By Meditation Mposi
Masvingo City Council has collected US$5 870 from traffic offences alone in the month of May 2024, it has been learnt.
This was revealed in council’s Health, Housing and Environmental Services Committee minutes dated June 3, 2024 where it was noted that the amount was realized from the 320 arrest made that month.
Part of the minutes read that the traffic offenses included the expiry of disc, storage fee, pick and drop at undesignated points, impound fee, wrong parking, clamping, wash and repair.
“Failure to purchase parking disc has 10 arrests and the amount paid is US$200, continuous parking after expiry of disc has 172 arrests and the amount paid is US$1 720, storage fee has 8 arrests and a revenue of US$420, pick and drop at undesignated points has 17 arrests and the amount of US$680, impound fee (other traffic offences ) has 57 arrests and a fee of US$1140 , wrong parking (other traffic offences ) has 53 arrests and amount of US$1 590 , wash and repair has 1 arrest and the amount was US$40 , clamping fees has 1 arrest and the amount of US$30 , obstruction has 1 arrest and the amount of US$40,” read part of the minutes.
The minutes also indicated that the local authority collected US$3 140 from licencing, US$2 300 from illegal vending while US$12 430 was collected from Boomgate collections to give a grand total of US$23 740.
