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Beitbridge border expansion commences
EXPANSION work on the Beitbridge Border Post appears to be finally starting eight months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid the foundation for the $241 million upgrade of Zimbabwe's premier port....Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 13:47hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa avails $30m for Matabeleland South roads
Government has availed $30 million for various roads in Matabeleland South province under the road development programme that will see maintenance of roads and undertaking of developmental projects in...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 11:30hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Salad cream intercepted at border
AUTHORITIES at Beitbridge Border Post have intercepted 21 tonnes of salad cream worth R470 000 being smuggled from South Africa to Harare. The Hash Logistics Truck was intercepted by the Ferre...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:09hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Anti-Mnangagwa demo in Beitbridge border
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) on Wednesday staged a protest at the Beitbridge border showing solidarity with the leaders and members of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions who ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 11:30hrs | 12405 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga must be deported back to Zimbabwe
DISGRUNTLED Zimbabweans living in South Africa yesterday ratcheted up pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa's government to deport Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who was reportedly admitted to a...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:49hrs | 5523 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean explosives smuggler jailed in SA
A 30-year-old Zimbabwean man was last week jailed for an effective 15 years for smuggling explosives worth R200 000 into South Africa through Beitbridge Border Post. Nqobizitha Ncube was arres...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 23:01hrs | 2206 | by Staff reporter
Zimra mum on Beitbridge warehouse inferno
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has declined to disclose the value of goods lost in three fire incidents in which its warehouses at Beitbridge Border Post were razed to the ground, saying the i...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 19:13hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge not prepared for disasters
BEITBRIDGE residents have called on authorities to enhance the border town's disaster preparedness after officials conceded that facilities were not up to scratch.Unless major improvements are...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:01hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
SA Trade Union to shutdown Beitbridge border
The' Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU) will stage a solidarity march with the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions on Wednesday."The protest comes as Trade Unions in SouthAfric...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:58hrs | 8795 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean businessman to assemble, sell cars locally
A ZIMBABWEAN professional and businessman based in the United States of America has partnered an Indian and Italian car maker to set up a car assembling plant in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, focusing mainly on a...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:27hrs | 7624 | by Elijah Chihota
SA dismisses Zimbabweans influx allegations
SOUTH Africa's Home Affairs department has dismissed claims by the country's opposition party, Democratic Alliance (DA), that there's an influx of Zimbabweans into the neighbouring country following t...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:40hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
DA's 'Uncle Tom' wants to meet Mnangagwa
South Africa - Mmusi Maimane, the leader of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance party, has written to Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking a meeting over an on-going crackdown by ...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 22:01hrs | 558 | by ZimLive
Firemen struggled to put out Beitbridge Border Post fire
AUTHORITIES at Beitbridge Border Post have started investigating the cause of a fire which razed down a State warehouse and property worth thousands of dollars at the port of entry yesterday. ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:43hrs | 1862 | by Staff reporter
One-stop border posts project gains traction
GOVERNMENT is targeting to implement the one-stop border post concept at all of the country's ports of entry within the next five years to enhance customs clearances and trade facilitation, an officia...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:25hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Beitbridge border up in flames
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority warehouse located at Beitbridge border post on Tuesday went up in flames. This is not the first time th...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 06:51hrs | 19105 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Uncle Tom' wants UN, ICC to intervene in Zimbabwe
DA leader Mmusi Maimane wants the United Nations (UN), the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the South African government to intervene in the Zimbabwe "crisis".On Monday, Maimane said hum...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 16:56hrs | 3467 | by Staff reporrer
Zimra to set up virtual border posts
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is targeting to establish virtual border posts where travellers and their cargo will be cleared in less than five minutes.This was said by Zimra Commissi...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:08hrs | 839 | by Staff reportet
130 000 flee army killings to South Africa
South Africa's opposition party Democratic Alliance (DA) has alleged that more than 130 000 Zimbabweans crossed the Beitbribge in a single day fleeing from the nationwide army and police crackdo...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 17:36hrs | 12433 | by Mandla Ndlovu
6 burnt to death after accident
SIX people, two of them believed to be children, were yesterday burnt beyond recognition when their car burst into flames after veering off the road and hitting a tree at the 259-kilometre peg along t...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:25hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Man tries to pay duty with fake US$ notes
A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has been arrested at Beitbridge Border Post for attempting to pay duty using fake United States dollar notes. Givemore Tshuma of Nketa suburb, who was supposed ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:22hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean motorists flocking into SA to buy fuel
Some Zimbabwean nationals are crossing the Beitbridge border into South Africa to buy fuel. The Zimbabwean government announced a 150% fuel increase last week.It now costs over R43 to buy a li...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:45hrs | 1150 | by SABC
Soldiers assault traditional leader
Youthful Beitbridge chief David Mbedzi known as Chief Sitauze was yesterday allegedly assaulted by members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) inside the Beitbridge Border Post.Apparently, the...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:18hrs | 2095 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains destroy roofing at Beitbridge border post
Heavy rains have destroyed part of the roofing at Beitbridge border post.Immigration officials have however confirmed operations have not been affected.This also comes amid reports tha...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 18:50hrs | 3338 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans importation of meat from South Africa
The Ministry of lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and rural resettlement has immediately banned the importation of the importation of live, cloven hoofed animals and related products from South Afric...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:00hrs | 2186 | by Mandla Ndlovu
380 000 pass through Beitbridge for holidays
