Economic challenges cited as few Zimbabweans travel for Easter holidays

This year's Easter holiday has been characterised by a low volume of travellers with Zimbabweans saying economic challenges have made it difficult for many to visit family and friends.

Easter holiday has over the years been characterised by a lot of travelling as people visit friends and family in rural areas or neighbouring towns.

For Christians it is a time to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Unfortunately, not much joy has been witnessed this year as many people failed to travel.

A visit to various boarding points such as Mbare Musika showed a low turn out of travellers with most buses being empty.

Vendors and transport operators have equally been affected by this situation as they relied on such holidays to boost their business.

Government has appealed to transport operators to exercise caution during the Easter holiday and warned of a heavy presence of both the police and members of the vehicle inspectorate department (VID) to ensure that sanity prevails on the roads.