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Zimpapers staff down tools
Journalists and other staffers under Zimpapers' Bulawayo based divisions, Chronicle and Sunday News have downed tools after management announced cutting of allowances and further curtailment of other ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:13hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Why Ngarivhume matters: PART 1
This is the third week since Magistrate Faresi Chakanyuka sentenced Transform Zimbabwe President Jacob Ngarivhume to an effective 3 years in prison for inciting public violence. Not only was t...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:25hrs | 775 | by F Muridzo
Zimbabwe schools revert to five-day week
All schools from today revert to the normal five-day learning week as there is no longer need to rotate attendance at schools short of classrooms to handle decongestion rules to minimise Covid-19 infe...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
BCC closes roads for ZITF 2023
HILLSIDE Road and other thoroughfares around the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair's (ZITF) arena will be closed to traffic for 10 hours on Friday, April 28, 2023, for the official opening of th...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 20:32hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Kombis fares now range between $600 and $1 000 for a single trip
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have increased fares in local currency.The new fares range between $600 and $1 000 for a single trip, depending on the time one boards the vehicles and t...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:19hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators hike fares
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have increased fares in local currency by almost 100 percent.This has drawn condemnation from commuters who feel the hike is unjustified given that the p...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:11hrs | 263 | 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 | 2484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt acquires electric cars
THE Government, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED), has now bought a total of 18 electric vehicles from a Chinese company as Zimbabwe continues to promote the use of smart ener...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:45hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
SA's FlySafair gets nod for daily flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Harare
South African airline FlySafair says it will start daily flights to Harare from Johannesburg and Cape town later this year after obtaining permission from the International Air Services Council....Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 2116 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's $5 000 withdrawal limit no longer adequate'
THE transacting public has implored the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to consider increasing cash withdrawal limits saying the weekly $5 000 cap is no longer convenient given the exchange rate moveme...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:24hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
West Nicholson-Mberengwa road is really bad
GOVERNMENT is rehabilitating the West Nicholson-Mberengwa Road linking Matabeleland South and Midlands provinces.The road is one of the five major roads in Matabeleland South that are being ta...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:33hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Zupco fares slashed
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco) at the weekend reduced inner city fares in all trading currencies, a development commended by the Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ).Zupco reduced ...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:20hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Passenger group urges citizens to report overcharging transport operators
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has urged citizens to report any incidents of overcharging by commuter omnibus operators in a bid to weed out errant business practices.The call co...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:51hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF Councillor demands payment for presidential inputs
Villagers in Ward 16, Buhera Central Constituency, are up in arms with their Zanu Pf councillor Thomas Matsenhura who is allegedly demanding payment upfront for one to get Presidential inputs and soci...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 17:16hrs | 757 | by Zebedi Mapuranga/ Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean passengers cry foul as transporters hike fares
TRAVELLERS going to their rural areas for the Christmas and New Year holidays yesterday complained that bus operators were taking advantage of the festive season to hike fares.A survey by News...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:12hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
When a president becomes less popular than a musician, then the writing is on the wall!
As far as I am concerned, retaining political power is one of the easiest tasks a leader is to expect.One simply has to implement policies and programs that improve the livelihoods of the citi...Published: 23 Dec 2022 at 22:45hrs | 1927 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 1437 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Nurses 'frog-marched' to Mnangagwa conference
GOVERNMENT has allegedly directed the country's general hospitals to release nurses to attend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's labour conference on Wednesday in the capital, a leaked memo written by Hea...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:43hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
$6 billion for new Zupco buses
Government will spend $6 billion to recapitalise Zupco next year in a development set to enhance service delivery and modernise the mass public transport system.Presenting the 2023 National Bu...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:05hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Govt to recruit 7 000 teachers
The GOVERNMENT will recruit an additional 7 000 teachers next year to enhance the delivery of quality education, with special focus on infant education.In the 2023 National Budget tabled in Pa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO withdraws subsidised fuel from private operators
BUS fares for peri-urban routes are set to increase following the decision by the state run Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) to order privately-owned buses registered under its franchise to p...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | 3846 | by Staff reporter
Zupco fare hike a harbinger of what lies ahead
THESE are, indeed, interesting times.The State-controlled Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) last week hiked its fares as well as the exchange rate for all its routes. This increase com...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
New Zupco fares trigger outcry
THE Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) has triggered an outcry after raising intra-city charges to $800, which it also says would be equal to one United States dollar.While the officia...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba might fit well in Unai Emery's philosophy
WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba might just fit well in new Aston Villa manager Unai Emery's philosophy.The 28-year-old Zimbabwean has not seen game-time at the Clarets and Blue in the En...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 05:52hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Zupco on cusp of collapse
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco) is on the cusp of catastrophic collapse with simmering indications that private operators contracted to provide buses have since ditched the state-owned pu...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:41hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC snatches 2 out of 3 seats from Zanu-PF
