Columnist / Thupeyo muleya
Why Beitbridge should fit into National Ports Authority scope
The quest to boost productivity in industries and to grow the national economy has seen Zimbabwe, like any other progressive nation in the world, coming up with a raft of measures to remove trade barr...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
3 Zimbabweans die while panning for gold in SA mine
Three Zimbabweans died after inhaling toxic gasses while working in a disused mine shaft at Langlaagte Gold Mine in South Africa and an undisclosed number are feared to have also succumbed to the toxi...Published: 14 Sep 2016 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimra, VID reshuffle affects 246 officers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) have redeployed staff across the country amid reports that the move is among a raft of measures to curb corruption at...Published: 31 Aug 2016 at 06:35hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Fuel 'dealer' dies in inferno
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman from Beitbridge believed to be an illegal fuel dealer was on Sunday night burnt to death when her house caught fire.The incident allegedly occurred between 7PM and 8PM and ...Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 06:42hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimra man steals $27 000 worth of cigarettes
A ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) official has been arrested for allegedly conniving with a suspected smuggler to steal 84 boxes of cigarettes worth $25 620 from a State warehouse in Beitbridge....Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 07:18hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Convicted prosecutor on bail pending appeal
Beitbridge area prosecutor Muchiwande Forbes Sithole (35) has been granted $500 bail pending appeal against both conviction and sentence.Sithole was sentenced to four years in jail in June thi...Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
2 SA officials nabbed for Beitbridge border corruption
TWO senior South African immigration officers based in Limpopo province have been arrested by that country's special anti-corruption unit, the Hawks, for allegedly taking bribes from Zimbabwean travel...Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 06:40hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Border post violence suspects denied bail
TWENTY people who were arrested for allegedly staging violent protests in Beitbridge last Friday were yesterday denied bail.The group is part of a mob of 74 people facing public violence charg...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Third force behind border violence
Police have arrested 71 people in connection with last Friday's violence in Beitbridge, with emerging evidence linking the disturbances to a sinister "third force". Some of the suspects are known poli...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 15:59hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya and Kuda Bwititi
Protestors go wild in Beitbridge
PROPERTY worth thousands of dollars went up in smoke in Beitbridge yesterday when a mob burnt down a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) warehouse in protest against the implementation of Statutory Ins...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:05hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya and Mashudu Netsianda
Cargo stuck at Beitbridge as importers struggle for permits
Commercial cargo has been stuck at Beitbridge Border Post for the past seven days as importers struggle to get permits to ship goods that are restricted from Open General Import Licence under Statutor...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:20hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
50 Zimbabweans injured in SA bus accident
AT least 50 Zimbabweans were injured, some of them seriously, when the driver of a Greyhound bus they were travelling in lost control and overturned near Louis Trichardt town in South Africa's Limpopo...Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimbabwe bus torched, passengers robbed in SA mob attack
A MOB allegedly burnt an Eagle Liner bus transporting 21 Zimbabweans from Bulawayo to Johannesburg in South Africa yesterday and robbed them of their valuables.The unruly crowd was allegedly p...Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 06:59hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya and Pamela Shumba
BREAKING: Zimra suspends implementation of import regulations
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has suspended the implementation of statutory instrument number 64 of 2016 which sought to tighten screws on imports of basic commodities following protests by trave...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 20:55hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Govt must address chaos at Beitbridge Border Post
People visiting Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (zimra) offices across the country are welcomed by banners at the reception inscribed "We Are Here To Serve" and workers wearing T-shirts inscribed "I am not...Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
'56.4% of prostitutes HIV+'
Research by the National Aids Council (Nac) indicates that although the national HIV prevalence has been declining in the past two years, it is four times high in other community groups like commercia...Published: 09 May 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Prosecutor 'kidnaps, tortures' three men
A PROSECUTOR in Beitbridge allegedly kidnapped three men and tortured them until one of them ruptured a kidney after accusing the trio of stealing from his house. Muchiwande Forbes Sithole, 35, allege...Published: 02 Apr 2016 at 14:09hrs | 2 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge-Harare road dualisation to commence soon
The Government is expected to sign a memorandum of understating with a new contractor soon to commence dualisation of the 900km Beitbridge-Harare and Harare-Chirundu Highway, the Minister of Transport...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge floods leave 568 stranded
AT least 568 people were left stranded after 200 houses were affected by flash floods in Dulibadzimu suburb in Beitbridge after heavy rains accompanied by a thunderstorm pounded the area since Friday....Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimbabwean trio up for spate of cross-border crimes
THREE Zimbabwe cross-border transport operators and a South African woman are expected to appear at the Palm Ridge High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 4, to face charges of murdering tw...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 15:20hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Prostitute steals R11,000 from Zimra official, locks him in hotel room
