No alcohol for public transport drivers

FRANCISTOWN: Road transport operators have agreed that the alcohol content for public transport drivers be put at zero tolerance, instead of the current 0.35.

This was in response to statements by the deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communication, Ntabeni Malikongwa during the review of the Road Transport Act.

When consulting with the Francistown City Council (FCC) last week  Malikongwa had said that currently the alcohol content limit was the same for every driver whether they were in a private vehicle or in public transport and that in the reviewed act they would like to put it at zero for public transport drivers.

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