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ZimBorders to read riot act to errant staff
ZimBorders, the company managing Zimbabwe's first commercialized border post at Beitbridge, has vowed to address issues of employee misconduct following complaints of client mistreatment and negligenc...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 06:37hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Easter traffic drops by 2,5% at Beitbridge
THE volume of travellers who used Beitbridge Border Post during the Easter holidays declined by 2,5 percent this year compared to the same period in 2023.Usually, about 8 000 people use Sadc a...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Travellers' nightmare at Beitbridge border
CONGESTION at Beitbridge Border Post has started building up as travellers, mostly Zimbabweans based in South Africa are now returning home for the Christmas holiday.For the past three days, l...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:15hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo exposes Mahere's 'big fat lie'
EXPLAINER: Fingerprints of the MDC in the "Edited" CCC Constitution filed by Tshabangu in Chamisa's Interdict Court Case to halt Further Recalls not Fraud but Proof of MDC Paternity of Lawful CCC...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 18:06hrs | 11 | by Jonathan Moyo
Jury finds 34-year-old Zimbabwe mother died by medical misadventure at Ireland hospital
A woman who had just given birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) died by medical misadventure and her death was probably preventable, an inquest has found.34-year-old Tatenda Faith Mukwata ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 10:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK's HSE apologises after death of Zimbabwe-born woman
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an apology to the family of Tatenda Mukwata, a 35-year-old woman who died after giving birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) last year. Tatenda Mukw...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man who used false documents for job as child psychologist is jailed in Ireland
A man who used false documents to secure employment as a child psychologist and “live a fake life” has been jailed for four years.Nikiwe Dube (41) with an address at Colpe Drive, Deepforde...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 13:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Elections key for Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission'
ZIMBABWE'S elections in the next four months will decide the country's chances of being readmitted into the CommonwealthZIMBABWE'S elections in the next four months will decide the country's c...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ireland continues recruiting nurses from Zimbabwe
THE HSE continued to recruit nurses from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Nigeria for over a month after they were added to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) no-recruit list.The WHO keeps a list of cou...Published: 07 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Service delivery improves at Beitbridge border
The transformation of the Beitbridge Border Post at a cost of US$300 million has started bearing fruits as it has drastically reduced the turnaround time for cargo clearance and the movement of human ...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge quarantine centre opens
The Beitbridge Border Post plant and animal quarantine centre is now operational. The facility is part of the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project, which is being undertaken by ...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 00:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge Border readies for Easter traffic
Border agencies at the transformed Beitbridge Border Post yesterday said they were ready to handle increased traffic during the Easter Holidays that run from April 7 and April 11.The number of...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
MRP mourns ex-ZPRA fighter Sharp Shoot
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) says it is regrettable that liberation war heroes continue to struggle for survival as they are not recognised by the State, or if they are, it is late in their life...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zipra's Sharpshoot denied National Hero Status
THE late liberation stalwart David Mongwa Moyo has been conferred a State-assisted funeral in honour of his contribution before and after independence and will be buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Her...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'CCC will win big 2023!' bombardment is relentless. Real challenge, educate povo to know it's all wishful thinking
"2023 IS A YEAR FOR CHANGE. 2023 brings hope, dignity and prosperity.May this year be the year Zimbabwe becomes free, happy and prosperous. This time Citizens will WIN BIG & celebrate BIG....Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:11hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Human, vehicular traffic peaks at Beitbridge border
Human and vehicular traffic through the revamped Beitbridge Border Post has started peaking as many Zimbabweans and other citizens from neighbouring countries such as Zambia and Malawi, have started t...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Additional staff deployed at Zimbabwe borders
WITH the anticipated huge volume of human and vehicular traffic this festive season in the aftermath of the last two years of Covid-19 travel restrictions, the country's border authorities say they ha...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimborders completes private cars terminal
The third terminal at Beitbridge Border Post, the one for light vehicles and pedestrians, has been completed as the Zimborders Consortium upgrading the post in a private-public-partnership with Govern...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border modernisation Phase 3 completion by December
THE construction of the light vehicles and pedestrians terminal under the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation is nearing completion and is set to be opened to traffic in December this ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Beitbridge fire station complete
GOVERNMENT in partnership with the Zimborders Consortium has completed constructing a new fire station in Beitbridge to address the perennial fire and emergency rescue services deficiencies in the bor...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:31hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
New Beitbridge bus terminal opens to public
The new bus terminal for Beitbridge Border Post, part of the US$300 million modernisation of the border post and basic town infrastructure, is now being tested prior to its opening next Wednesday....Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge upgrade creates 1 500 jobs
GOVERNMENT has created more than 1 500 jobs for locals under the ongoing US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation and upgrade project.Beitbridge is one of the busiest border posts i...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post project on course
The Zimborders Consortium which is working in partnership with the Government to transform the Beitbridge Border Post yesterday said the project is on course and it will be concluded within the set ti...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Traffic surges at Beitbridge border post
THE number of travellers using the Beitbridge Border has increased from an average of 3 500 to 5 000 per day after the Government lifted restrictions on non-essential travel.A few weeks ago, C...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border chaos cleared