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has won two out of the three wards in Saturday by-elections held in Bulilima.Bulilima Rural District Council Wards 1, 14 and 16 fell vacant f...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:18hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes bus fares
ZIMBABWE United Passenger Company (Zupco) has reviewed bus and commuter omnibus fares upwards for all of its urban routes with effect from tomorrow. In a notice, Zupco said passengers travelli...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1995 | by Staff reporter
Lupane villagers walk 20km to nearest clinic
LUPANE'S Mzola East villagers in BH 42, Matabeleland North have appealed for a clinic in their area to reduce the long distances they travel to the nearest Dandanda Clinic.One of the villagers...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Tendy Three has nothing to do with Bulawayo roads rehab
Tendy Three Investments (Pvt) Ltd (TTI) board chairperson Lizwe Mabuza has distanced his organisation from the responsibility of rehabilitating Bulawayo's roads.TTI manages city parking in Bul...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt suspends duty on bus imports
IN a move set to ease transport challenges and reduce fares, Government has, with immediate effect, suspended customs duty on the importation of up to 20 public service buses by authorised dealers....Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane, Matobo main road 'forgotten'
Villagers in UMZINGWANE and Matobo, Matabeleland South have bitterly complained over the poor state of the main road linking the two areas.Matobo ward 15 councillor Dickson Moyo said the Old G...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:52hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp prophet makes waves
WE have seen a boom of prophets who use spiritual hangers, padlock, spectacles, anointing oil and handkerchiefs that are believed to have powers to heal different ailments and restore broken marriages...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
South Africa taxis to hike fare amid spiralling fuel hikes
South Africans who make use of minibus taxis as a means of transportation will have to brace for another cost of living increase, after a Santaco representative revealed that the organisation is set o...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 14:03hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Massive looting of Covid-19 relief funds exposed
A parliamentary report has exposed massive graft, looting and diversion of material and financial resources worth several millions of dollars earmarked for the Covid-19 fight.The Brian Dube ch...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:17hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU slams Mthuli Ncube
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) have criticised Finance and Economic development minister Mthuli Ncube for pursuing economic policies which have worsened the plight of workers and ordinar...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:34hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
SA taxi fares set for a big increase
According to reports, Santaco and the National Taxi Alliance, the country's biggest taxi associations, have lobbied for trade unions such as the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) and other civic gr...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
South Africa national shutdown on 10 June goes ahead
Reports have surfaced that a national shutdown is set for Friday 10 June following the hike in fuel prices set to increase taxi fares.A Whatsapp message forwarded many times claimed that the r...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 08:16hrs | 3666 | by Staff reporter
Free Zupco transport for traditional leaders
TRADITIONAL leaders will no longer have to pay transport fares on all Zupco buses across the country, Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga told mourners at the homestead of the late Chief Nhlamba in...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:53hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Border jumping, smuggling between Zimbabwe, SA persist
ILLEGAL travel between Zimbabwe and South Africa has persisted, despite joint efforts to thwart the practice by both countries, it has emerged.The two governments recently launched a joint ope...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:07hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes fares by 100%
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has hiked fares by over 100%, effective from Wednesday.The fare hike comes barely a month after public discontent over its monopoly in the transpo...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 3763 | by Staff reporter
New toll fees raise dust
MOTORISTS are crying foul after the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) hiked toll fees by 73%, which will result in long-distance transporters hiking fares.In a statement, Zinara ...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Public transport system normalises?
THE public transport system has improved after the Government liberalised the sector while Zupco contracted private companies with kombis and increased their daily payments by over 100 percent....Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean commuters bear brunt of police, motorists' war
ARMED with batons, police officers disembark from a tinted vehicle running at full speed to block a honking pirate taxi in the heart of the city in a dramatic and dangerous move.The targeted v...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Murky Zupco deal backfires
GOVERNMENT'S army-backed populist decision to re-establish Zupco's public transport monopoly, while banning commuter omnibuses has spectacularly backfired, leading to a severe crisis that has seen tho...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Long-distance buses start ferrying urban commuters today
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Transport Organisation (ZPTO) has applauded Government for liberalising the public transport sector and allowing the importation of buses duty-free saying the move is set to eas...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security forces placed on high alert over planned protests
ZIMBABWE's service chiefs have placed a well-oiled state machinery on high alert, ready to viciously thwart any protests following indications of an impending uprising.Multiple official and se...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 3465 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO faces court action over failing public transport system
The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has given the government and ZUPCO a 24-hour deadline to provide adequate public transport in urban areas or face being dragged to court.The police...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:58hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to shutdown the country on 6 May
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition stands firmly behind calls for a public protest against failure by the government to come up with a proper public transportation system. On Friday, May 6, 2022...Published: 05 May 2022 at 14:59hrs | 17952 | by Obert Masaraure
Parliament summons July Moyo over failing ZUPCO
Monopoly public transport company ZUPCO "has demonstrated incapacity to be able to carry every passenger," an MP said on Tuesday as parliament summoned local government minister July Moyo to give a mi...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:06hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Zupco taken to task over transport challenges
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has directed the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, and public transporter Zupco to put in place an efficient transport system that will improve the ease of movement fo...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:54hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
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