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Chamisa says he is giving Mnangagwa sleepless nights
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has declared that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF are "having sleepless nights" following his decision to re-enter active politics, months after st...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:45hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP appeals for motorbikes for rural policing
Gwanda South legislator Omphile Marupi (Zanu PF) has urged the government to provide motorbikes to rural police in his constituency to address challenges in patrolling areas with poor road infrastruct...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:33hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Bus route war turns bloody
GOODLUCK Nyakabau lies on his back in Harare's Stoneridge area pondering his next move.Around this time, he should be more than 300km away from the capital city on a bus heading to the northea...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 09:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO to introduce electric fleet, add 500 buses
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) is set to procure 550 buses including electric models and has invited bids for fleet supply from domestic and international companies as it moves to boost...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:50hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs: Whose interests are they serving?
THIS writer was shocked to learn about Finance minister Mthuli Ncube giving in to the demands of the Zimbabwean MPs regarding the need for an upward variation for the budget for Parliament (NewsDay, D...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:28hrs | 14 | by Nicholas Aribino
Bad Zimbabwe roads stall EU observers
THE European Union election observer mission in Zimbabwe says despite the bad roads in Matebeleland, the mission is determined to visit all areas in the region.The mission met journalists on F...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
New faces for CCC in Gweru Urban
Only two candidates from the previous council, Martin Chivhoko (ward 4) and Dani Ndaba (ward 14) have been retained to contest in the harmonised elections scheduled for August 23.The Citizens ...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Professor Ncube must ignore councillors' talk shows
SO an aspiring candidate rehabilitated roads in a constituency and the local council has its knickers in a twist saying the candidate should have obtained permission from them. Really? Talk of a sense...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents lambast councillors for sabotaging development
COWDRAY Park residents have described Bulawayo councillors as selfish after they took a swipe at Zanu-PF aspiring Cowdray Park constituency Parliamentary candidate, Professor Mthuli Ncube for fixing r...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's land audit reaches home stretch
THE final phase of the Comprehensive National Agricultural Land Audit Programme is set to be completed this month, with the Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) now finalising inspection of farms in three o...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt enlists contractors for roads rehab
Government is enlisting contractors to attend to sections of highways and roads in residential areas that were damaged by heavy rains in the past four months In a statement yesterday, the Mini...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge dual carriageway complete
The upgrading of the 5km road linking the transformed Beitbridge Border Post to the Y-junction where the roads to Bulawayo and Harare split has been completed by the Government, with a dual carriagewa...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Donkey-drawn carts ply Zimbabwe's abandoned remote routes?
From the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway in Zimbabwe at a spot popularly known as Turn-P, the road passing through Neshuro Township has been degraded, disused, and derelict for over two decades, with buse...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:47hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Resource curse in Africa
The African continent is bestowed with so much natural wealth such as diamonds, coal, petroleum, natural gas, copper, and uranium to mention a few. Still, it has been the poorest continent in the worl...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 09:09hrs | | by Jeremie Kalombo
Mohadi claims that Zimbabwe opposition has failed urban people
Opposition political parties have failed to run councils as evidenced by bad roads, failure to collect garbage and provide clean water to residents, Zanu-PF Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi has said....Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:00hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Incessant rains compound pothole woes
THE rains that have been falling in recent days have worsened potholes in Bulawayo, turning driving in the city into a greater nightmare.A news crew drove through some of the roads around Bula...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Re-emerging of kombis
The re-emergence of commuter omnibuses (kombis) has been on the rise across the nation despite them being banned in preference to registered Zimbabwe United Passengers (ZUPCO) vehicles.Kombis ...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 14:01hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chamisa needs everybody's support and sacrifice
MANY factors can push a nation to embark on unstoppable demonstrations.Hunger is one of them. Closure of democratic space, if we read world history, can cause uprising and civil disobedience....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Only 5% of Zimbabwe roads in good state
A REPORT by the Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) claims that only 5% of the country's road network is in good state."We know that the roads are so useful to our economy, otherwise if we d...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The changing landscape of Makokoba suburb
MAKOKOBA, the oldest township and the first black African suburb in the City of Queens and Kings was named after the actions of one Mr Fallon, the native commissioner at the time, who used to walk aro...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa could defeat the unreformed Mnangagwa'
ZIMBABWE has been reeling under a multifaceted economic and political crisis since 2000, and it appears there is no end in sight. Amid chronic high inflation, Zimbabwe is confronted with a crucial gen...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 18:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Minister applauds social media users for exposing poor road network
TRANSPORT minister Felix Mhona Monday applauded social media users for posting pictures and videos showcasing the country's dilapidated roads, saying this was helping government to know areas that nee...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim roads in bad shape
Zimbabwe Passengers Association secretary Paul Makiwa has lamented over the bad state of the country's roads blaming that for the carnage happening along ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa's hot air speeches
The leader of the newly formed Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, continues to peddle lies and falsehoods at his rallies and people should take him seriously at their own peril. ...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | 4 | by Grace Chekai
Blitz nets 784 unlicenced vehicles
Police yesterday arrested almost 1 000 drivers of unregistered, plate-less and unlicensed vehicles, and impounded 784 vehicles, on the first of a nationwide operation aimed at getting rid of criminal ...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dispels factionalism rumours
