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In the pre-covid era, urbanite Zimbabweans commuted on public taxis locally known as kombis. That was before the government banned them in Harare and other big cities, leading to transport woes characterized by long winding queues at bus ranks, resulting in serious delays. On an overloaded kombi a few passengers would sit behind or beside the driver’s seat (kugariswa pakadoma in Shona). In that position, they would be facing the rest of the passengers, directly looking them in the eyes. In some instances, that sitting position was reserved for individuals whose fares fell short of the …