ZACA says increase in bus fares unjustified

By Daily Mail Reporter


The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) says it is unjustifiable for bus operators in Lusaka to link the increase in bus fares to the revised minimum wage.
ZACA Executive Director Muyunda Ililonga has told Qfm News that the new minimum wage should not be a scapegoat for imposing higher bus fares on commuters.
Mr. Ililonga has since called on government to come to the aid of commuters and stop the move by bus operators.

He has also urged government to put in place a long lasting solution to the challenges in the transport sector taking into account the ever increasing population in order to restore sanity in the sector.
Mr. Ililonga has further urged transporters to rescind their decision of increasing bus fares adding that the move will have an adverse effect on the growth of the transport system in the country.
On Monday, Bus Operators on all routes in Lusaka resolved to have fares in all routes increased by K600 with immediate effect.
Daily Mail

Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA)

Consumer International 

 

Member no.: 1999
Joining date: 14 Mar 2000
Operational language: English
Member type: Affiliate

Location: Zambia
Telephone: +260 2 22 41 93/22 42 89
Fax: +260 2 22 41 93
Main contact: Muyunda Ililonga
Position: The Director

Description

Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) was established in the year 2000. It is a leading consumer advocacy voice in Zambia. ZACA's main activities are complaints handling and campaigning. Its campaign areas are Fair Trade (Checking for product weights) and Health (Tobacco control and Chemical Safety). ZACA works in collaboration with regulatory bodies in Zambia to address consumer complaints. The Association had three major campaigns in 2007-2008: Zambia’s ratification of global tobacco treaty (FCTC); a campaign on underweight products on the market and a lead poisoning awareness campaign.