By Staff Reporter
The Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Felix Mhona has reinstated the transport operating license for Zebra Kiss Coaches.
The company had been banned from operating together with Rimbi Tours after an accident that occurred on 17 January 2023 in Mutoko District along the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway, one person was killed and several others injured.
The accident occurred when a Rimbi Bus that was racing with a Zebra Kiss bus, which was in front, rammed into the back of a Shacman Tipper which was travelling in the same direction.
In a letter directed to the managing director of Tashllyt Investment, operators of Zebra Kiss, Transport Minister Felix Mhona said he was satisfied with measures taken by the transport operator.
“I refer to a letter dated 19 January 2023, with regards to the suspension of your Operator’s License Number 0P00001268. I also refer to a letter dated 23 January 2023, wherein we requested you to submit a detailed plan of action on the corrective measures that you have put in place to avert incidents of violating the terms and conditions of your Operator’s License in future.
“I have also received a submission on the comprehensive measures you have already put in place to avert such incidents in future and the action plan you have outlined to sustain the momentum of compliance with the terms and conditions of your Operators’ License, including measures against negligent driving. After a meticulous consideration of your submission, I am satisfied that the measures you have mainstreamed in your day-to-day operations are adequate enough to checkmate recurrence of operational behaviors which can be interpreted as violations of terms and conditions of your license.
“In view of the foregoing measures, I am pleased to lift the suspension on your Operator’s License Number OP00001268 with immediate effect. We will be grateful if you continue to demonstrate, through your conduct on the roads and your interaction with other relevant stakeholders that you uphold the provisions of all attendant laws and regulations applicable to road motor transportation and road traffic safety management,” said Mhona
Rimbi Tours remains banned.
