Vongai Masuka

The Harare City Council has introduced a new automated traffic enforcement system in a bid to curb widespread traffic violations, corruption, and general disorder on the city’s increasingly congested roads.

The initiative, announced by Acting Chamber Secretary Warren Chiwawa, is a direct response to the massive increase in registered vehicles, which has ballooned from an estimated 10,000 to over two million, placing immense pressure on the city’s infrastructure.

The new technology-driven system is designed to reduce human intervention and, in turn, the opportunities for corruption and non-compliance with traffic rules.

It will target offenses such as driving against oncoming traffic, illegal lane changes, and causing obstructions.

A pilot phase is already underway at the busy intersection of Jason Moyo Avenue and Simon Muzenda Street, where officials project the system could record up to 3,600 infractions daily.

Chiwawa warned that drivers who have grown accustomed to flouting traffic regulations will now face increased accountability.
He also stated that the new measures are a step in the Council’s efforts to promote road safety and restore order to the capital’s streets.