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The couple was last week appointed as Ambassadors of Road Safety by the Zimbabwe Traffic Safety Council.

The duo will also work hand in glove with former Zimbabwe football legends George Shaya and David Mandigora in spearheading campaigns to reduce road accidents.

The Charambas are expected to use their shows that draw large crowds as a platform to conscientise people on the need to drive safely.

In an interview, Baba Charamba as he is popularly known in the music circles, said they were going to use their live shows as platforms to educate people on dangers of flouting road rules and regulations that is the main cause of accidents.

“As musicians we have got a role to play in educating people as we meet our fans especially during live shows.

‘So we are going to use these platforms in educating our fans who attend our shows,” he said.

He said they were more than ready to work with the all stakeholders in trying to reduce carnage on the country’s roads.

“We are losing relatives and friends almost every day mainly because of road accidents.

“So in trying to educate people on the dangers of reckless driving the Zimbabwe Traffic Safety Council has engaged us to help them in their campaigns,” he said.

The Mhinduro iripo hitmaker said the traffic body was going to equip them with necessary information before they can start educating fans out there.

“The body has promised to arrange workshops for us so that we are educated first before going out to disseminate the information on road safety,” he said.

Charamba said motorists that deliberated flouted traffic rules and regulations should be punished severely.

“A lot of people have lost their lives due to reckless drivers,” he said.

Baba Charamba said he hoped their campaigns would reduce the road accidents statistics that have been rising.

“Our target will be to reduce the number of accidents that occur on daily basis and this can only be achieved by educating people out there,”he said.

Olivia Charamba said they had been honoured by being appointed as the ambassadors of Road and Safety.

“As the Charambas we are going to work very hard in educating people on the dangers of wreckless which has claimed many lives.

Our target is to see the reduction of accidents on our roads,” she said.

Police said 260 died on the country’s roads during the 2012 festive season compared to 140 who died during the same period in 2011.