The stop is well known for Zambians who sit there night after night waiting for transport to take them to the Kazungula border gate near Kasane. When Zambians first ascended there, they were welcomed with open arms, but now residents say Zambians are abusing their courtesy. The main complaint is that since the winter season Zambians have been burning tyres there and using them as firewood. They say that now the smoke from the tyres bothers them, as they do not know what tyre smoke could do to their health. People also say that the Zambians are littering the area and that they often get involved in altercations with council street cleaners.
Bluetown resident Bonani Khiyane says that the Zambians are abusing the place. Khiyane says that Zambian travellers have developed this tendency of burning tyres and polluting the environment in more ways than one. "They burn tyres there in the evenings as you can see the ground has changed colour," she said. Khiyane said that the Zambians do not care about the surroundings that they spend most of their time in and they also have no regard for people who live in that vicinity.
