ZUPCO Buses Rejecting Cash Payments, Accepting Tap Cards With Immediate Effect
Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (ZUPCO) has with immediate effect intensified the use of tap cards as a means to curb the spread of Covid-19.
ZUPCO in May introduced the system and commuters had abandoned the electronic system turning to cash.
The latest development caught many unsuspecting commuters by surprise which saw them stranded in their various locations.
In an interview, the institution’s Chief Executive Evaristo Madangwa said the transporter was trying to be cashless.
“We have always wanted to use tap cards only and we are trying to be cashless.
“As you know that cash transmit the virus, so we are trying to make sure we have cashless means.
“Everyone should have a tap card and this applies to all ZUPCO buses including kombis,” he said.
Madangwa said, it all comes with a collective struggle as a nation.
“It can be achieved if we all put our minds together and we are going to do it countrywide, it’s not only going to be Harare alone but everywhere we have ZUPCO buses.
“So far everything is going well, we don’t have challenges when it comes to buses,” he added.
