The Sunday Mail of Saturday 23, April 2011 reported that 68 people were killed between the Independence and Easter holidays, with the most terrible accident being reported on Good Friday near Chivu where five people from the Musoni family lost their lives. In the report the accident was caused when the driver of a Nissan pickup tried to overtake, but the driver of the car in front was just selfish enough on the busiest and narrow highway which our government has taken ages to widen and resurface.  The talk of widening Zimbabwe’s major highways is only heard when an accident like this one happens. The only progress seen so far is that of pulling down trees and digging ditches along the roads stretching just as far as Pambudzi (close to Boka Auction Floors) on the way to Masvingo. With this kind of progress one can see the completion of this task in 2050 or even beyond.

Though easing transport woes in the country the influx of second hand Japanese cars has also contributed to the road carnage with all sorts of bad drivers now on the highway. These cars are affordable and most of them are automatic which makes the task of changing gears easy even for my niece in primary school.  I am not advocating for the banning of these cars but just to be responsible when driving and to make sure that you get your car checked for mechanical faults. One can be a good driver but if you are on a bad road with bad drivers chances are you will be involved in an accident.

This entry was posted on April 26th, 2011 at 2:01 pm by Lenard Kamwendo and is filed under Activism, Reflections, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.