Transporters fight over passengers

Zimbabwean Ray Dokotela-Moyo, owner of Dokotela Omnibus Company appeared in court in Bulawayo on Friday last week charged with inciting two men to kill Sibonginkosi Moyo, an inspector at Fellowship Bus Company, another big transporter on the route. Dokotela-Moyo accuses Moyo, who lives in Francistown of frustrating his business interests in Botswana.

Dokotela-Moyo appeared before Bulawayo magistrate, Sikhumbuzo Nyathi and was granted bail of Z$50 million (P1,000 using official exchange rate or P71 on parallel market). Prosecutor Jeremiah Mutsindikwa said that on January 16 this year, Dokotela-Moyo invited Tinashe Marima and Mathew Moyo to his offices in Thorngrove industrial area in Bulawayo and told them to kill Sibonginkosi Moyo because he was harassing his bus crews and passengers in Francistown. He allegedly said the harassment is affecting his business.