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Plans to relocate tollgates at advanced stage
THE Skyline Tollgate will soon be moved to the 36km peg along the Harare-Masvingo Road, moving it outside the present urban conglomeration, while the new Shamva tollgate which was last month moved fro...Published: 54 mins ago | 60 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still squandering massive goodwill
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to break with the past and chart a new path for Zimbabwe after the ouster of long-time leader Robert Mugabe are ringing hollow as the southern African nation fu...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Muppet Show
A couple of days after the first storm, I headed out just before sunrise when it was cool and overcast. The dust had gone, the ground was soft underfoot, and everything looked fresh, clean and green....Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 104 | by Cathy Buckle
US$115m loan for NRZ imminent
The National Railways of Zimbabwe is on the verge of finalizing a loan agreement of US$115 million with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Out of this amount, $81 million will be allocated ...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:25hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says's he has contained strikes
During the Zanu-PF annual conference in Gweru, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that his administration has successfully contained strikes in tertiary learning institutions through the establish...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 07:51hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police intensifies blitz on motorists
Law enforcement authorities in Zimbabwe, in collaboration with various stakeholders, have significantly escalated their efforts to target vehicles operating in violation of the law. These operations f...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Binga villagers cry foul
VILLAGERS in Chinego area in Chief Pashu area, Binga have appealed to the government to urgently rehabilitate a road that links to Kariangwe which was damaged by rains last rainy season.Govern...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 20:02hrs | 489 | by Peter Matuka
Blitz against motorists still continuing
The police have announced the continuation of their "Tame the Traffic Jungle" operation, which targets vehicles that are unregistered or unlicensed, operators providing public transport without the pr...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:11hrs | 221 | by Staff eporter
ZimbabwePorts of entry get boost
GOVERNMENT has started overhauling and refurbishing three of the country's major ports of entry and highways that connect Zimbabwe to the region.The country is looking to cement its status as ...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:54hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
25km Beitbridge-Bulawayo Road rehabilitation excites motorists
THE ongoing rehabilitation of badly damaged sections of the Bulawayo- Beitbridge Road has ignited excitement among motorists who had to endure the difficulties of navigating one of the country's busie...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:56hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Only 5km of reconstructed Victoria Falls Highway section open to motorists
BITUMEN World, the company contracted by Government to rehabilitate the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road has completed the reconstruction of a 5km section of the highway near Hwange and opened ...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road rehab complete in 1 year
THE rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway is progressing well and the contractor, Bitumen World Private Limited, has assured stakeholders that maintenance works would likely be complet...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bitumen World starts work on Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road
CONSTRUCTION giant, Bitumen World (Private) Limited, has deployed three well-equipped teams to undertake intense road maintenance and rehabilitation works along the dilapidated Bulawayo-Victoria Falls...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere billboards upset Mnangagwa's govt
GOVERNMENT has angrily reacted to campaign billboards mounted by self-exiled former minister Saviour Kasukuwere's campaign team, and has ordered advertising companies to seek approval first befo...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:57hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's fear of Kasukuwere's political influence reaches hysterical levels
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's growing fear of independent presidential election candidate Saviour Kasukuwere's political influence has reached hysterical levels as his government and proxi...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa determined to improve people's lives,' claims Chiwenga
ZANU-PF's knowledge of people's troubles at the hands of colonialists is not a folktale but painfully lived experiences that led the party to fight for independence and now forms the basis on wh...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 06:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
7-day ultimatum for businesses
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has given a seven-day ultimatum to businesses hoarding goods and engaging in malpractices to sabotage the economy, to shape up or risk stiff sanctions from Government.He se...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 10:34hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Woman fatally hit by bus
A FILABUSI woman died after she was hit by a Zhongtong Bus while crossing a road.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident which occu...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 13:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firms target US$13bn Zimbabwe project
ABOUT 20 Chinese investors with cumulative turnover of nearly US$40 billion have shown keen interest to invest in the proposed US$13 billion mine-to-energy industrial park in Mapinga, Mashonaland West...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's class 2 driving licence holders to undergo further testing to drive haulage trucks
IN a bid to tame Zimbabwe's traffic jungle that has witnessed massive road carnages in recent years, government has moved to stop holders of newly-acquired Class Two (2) driver's licences from steerin...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:44hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
If anyone has to withdraw from Zim elections then it should be Mnangagwa!
So, political commenter Jonathan Moyo believes that, for the good of the Cowdary Park (Bulawayo) constituency, possible opposition CCC candidate Thokozani Khupe should withdraw her bid, and allow the ...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 13:57hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare - Beitbridge highway nears completion
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway is near completion with 435km now open to traffic, as the start of work on the upgrade of the 342km Harare-Chirundu Highway has also reache...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to establish weighbridges along highways
GOVERNMENT is installing weighbridges along major highways, mainly those leading to mining areas in a bid to curb continuous degradation of roads by heavy duty and overloaded trucks, a Cabinet ministe...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to install weighbridges on major highways
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development plans to install weighbridges along major highways, particularly those leading to and from mining areas, and has also engaged commercial actors...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara makes fresh appeal for bank loans
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has requested Treasury's authorisation to borrow an undisclosed amount to fund the facelift of highways, businessdigest can report.Officials...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
New milestones in road rehab
REHABILITATION of the Harare-Chirundu highway will begin in May, while over 39 000 kilometres of road network have been spruced up under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP 2), as Gov...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Speed freaks turn Zimbabwe highways into racecourses
WITH a cigarette stuck between his shaking fingers, Moses Nerutanga (37) puffs up clouds of smoke into the air as he relives how he escaped death by a whisker in a recent bus accident.As he sa...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, independence doesn't mean freedom to destroy one's country!