TRAVELLERS who entered the country through Beitbridge Border Post during the just ended festive season increased to 381 520 from 345 987 last year. The assistant regional immigration officer i...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:43hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post returns to normalcy
A normal pattern has returned to Beitbridge Border Post after a hectic 3 days when vehicles and travellers clogged one of southern Africa's busiest ports of entry.Assistant Regional Immigratio...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:33hrs | 1877 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border post traffic surges as Zimbabweans head back to SA
The volume of vehicular and human traffic has surged at Beitbridge border with many Zimbabweans based in the neighbouring country have started trooping back. It is understood that south bound ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | 929 | by Staff rpeorter
Home-sick Zimbabweans want Mnangagwa to fix the economy
ZIMBABWEANS forced out of the country by the current economic turmoil have pleaded with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to urgently address the economic and political mess back home so that ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:48hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Border jumpers attack cops, flee to SA
A GROUP of 15 suspected border jumpers reportedly stoned a member of the Zimbabwe National Army and beat up his police colleague for allegedly trying to block their passage to South Africa through an ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1141 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border post queues stretching for more than 2 kms
The volume of vehicles and people passing through Beitbridge border post to South Africa has started increasing as Zimbabweans who had come back home for the holidays are returning to base. Ov...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
Zimra top brass in smuggling racket
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) 10 top managers have been named in an alleged $3 million cooking oil and chicken smuggling racket, which was reportedly swept under the carpet.Documents ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:54hrs | 714 | by Staff repoirter
Massive power outage hits southern Zimbabwe
A MASSIVE power outage lasting more than 50 hours hit southern Zimbabwe at the weekend after poorly maintained pylons near Chiredzi succumbed to heavy storms, cutting electricity trunk lines in the so...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:16hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border traffic rises 10,37% in December
BeitBridge Border Post recorded a 10,37 percent increase in travellers between December 1 and 24 this year compared to the same period last year, statistics from the Department of Immigration show....Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 08:28hrs | 1014 | by Staff Reporter
Travellers frustrated as Zimbabwe delays crossings at Beitbridge border
As the clock ticked down to Christmas, the department of home affairs urged travellers to remain calm after hours of congestion at Beitbridge on Monday December 24 2018. "The offic...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:40hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Toilets facilities poser for Beitbridge
A SHORTAGE of ablution facilities became a major challenge at Beitbridge, as more than 200 000 people travelled between South Africa and Zimbabwe in the last fortnight ahead of the festive season....Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:28hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Cop jailed 12 years for robbery
A HWANGE-BASED junior police officer, who was recently rearrested while attempting to skip the border into South Africa, has been slapped with a 15-year jail sentence.Three years of the senten...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:26hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
SA assures holiday travellers
THE South African government has assured travellers passing through Beitbridge Border Post during the festive season that they would not endure long hours at the border as mechanisms have been put in ...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:20hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Travellers hail Beitbridge border post authorities
ZIMBABWEANS and travellers from South Africa have commended authorities at Beitbridge Border Post for embracing border efficiency management systems which has resulted in improved service this festive...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:57hrs | 2381 | by Staff reporter
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 | 521 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Efficient border management system pays dividends
Cross border travellers using the Beitbridge Border Post have commended authorities on the Zimbabwean side for embracing the border efficiency management system that has seen a marked improvement in t...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:38hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Volume of travellers in Beitbridge increases
There is increased activity at Beitbridge Border Post as Zimbabweans based in South Africa are coming back home for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Long queues of vehicles and people ha...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:10hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Foreign-based motorists urged to use eTIP facility
MOTORISTS using foreign registered vehicles in the country should use the electronic temporary import permit (eTIP) facility to avoid delays at ports of entry, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority's Customs...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:38hrs | 1301 | by Staff reporter
Peak season at Beitbridge border
ACTIVITY has heightened at Beitbridge Border Post with many Zimbabweans based in South Africa having started coming home for the Christmas break. Long queues of both vehicles and people have b...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:06hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Zimra moves to decongest borders
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has assured the nation that it has put enough mechanisms to decongest borders during the festive season when human and vehicle traffic volume will be at its peak...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 16:12hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter
Intercape driver arrested trying to skip border to Zimbabwe
South African police early today arrested the driver of an Intercape bus which killed nine Zimbabweans, among them a toddler, in a road accident near Polokwane on Friday last week.The bus was ...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 15:48hrs | 2504 | by STaff reporter
'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 191 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
SA borders brace for festive season rush
THE South African Government has increased manpower at its border posts, including the Beitbridge Border Post it shares with Zimbabwe, in anticipation of increased traffic during the festive season....Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:40hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive cop nabbed at Beitbridge Border Post
A HWANGE-BASED junior police officer, who escaped from Hwange Prison while awaiting trial on 12 counts of theft after going on a housebreaking spree, has been re-arrested while trying to cross the bor...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:38hrs | 2643 | by Staff reporter
Zimra revenue declines by $27 million
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has recorded a decline of $27 million from commercial and vehicle imports in the first 10 days after Government legalised the payment of duty on specified goods ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:42hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
South Africa borders ready for festive season
South Africa Home Affairs Minister Siyabonga Cwele has announced that ports of entry are ready for the festive season."The department would like to confirm its readiness to handle increased vo...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 10:46hrs | 2319 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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