{"id":104680,"date":"2025-02-17T10:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chamisa-travelling-on-zimbabwes-roads-is-now-like-going-to-war"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:35:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:35:37","slug":"chamisa-travelling-on-zimbabwes-roads-is-now-like-going-to-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/chamisa-travelling-on-zimbabwes-roads-is-now-like-going-to-war","title":{"rendered":"Chamisa: Travelling On Zimbabwe&#8217;s Roads Is Now Like Going To War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Former CCC Change Champion in Chief, Nelson Chamisa, has expressed his deep concern over the tragic accident that claimed 25 lives in Beitbridge last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The accident occurred when a speeding Beitbridge-bound Urban Connect bus collided head-on with a haulage truck transporting magnesium to Chirundu, near the Lutumba toll gate along the Beitbridge-Masvingo highway.<\/p>\n<p>Chamisa lamented the fact that Zimbabwe has earned the unfortunate distinction of having the highest rate of road traffic accidents globally.<\/p>\n<p>He said the country\u2019s roads should not be death traps, but safe passages that lead people to their destinations, not places of tragedy. Said Chamisa:<\/p>\n<p>Travelling in Zimbabwe now is like going to war, you never know if you will make it alive. Our emergency responders are doing their best under difficult circumstances, but a response time of 1-2 hours is simply too long and is costing lives at the accident scene<\/p>\n<p>Instead of being places of healing, our hospitals are themselves in hospital, have become hospitalised \u2013 they are basically death cages where treatment is absent, and survival is a mirage.<\/p>\n<p>We just have too many accidents in our country. The first and biggest accident is the accident of a wrong government.<\/p>\n<p>Chamisa said the alarming number of accidents on the country\u2019s roads highlights a serious failure in governance and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the issue reflects not only a lack of proper policy direction but also a failure to take the decisive actions and interventions necessary to address this pressing challenge on Zimbabwe\u2019s roads. He concluded:<\/p>\n<p>We continue to pray for the families mourning the 24 (sic) lives lost in this tragedy. We also wish all the injured a speedy recovery. May God comfort and strengthen us all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Former CCC Change Champion in Chief, Nelson Chamisa, has expressed his deep concern over the tragic accident that claimed 25 lives in Beitbridge last Thursday. 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