Local minibus operators in Ntcheu today resolved not to operate in protest against a decision by Ntcheu District Council and Traffic Police to bar them from picking passengers anywhere.
The district council this month ordered that there should not be any driver who will be picking passengers anywhere but only in the new bus depot.
The council in conjunction with the district’s traffic police department said they will arrest any driver who will be found in the wrong.
The council further said they will be confiscating minibuses whose drivers will be caught contravening the new law and the drivers will be forced to pay a fine. However, this did not please the drivers who today decided to take action over the matter.
This morning, all the minibus operators parked their cars inside the new depot in a bid to force authorities to reverse the decision.
According to one of the drivers who spoke with this reporter in a telephone interview and asked for anonymity, at some point angry drivers started pelting stones at the police as they misunderstood each other on the matter. In retaliation, police started firing teargas at the drivers.
The driver who operates a minibus from Ntcheu boma to Mlangeni said they are against the new rule because inside the new bus depot they are finding it hard to do their business.
The driver added that it would be good if the council allowed them to be doing what they have be doing before construction of the new depot.
“Many minibuses are parked inside the new depot waiting for police to address us on the matter and reverse their decision,” said the source. Meanwhile, there is now calm at the depot and some drivers have resumed operating their businesses.
37 thoughts on “Ntcheu minibus operators go on strike”
Comments are closed.
Eish strike is anywhere sorry tax operators but have told your bosses that you are striking?lol
his is a testimony of how i got cure from HIV/AIDS, i have being suffering from hiv/aids for the past 8 years without the expectation of being cure, i was on ARV, despite the ARV i was not comfortable and there was nothing i could do because i knew and i was told by my doctor that there is no cure for HIV/AIDS, my dream of getting cured came to past the day i came across a testimony like this on a facebook page of how someone was cured through the help of dr abumen herbal medicine, i was advice its not real that there is no cure but something keep telling me to contact him, of which i later did and the cure was sent to me with an instruction on how to use it which i did accordingly and went for a test, to my greatest suprice the result was negative i could not hold back the tears of joy running down my chick my doctor was shocked, i thank God that am finanly cured from hiv/aids, DR Abumen is an herbal specialist that can cure hiv/aids, you can contact him through his email which is [email protected] or whatsapp his mobile number is +2347085071418, am sharing to save lives, PLEASE SHARE TO SAVE SOME LIVES.
Adzambanso usebenza ikaba pweteka njala.
Akagone ndi njala ndani opanda msuzi, koma zina….
If they strike what they gonna eat?just wasting their time
Asiye
Ku Durban akunganso lero kkkkkkkkk
baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
Nanunso zinaz kusowa chochta eti
Government.. Think about Ntcheu district.
I spent my NIGHT there on friday.. Aftr failing to catch à minibus for Blantyre
Zaugalu ….. Kumpatsila mmbale iye kudyera pansi.. Malawi sadzamva
Regalise wrong parking? Dzalowa bota..!