Responding to widespread
calls from truck operators,
the Zimbabwe Republican
Police (ZRP) is turning to
technological solutions to
do away with spot fines at
roadblocks and thus cut down
on bribery and corruption.
Addressing parliament
last week, Minister of Home
Affairs Ignatius Chombo said
his department would soon
roll out an electronic ticketing
system that would record
vehicle or driver transgressions
– including sending a message
to a centralised database –
allowing the driver of the
vehicle to pay the fine at
the nearest police station,
eliminating the need to hand
over cash on the spot.
He also confirmed that
government had committed
to decreasing the number
of police roadblocks where
drivers have been forced to
pay spot fines or risk their
vehicles being impounded for
release only when the fines are
paid. According to him, there
now has to be a minimum of
10 kilometres between each
roadblock.
Government has committed to a reduction in road blocks and
spot fines in Zimbabwe. Photo: ZRP
