By Own Correspondent| The Zimbabwe Republic Police will be stepping up police highway patrols in a move aimed at reducing road carnage.

This was said by Minister Of Information and Publicity Monica Mutsvangwa.

Speaking during a news briefing after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Mutsvangwa said:

“Cabinet expressed grave concern over the recent road traffic accident which took place near Rusape and which claimed 46 lives. To minimise such painful occurrences and alleviate the plight of road traffic accident victims, Cabinet called for greater enforcement of the use of integrated traffic management systems and increased highway police patrols.

According to the law, drivers of public passenger vehicles are required to go for defensive driving examinations and re-testing after every two years.”

Police had in recent years, maintained a high presence on the country’s roads. However, the police were accused of demanding bribes from drivers at the numerous roadblocks which had become an eyesore and a hindrance to the free flow of traffic.

Police roadblocks were reduced after former President Robert Mugabe was overthrown in a military coup last year and replaced by the incumbent Emmerson Mnangagwa.