Farai Dziva|Concerns have been raised over the high incidence of sexual harassment of women in crowded ZUPCO buses.

It has emerged men are taking advantage of the pressure in the long and winding queues to pleasure themselves on unsuspecting women.

Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube told Chronicle that she has received numerous complaints of women and girls being s_xually abused in crowded public vehicles.

“It is very worrying. I have received these reports, especially from junior parliamentarians that some men in our society are now taking advantage of transport problems and using crowded buses to explore dirty agendas such as caressing and s_xually assaulting women and girls.”