Tinaye Agere
Nyore Madzianike
Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe has called for the implementation of robust measures to tame the road traffic menace, with 1 352 deaths recorded in accidents between August last year and January this year.
Addressing senior police officers at this year’s ZRP Senior Officer’s Conference, Minister Kazembe said crime rose by 11 percent during the same period.
“Monthly reports received from the Zimbabwe Republic Police indicate that during the period under review, crime rose by 11 percent, while traffic accidents increased by 6 percent, with a total of 1 352 people losing their lives.
“Surely, we cannot afford to continue losing precious lives due to avoidable road carnage, nor can we permit our country to devolve into a crime haven. For August 2024 alone, a total of 503 hit and run accidents were recorded.
“We need a robust traffic management system to help in the policing of the traffic jungle and account for these callous offenders,” he said.
Minister Kazembe said the police were conscious of the need to harness technology and deploy it in the management of road traffic and crimes.
Bongani Ndlovu