By Tonderai Saharo
MASVINGO City Council is losing the battle to revive the Old Mucheke bus terminus as operators are defying the local authority’s directive for buses to use the rank for picking and dropping passengers.
Council officials told NewZimbabwe.com that the defiance by bus operators had resulted in the local authority losing out potential daily revenue as buses continue to pick up passengers at undesignated points in the city centre.
On the other hand, informal traders who were allocated market stalls at the terminus are also crying foul as they are paying monthly rentals when there is limited business activity as buses shun the pick-up point.