A 21-YEAR-OLD hooker stole R11,000, $550 and two cellphones from a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official before locking him in a hotel room.Police arrested Vanessa Makota of Manhede in M...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 05:54hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Journalist charged under non-existent law freed
PROSECUTORS have withdrawn charges against a journalist who had been charged under a non-existent law.Wellington Mukhanhaire, 26, employed by The Messenger weekly newspaper, had been charged u...Published: 04 Mar 2016 at 05:45hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Forex dealer jailed 27 years for fraud
A 33-YEAR-OLD illegal foreign currency dealer who has been on the run since December last year after defrauding 17 of his colleagues of R1 million and about $105,000 has been jailed for 27 years by a ...Published: 29 Feb 2016 at 08:07hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Hand scanners introduced at Beitbridge Border Post
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced mobile baggage scanners at Beitbridge Border Post to reduce incidents of smuggling and intrusive leakages.The hi-tech mobile scanners were...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 05:45hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Ex-Jap car prices slashed
South African car dealers have started reducing prices of pre-owned vehicles mainly from Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom at Beitbridge Border Post as they battle to clear huge stocks due low b...Published: 03 Feb 2016 at 16:51hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
SA school bars Zimbabwean pupils
A NUMBER of foreigners - mainly Zimbabweans staying in Johannesburg in South Africa - are stranded after a principal at Muzomuhle Primary School barred them from enrolling their children for the 2016 ...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 05:10hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Girl (5) goes missing after hippopotamus attack
South African police have intensified the search for a five-year-old Zimbabwean girl who went missing near the New Limpopo Bridge a fortnight ago when a group of 11 illegal immigrants she was travelli...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 05:06hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe govt slashes travellers' rebate
Government has revised travellers' rebate to $200 from $300, among a cocktail of measures as it seeks to maximise revenue collection from imports and address the continued abuse of the facility by loc...Published: 05 Jan 2016 at 06:05hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Weak rand cuts Xmas traffic
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans based in South Africa failed to travel home during the just ended festive season owing to the poor performance of the rand that saw the number of travellers droppi...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 06:24hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge traffic congestion as Zimbabweans troop back
The volume of people coming into the country from South Africa through the Beitbridge Border Post has relatively increased as Zimbabweans troop back for the Christmas and New Year holidays. In the las...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 07:59hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Beitbridge border post ready for holiday travellers
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has deployed additional personnel to Beitbridge border post, with the department of Home Affairs in South Africa also doing the same to selected ports of entry, ...Published: 07 Dec 2015 at 06:28hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya and Pamela Shumba
3 border jumpers arrested
Three Malawians were last Wednesday arrested by the Ferret Squad at Beitbridge Border Post when they entered the country illegally wrapped in plastic sheets.Peter Samuel (25), Jaru Musa (30) a...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 05:11hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Car dealers slash prices
South African car dealers at the Beitbridge Border Post have started reducing prices of pre-owned vehicles from Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom as they battle to clear huge stocks caused by lo...Published: 02 Nov 2015 at 05:22hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimbabweans die in SA horror crash
Nine Zimbabweans died in accident early today when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in rammed a Zambian haulage truck near Naboomspruit along the N1 highway in Limpopo Province, South Africa....Published: 13 Aug 2015 at 20:04hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Highway robber arrested
Police have arrested a suspect believed to be part of armed robbers who terrorise motorists along the Beitbridge-Masvingo Highway.Michael Mhangami was arrested last Thursday after he shot and ...Published: 25 May 2015 at 06:59hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimra suffers major system failure
Cargo trucks destined for various countries across the region are stuck at border posts as the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority struggles to upgrade its System for Customs Data known as ASYCUDA.The...Published: 14 May 2015 at 08:36hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
'SA deportations drop by 28%'
The number of people seeking assistance from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) after deportation by road from South Africa dropped by 28 percent at the end of last year.The or...Published: 13 Jan 2015 at 07:02hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Motorist rapes 11-year-old girl
An 11-year-old girl from Beitbridge was last week allegedly raped by an unknown motorist who lured her into his car while she was selling mealie cobs at a service station in the town. Matabele...Published: 11 Jan 2015 at 23:06hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimra internet woes affect vehicle imports
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has engaged its internet service provider to attend to a technical fault at Manica Transit Shed in Beitbridge where the processing of vehicle imports had been seriously affe...Published: 24 May 2013 at 03:16hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya
EU funds Bulawayo Agenda to spearhead voter education
The European Union (EU) is reportedly funding Bulawayo Agenda and some off-shoots of the non-governmental organisation in smaller towns in Matabeleland region to spearhead voter education with a bias ...Published: 27 Mar 2013 at 06:55hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Reporter
Villagers discover 'tools' for witchcraft in their grazing lands
FEAR has gripped villagers in Mtetengwe area, some 40 km west of Beitbridge town, after the discovery of some mysterious objects in their grazing lands believed to be tools for witchcraft. The...Published: 17 Jan 2013 at 04:25hrs | 1 | by Thupeyo Muleya Beitbridge Bureau
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