Trial runs for electronic roadblock system underway

Zimbabwe has begun trials to computerise police roadblocks in a bid to reduce the number of checkpoints on the country roads.

Minister of home affairs Ignatious Chombo said the new computerization system would enable police officers to access all the details about a car's insurance, licencing and history.

This comes as drivers have expressed anger over numerous roadblocks that the police set up on the streets of the capital and around the country forcing drivers to pay bribes.