BORDER authorities at Beitbridge have cleared last week's congestion at the port of entry when South Africa had to temporarily close its side of the post and trucks experienced delays of between two a...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimborders levy riles cargo transporters
CARGO transportation firms are in a fix following the introduction of what is called "Zimborders levy" at Beitbridge Border Post, which has increased the cost of operations. This levy currently pegged...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 10:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge upgrade to end in November'
A CIVIL engineering company, Zimborders Consortium, yesterday said the upgrading of Beitbridge Border Post to a world-class commercial hub was way ahead of schedule.The border post is undergoi...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staf reporter
Border upgrade creates more than 1 000 jobs
More than 1 000 Zimbabweans have been hired in construction jobs for the new facilities during the ongoing US$300 million modernisation and upgrade of the Beitbridge Border Post due to be finished ear...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe legally opens its land borders to vaccinated travellers
Fully vaccinated travellers started crossing land borders yesterday after the Government lifted restrictions that prohibited non-essential travel in the last two years to contain the spread of Covid-1...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa set to upgrade Beitbridge Border Post
SOUTH Africa has announced plans to upgrade its side of the Beitbridge Border Post, a development the transport and shipping industry said was a positive step towards achieving a one-top border post f...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border modernisation on course
The Zimborders Consortium, which is implementing the US$300 million modernisation of the Beitbridge Border Post says it is well on course to complete civil works by end of November this year.T...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Second phase Beitbridge expansion 50% completed
The second phase of the Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project, which includes construction of a world-class bus terminal, is nearing completion, with over 50 percent of the works having been co...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traffic volume increases in Beitbridge
THE volume of commercial and non-commercial vehicles has gradually been increasing this week at the Beitbridge Border Post with many truckers and travellers trooping back to South Africa, where most c...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border modernisation to improve efficiency
The efficiency challenges that had become a perennial headache at the Beitbridge Border Post are gradually being addressed through the ongoing US$300 million modernisation works carried out by the Sec...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Phase 2 of Beitbridge border upgrading gets under way
Civil works for the Beitbridge Border Post modernisation under Phase 2, which includes a bus terminal, have begun in earnest.Zimborders Consortium, in partnership with the Government of Zimbab...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha blockade Beitbridge border post
CHAOS rocked Beitbridge Border Post at the weekend after cross-border transporters blocked roads in protest over the continued closure of the Zimbabwean side.Zimbabwe closed its borders in 202...Published: 15 Nov 2021 at 05:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge border clearance has improved'
ZIMBORDERS authorities yesterday said the traffic backlog at Beitbridge Border Post had "tremendously" improved, with vehicle clearance now taking less than 12 hours, compared to five or more days in ...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Normalcy returns at Beitbridge border
The private company managing the new Beitbridge border post terminal has largely cleared the chaos that characterised the early days of the post's opening last month and wants to increase efficiency o...Published: 03 Nov 2021 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border situation back to normal
The situation on the Zimbabwean side of the Beitbridge Border Post is back to normal after days of chaos caused by upgrades at the country's busiest port of entry.Truck drivers were spending u...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Beitbridge border post as Zimbabwe introduces new tolls
TRUCK drivers are spending up to 10 days at the Beitbridge border post as toll company Zimborders, which has been awarded a contract by the Zimbabwean government to upgrade the border post, began coll...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanity returns to Beitbridge
The movement of commercial cargo at the Beitbridge Border Post is gradually improving after the Border Efficiency Management Committee introduced a raft of measures last week.In the past two w...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff writer
Truckers face Beitbridge chaos
When it was controversially awarded a US$240 million contract to upgrade the Beitbridge border post in 2018, the Zimborders Consortium said it would provide "world class border facilities that optimis...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 19:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA acts on Beitbridge congestion
South African authorities have come up with a host of measures to address challenges that have seen commercial truck drivers spending at least 11 days at Beitbridge Border Post.Sadc's busiest ...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Congestion locks up Beitbridge
CHAOS has rocked Beitbridge Border Post where haulage trucks are taking up to five days to be cleared after Zimborders, a private company contracted to upgrade the border on a build operate and transf...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Commercial cargo piling up at border
Commercial cargo continues to pile up on both sides of the Beitbridge border post where truck drivers are passively protesting over the poor service delivery at the border and the introduction of rela...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pre-training on new border traffic flow gathers momentum
The training of border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post has gathered moment as the Government prepares to open the newly built commercial freight terminal at Sadc's busiest inland port of entry....Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:12hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Modernised Beitbridge traffic flow test run begins this week
ZIMBORDERS Consortium, which is upgrading the Beitbridge Border Post at a cost of US$300 million, would start traffic-flow test runs on Wednesday this week at the new commercial freight terminal ahead...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
New Beitbridge freight terminal opens next month
THE newly-upgraded commercial terminal, built under the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project is set to open to commercial traffic on October 6. SADC's busiest inland por...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
First phase of Beitbridge Border Post upgrade nears completion
WORK on the massive US$300 million modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post into a world class commercial hub has gathered momentum with major developments under the first phase of the project almost c...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Constitutional crisis and tsvimbo
By the time you read this letter, dear Fabian (Mabaya), I will be in the land of the free and the brave, and safe from the shenanigans of my beloved Zimbabwe. I have examined the self-made crisis crea...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:36hrs | 10 | by Ken Mufuka
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