Beitbridge Councillors suspend Mayor over incompetence

Tensions reached a boiling point at Beitbridge Town Council on Monday evening as Councillors passed a vote of no confidence in Mayor Peter Pirato Mafuta, accusing him of incompetence, dereliction of d...

Travellers stranded as bus services halt in Beitbridge

Hundreds of travellers, including cross-border traders and shoppers, were left stranded in Beitbridge on Wednesday after bus operators suspended services in response to a government-led anti-smuggling...

Bus driver nabbed for $4 million mbanje

POLICE have arrested a bus driver at Dulivhadzimu Bus Terminus in Beitbridge and recovered 40kg of dagga, with a street value of $4 million.The dagga was found stashed in the boot of the bus....

Smuggling crackdown nets 15 buses

The National Security Taskforce has intensified the crackdown on smuggling between Zimbabwe and South Africa and intercepted 15 buses carrying contraband worth thousands of dollars.The buses w...

Armed robber Chauke's reign of terror halted

Police in Beitbridge have arrested Bigboy Chauke (34) who is believed to be the mastermind of a series of armed robberies that have rocked the district in the last four weeks. The suspect, who...

54 buses intercepted with smuggled goods

FIFTY-FOUR buses transporting smuggled goods worth over US$20 million have been intercepted since the beginning of March.As a result of the smuggling, the country has been losing millions of d...

Beitbridge terminus gets massive upgrade

THE Municipality of Beitbridge has embarked on a massive project to upgrade Dulivhadzimu Bus Terminus at a cost of more than $400 000.Acting town clerk Mr Loud Ramakgapola told Business Chroni...