Online Reporter
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
THE Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) will soon be restricted to conducting vehicle inspections at its depots only, Government has announced.
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Felix Mhona, announced that his ministry is drafting legislation to transform the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) from a traffic safety promotional body into a Road Traffic Safety Authority, also known as the Road Traffic Safety Lead Agency.
This new authority will empower the Inspectorate with the ability to stop and inspect vehicles, issue tickets, investigate accidents, recommend measures to prevent recurrence, and exercise other regulatory functions such as conducting road infrastructure audits and overseeing road authorities.
he development was part of the Minister’s keynote speech at the Ministry’s Eighth (Second 2025) Session of the ‘Line Minister’s Public Entities Corporate Governance Oversight meeting held at a Bulawayo hotel on Wednesday.
“The Ministry is working on a law to transform the TSCZ from being a traffic safety promotional institution to a Road Traffic Safety Authority with the Inspectorate armed with the powers to stop and inspect vehicles, issue tickets, investigate accidents and proffer recommendations to eliminate recurrence and other regulatory powers such as road infrastructure audits and oversight over road authorities,” said Minister Mhona.
The Minister said TSCZ’s envisaged role as an inspectorate will not duplicate the VID.
“The Inspectorate of the Traffic Safety Authority will have powers to stop, institute spot inspections and refer vehicles to the VID depots for inspection. This will separate functions between the Traffic Safety Authority’s Inspectorate and the VID which should focus on inspections at the depots,” said Minister Mhona.