Zanu-PF Politburo member Lieutenant-General Engelbert Rugeje (Retired) has rubbished claims of factionalism in the ruling party that are being peddled on social media.Addressing journalists in...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner rehabilitates roads
A newly-rehabilitated gold mine in the Simona communal area which is on the border between Mazowe and Bindura is changing the lives of at least 9 000 villagers after it sponsored the rehabilitation of...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor appointed Chitungwiza deputy mayor
Zanu PF Chitungwiza Ward 13 Councillor Kiven Mutimbanyoka has been appointed the local authority's deputy mayor following the recalling of MDC-Alliance Cllr Musa Makweza. Chitungwiza Mayor Lovemore Ma...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Binga roads threaten district tourism
MEMBERS of the public in Binga have implored Government to urgently rehabilitate Cross Dete to Binga road, saying the tourism district risks being isolated from the rest of the country if the road is ...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares war on potholes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said he is pained by the potholes on the country's "once great highways" while committing $33,6 billion towards the rehabilitation of 10 000kms of the country's roads. ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Residents petition council over poor roads
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has petitioned the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over the poor state of the city's road network.Motorists have attributed the increased number ...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zupco snub leaves commuters stranded
Commuters from Robert Sinyoka in Bulawayo were yesterday left stranded in the CBD after ZUPCO withdrew its buses citing bad roads. Robert Sinyoka and Mazwi village are peri-urban settlements a...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:57hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zupco shuns bad road routes
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has abandoned some routes in Bulawayo due to bad roads. Bulawayo's road network is in a terrible state and this has been worsened by the incessant rains t...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Bad state of roads biggest cause of accidents'
THIS year's festive season recorded more road traffic accidents (RTAs) mostly due to human error, as compared to the 2019 - 2020 season, statistics released by the police reveal.According to t...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to intervene in mismanaged cities
Government is concerned by the appalling service delivery in major cities and towns which are run by the opposition MDC-led councils, with plans already in motion for the State to intervene and avert ...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains collapse city road network
BULAWAYO'S road network has collapsed following heavy rains that are being experienced in the city and elsewhere across the country and council needs approximately US$500 million to fix them. ...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Council in shock parking fees hike
Gweru City Council has increased parking fees in the central business district by 300% with motorists now expected to pay as much as $6 for one hour.According to a memorandum sent to the counc...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I must be anointed new President of Zimbabwe,' says Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa wants to lead Zimbabwe's transition to a "new dispensation" but not before he forces President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the negotiating table.Chamisa told thousands of p...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants to force Mnangagwa out and lead Zimbabwe's transition
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa wants to lead Zimbabwe's transition to a "new dispensation" but not before he forces President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the negotiating table.Chamisa told thousands of p...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:28hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Guruve rural district council in need of US20k for road rehabilitation
GURUVE Rural District Council is in need of US$20 000 to rehabilitate its roads as most of the roads are now in bad shape an official has said.Speaking to this reporter the local authority chi...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Parliamentary committee aborts Chiredzi visit due to bad roads
Parliament's Standing Rules and Order Committee last week aborted their visit to parts of Chiredzi North due to extremely bad roads that were further damaged by Cyclone Idai.Many roads in the ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru in major roads rehabilitation exercise
GWERU City Council has embarked on a road rehabilitation exercise, following an outcry by residents and motorists over the poor state of the infrastructure.Council spokesperson Manford Gambiza...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
#CycloneIdai: 500 still missing as rescue efforts continue
MORE than 500 people are still missing in Rusitu Valley in Chimanimani district as rescue efforts are being hampered by damaged roads, 3 Infantry Brigade commander Major General Joe Muzvidziwa, who is...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must come for 'real talks', says Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has invited his Zanu-PF counterpart President Emmerson Mnangagwa for urgent "real talks" to rescue the country's sinking economy, saying the opposition had capacity to initia...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 14:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must come for real talks
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has invited his Zanu-PF counterpart President Emmerson Mnangagwa for urgent ‘real talks' to rescue the country's sinking economy, saying the opposition had capacity to init...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa pressures Mnangagwa for talks
DITHERING President Emmerson Mnangagwa could miss the chance of presiding over proper political dialogue that may bring solutions to Zimbabwe's decades long crisis, opposition MDC Nelson Chamisa said,...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Govt launches urban mass transportation programme in Mutare
GOVERNMENT on Monday launched the urban mass transportation system in Mutare after it availed 40 Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses to ferry passengers to and from the Central Business Di...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Defensive driving training should be made compulsory
Official statistics show that most of the traffic road accidents recorded in Zimbabwe have been due to human error.Despite commendable efforts by various players including the Vehicle Inspecti...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:54hrs | 4 | by Jeffrey Muvundusi
Zimbabwe reels from spike in fatal accidents
MOTORISTS and other road users have been urged to exercise extra caution during the forthcoming festive season to prevent loss of lives through accidents.Three weeks ago, 33 people were burnt ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo to prioritise road rehabilitation
Newly-elected National Assembly member for Zvimba North Constituency Marian Chombo is planning to roll out a road rehabilitation programme in the constituency. Chombo is among three female politicians...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
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