By A Correspondent-Scores school-going children of pupils were on Thursday left stranded at roadsides as police in Bulawayo impounded vehicles that were carrying passengers in what they said was in defiance of the Government’s travel regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Police impounded staff buses, vehicles hired to ferry school children which they said were not registered under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and taxis operating illegally.

Before being released to their owners after paying relevant fines, vehicles taken by the police have to be cleared for outstanding tickets by Bulawayo City Council (BCC), while Zimra checks whether the vehicles were properly imported, not under-declared and did not evade taxes. Zinara also checks for the validity of licence plates.