central Business District in an operation that was launched close to a month ago.
The operation against errand motorists being carried out by the police in Harare’s CBD in an effort to restore sanity is paying off with thousands of arrests having been effected.
“We have arrested 5 138 traffic violators who have been accounted for by the police, with some paying fines, while others will be taken to court. Sanity has to be restored in the city and we will apply the law without fear or favour,” ZRP spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi said.
Commuters believe if police enforce the traffic laws, sanity will prevail.
“We realise that police presence has made things better because motorists will do the right things on the road,” a commuter said.
Another stated, “The police should also make sure they do something about commuter omnibuses that are using undesignated points.”
Last week, social media was awash with videos of errant drivers in running battles with the police, prompting the operation to move in to restore sanity.
