Chamisa Gets Back to Work25 July 2025
By James Gwati – Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has deployed a team of technical and policy experts to investigate the root causes of Tuesday’s tragic Chitungwiza accident, which claimed 17 lives. The team presented its preliminary findings Wednesday morning, calling for urgent reforms to address the deeper national failures behind the horror crash.
Below is a summary of the team’s observations:
“What happened on the 22nd of July 2025 along Seke Road must be more than just a passing headline. It must be a sobering turning point for our nation. The stark reality of this tragedy reflects the unbearable cost of systemic failure—we must all take a serious pause to reflect.”
Chamisa’s team stressed the need to look beyond the accident and focus on the human stories behind the headlines—each name, each journey, each final moment. These lives lost speak to a nation where daily survival has become a nightmare.
“What we witnessed was not just a result of human error or technical failure. It was a manifestation of deep leadership decay, national dysfunction, and crumbling infrastructure.”
One of the victims was a young couple and their child. They had set out on a routine trip to register the child’s birth, a task that should have been straightforward. Instead, it ended in tragedy. Chamisa questioned why basic services like birth registration still require families to travel across towns and provinces.
“Why must people travel such long distances for essential services? Why has decentralisation not been implemented to bring government closer to the people?”
Another victim was an elderly woman from Murehwa who had travelled with her young relative to collect groceries in Chitungwiza. The story highlights the harsh reality of Zimbabwe’s broken economy, where families must endure long and dangerous journeys to access basics like food.
Chamisa also raised urgent concerns about the country’s disaster preparedness and emergency response systems.
He said the collective trauma of hearing the agonising cries for help—cries that went unanswered due to poor emergency response—will haunt the nation for years.
The team’s report further cited a series of long-standing failures:
Source: ZimEye
Source: ZimEye
