Kombis Boycott Termini After Council Hikes Parking Fees
Some commuter omnibus and bus operators on Thursday refused to park their buses in bus termini in protest of the sudden hiking of parking fees by the Harare City Council.
Some bus opeators told NewZimbabwe.com that the city authorities increased bus and commuter omnibus fees, from $25 and $15 to $100 and $50, respectively.
One transport operator who sopke to the publication said:
We were not given any notice by City Council that they are going to increase entrance fees for buses and commuter omnibus.
We were surprised because we saw the notice pasted at the bus terminus offices this (Thursday) morning.
Many buses are loading outside the bus terminus because they had $25 bond, the fee they used to pay before this sudden change.
The way they increased their fees is not proper looking at the percentage.
It is very huge; they should have at least increased the fees to $40 or $50 bond, maybe it could be reasonable.
As a result of the sudden hike, few buses were reported to be loading passengers within termini.