I recall a story I was told by my parents when I was still a little child. There was a ruling ZANU PF meeting at our local sporting facility, named 'Zisco Club', in the early 1980s – which a...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 22:51hrs | 10 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Heavy police deployment during Easter
Police are being extensively deployed countrywide during the Easter holidays to protect the public from criminals and to ensure traffic rules and regulations are enforced to keep the roads safe. ...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:39hrs | | 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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabwe roads safe?
It is, indeed, the silly season, so silly that even the simplest of promises are used to secure votes.In this episode, some politicians have promised to "drive" their way to victory.Fo...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:34hrs | 3 | by Jairos Saunyama
Even ZANU PF supporters now thoroughly disgruntled with ruling establishment!
Now that the ruling ZANU PF primary elections for parliamentary and ward candidates have come and gone, what lessons can the nation draw?Of course, there can never be only one thing to be read...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 11:15hrs | 97 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt moves in on Beitbridge roads
TRANSPORT and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona has said Government is working on a raft of measures to assist Beitbridge Municipality to repair and upgrade its major roads in line with ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that Zimbabwe is on cusp of construction boom
Zimbabwe has embarked on a major construction drive that is now evident in the housing boom the country is experiencing in residential and non-residential infrastructure, both in rural and urban space...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivhu bypass complete
National and international traffic no longer has to inch through Chivhu town centre, and the residents no longer have to fear for their lives every time they cross their main street, with the new 2,6k...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs wisdom more than money
IN my opinion, Zimbabwe does not need to borrow money from anyone. The money is there in the country, what is needed at the moment is to get the right things in the right places.President Emme...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:52hrs | | by Rudo Munei
Turkish firm makes headway in NRZ deal
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says Turkish investor Yapi Merkezi, which plans to recapitalise and modernise its railway system, has completed a feasibility study on the project.In 20...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bad news for errant driving schools
DRIVING Schools not complying with regulations set down by the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ), now come under the spotlight after the council this week started an inspection, giving the non...Published: 18 Feb 2023 at 19:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans danced when Mugabe fell, now life is worse than ever
For Jasmine Toffa, the hardest moment of her life was not being beaten black and blue by regime thugs. It came when the Zimbabwean MP appeared in parliament after surgery, broken hands in plaster, and...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:15hrs | 6 | by Christina Lamb for The Sunday Times (UK)
$130 billion Zimdollars earmarked for massive roadworks
ZIMBABWE will double down on road development projects this year, with Treasury and the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) injecting over $130 billion to rehabilitate about 10 000 kilomet...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's bloody festive holiday claims 92
At least 92 people were killed in a total 1,285 road traffic accidents recorded in Zimbabwe between 15 and 26 December 2022, according to police Tuesday.Of the deaths recorded, 13 occurred on ...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 18:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
370km of Harare-Beitbridge road open to traffic
The ongoing upgrade of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway into a modern road by the Second Republic has now seen a total of 370km being opened to traffic, with many other roads being reconstructed...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's bribe-taking cops warned
Police have warned officers against dabbling in corrupt activities including taking bribes from motorists saying the move was the key driver of road traffic accidents as unroadworthy vehicles were all...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Harare roads unsafe'
HARARE Metropolitan provincial secretary Tafadzwa Muguti has said the capital city's roads are no longer safe to drive on.Speaking during a tour of Satewave Technologies premises in Chisipite ...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
354km of Harare-Beitbridge road opened to traffic
SIGNIFICANT progress has been made in the ongoing rehabilitation of the Harare-Beitbridge Road that was once a death trap but is now turning into a modern road under the watch of the Second Republic....Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga takes minister Mhona to task
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has tasked the Minister of transport and Infrastructural Development Felix Mhona to rein in errant drivers and drafting measures to mitigate road carnage.Ch...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 20:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
55 arrested, 29 Plumtree vehicles impounded
POLICE in the border town of Plumtree arrested 55 drivers and impounded at least 29 vehicles during a seven-day operation code name "i-number plate ingaphi/ number plate iripi" meant to curb traffic l...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bus operators pledge to end crisis
PUBLIC transport players have committed to revamp the sector with modern and customer-friendly buses to help manage the country's unrelenting transport crisis.Addressing delegates during a pas...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe roads rehab to reduce carnage by 50%, claims Mhona
GOVERNMENT says it has a target of reducing road carnage by 50% by rehabilitating the country's poor roads and constructing new ones.Addressing the media during the tour of the Mbudzi intercha...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge to get US$100m airport
BEITBRIDGE is set to have a state-of-the-art airport to match the standards of the modernised border post as the Second Republic steps up efforts to transform the face of the border town.Beitb...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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