Farai Dziva|The nation will have to wait for a prolonged period following the theft of material for the dualiastion of the Harare – Beitbridge Highway.

The Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Joel Biggie Matiza told a state run daily newspaper 215 drums of bitumen meant for the dualisation of a 10-kilometre stretch along Harare-Beitbridge highway were stolen at a road construction site in Chivhu last week.

“I can confirm that 215 drums of bitumen worth RTGS$4 million were stolen in Chivhu last week.

The bitumen was part of a consignment meant to tar the 10km stretch which is part of the dualisation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway being undertaken by the Ministry in Chivhu.

The manner in which the bitumen disappeared pointed to an organised gang of rogue workers bent on defrauding the Government. We are going to take stringent measures to decimate such racketeering and mafia activities,” Matiza told the newspaper.