3.3.2025
3:12
Presidential
Spokesperson
George
Charamba
has
said
all
ZANU
PF
vehicles
must
pay
toll
fees
when
passing
through
toll
gates,
as
required
by
law.
He
said
no
one,
including
Government
departments,
is
exempt
from
this
tax.
Charamba
said
that
even
the
Office
of
the
President
must
pay
toll
fees
in
advance
through
ZINARA.
The
Government
receives
toll
certificates,
not
exemptions.
Charamba
made
the
comments
in
response
to
a
post
on
X
(formerly
Twitter)
by The
Mirror,
which
showed
a
ZANU
PF
branded
vehicle
from
Zaka
South
Constituency
avoiding
a
tollgate
last
week.
Said
Charamba:
There
is
nothing
exempting
party
vehicles
and
drivers
from
meeting
their
toll
obligations.
All
Government
Departments,
the
Office
of
the
President
included
make
yearly
payments
to
Zinara
and
get
certificates
for
that
facility.No
to
tax
abuse
in
the
name
in
the
name
of
party
logo.
That’s
putting
the
ruling
party
into
disrepute
and
it’s
a
dismissible
offence,
according
to
party
rules…There
is
nothing
exempting
party
vehicles
and
drivers
from
meeting
their
toll
obligations.
Well
done
Mirror.
Last
week, The
Mirror photographer
Nyasha
Mariga
filmed
a
ZANU
PF
vehicle
owned
by
Zaka
South
MP
Clemence
Chiduwa
passing
through
a
tollgate
without
paying
the
toll
fee.
When
the
crew
asked
the
station
supervisor
about
the
incident,
he
admitted
that
the
vehicle
had
broken
the
law.
Constable
Chihoma
from
Masvingo
Central
Police
even
helped
the
driver
avoid
paying
the
toll
fees.
ZINARA
later
confirmed
in
a
statement
to The
Mirror that
party
vehicles
must
pay
toll
fees
like
everyone
else.
They
also
said
that
police
officers
are
aware
of
this
rule.
Post
published
in:
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