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PHOTOS: kombi falls off bridge in Bulawayo
Photos that are circulating on social media indicate that a Tshova Mbaiwa commuter Omnibus fell over the bridge in the early hours on Monday. The pictures show the damaged kombi lying on top o...Published: 24 hrs ago | 3529 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe recession deeper than thought?
Nyasha Mutseyekwa, a minivan transporter in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, cannot afford new tyres for his ramshackle kombi, selling at US$45 for a good second hand.Whether he opted to pay in US c...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:35hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe accident victims named
The death toll from the Kwekwe accident that occurred on Monday this week involving a Zupco bus, a Honda Fit and two kombis, has risen to nine. In a statement yesterday, national police spokes...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:12hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Journalist survives horrific crash
Freelance journalist Tarisai Mudahondo survived a fatal accident that claimed seven people outside Kwekwe on Monday.Mudahondo was among the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (ZUPCO) passenger...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 12:05hrs | 2784 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Muchinguri, Chimonyo deny shooting victims compensation
DEFENCE Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Chimonyo have refused to pay two shooting victims over ZW$800 000 in damages for injuries ...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:51hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Zupco kombi kills 2 in Silobela
A ZIMBABWE Urban Passengers Company (Zupco) commuter omnibus yesterday overturned in Silobela and killed two people on the spot, while over a dozen were seriously injured.The injured and decea...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1297 | by Staff reporter
Zupco bus, 2 kombis and a Honda Fit in fatal collision
SEVEN people died while 55 others were injured when a Zupco bus, two kombis and a Honda Fit were involved in an accident just outside Kwekwe yesterday afternoon. National police spokesperson A...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:33hrs | 1766 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest notorious armed robbers
Police in Gweru have arrested three notorious armed robbers allegedly behind a spate of robberies in the Midlands, Masvingo and Bulawayo and are also linked to a US $250 000 heist in Madokero, H...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Cop killing machete gang denied bail
Machete-wielding artisanal miners, who allegedly murdered a policer officer in December last year at Good Hope Mine in Kadoma, have been denied bail pending trial at the High Court.Justice Amy...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 19:48hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
'Police cover up cop shooting of man'
Beitbridge rural police have been accused of covering up for a colleague who stands accused of shooting a minibus staff member in an alleged violent demand for a bribe.Ushe Tasara was shot on ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi to break Zimbabwe political stalemate?
Our political dynamics require a game changer to break the perennial stalemate between the two main protagonists of our failed politics, Zanu PF and MDC A . At the core of this gridlock is the vanity ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 12:19hrs | 5215 | by Tawanda Ruzanhi
Negligent kombi driver 'kills' tout
A 32-YEAR OLD Bindura commuter omnibus driver was arrested last week for negligently driving and not reporting a fatal road accident on 31 December last year.Jeremiah Shangai of Chiveso villag...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 11:16hrs | 3477 | by Paul Ndou
Police gun down smuggling kingpin
Police said yesterday they had gunned down a notorious smuggler of second hand clothes into the country at the weekend, while also arresting six other people in Mutare. This comes as governmen...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 09:22hrs | 2712 | by Staf reporter
Smuggler shot dead, 6 arrested
ONE person was shot dead, while six others were arrested after police intercepted truckloads of smuggled bales of second-hand clothes in Vumba on Saturday night. The gang, which had a fleet of...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:16hrs | 1456 | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding robbers target forex dealer in Harare
A kombi-load of machete-wielding robbers attacked a well-secured Glen View 1 home of a Harare foreign currency dealer last week, critically injuring the dealer, his brother and father, while a smaller...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 09:27hrs | 2056 | by Staff Reporter
3 killed in Gweru-Kwekwe highway accident
THREE people died on spot in a fatal head-on collision when a Toyota D4D rammed into a Delta beverages haulage truck at the Redcliff fly-over along the Gweru-Kwekwe highway this morning.The ac...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 16:34hrs | 3652 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa visits Kwekwe market
PRESIDENT, Emmerson Mnangagwa this Monday took people at the Kwekwe long-distance bus terminus by surprise when he visited and bought eats from vendors.He got off from his motorcade and headed...Published: 25 Dec 2019 at 09:03hrs | 3575 | by Staff Reporter
Police shoot at fleeing kombi, injure 3
THREE people were injured after police yesterday fired at a commuter omnibus while attempting to stop the driver who was fleeing from a roadblock in Mabvuku, Harare.Police spokesperson Assista...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:49hrs | 1800 | by Staff reporter
Rural transport operators hike fares
TRANSPORT operators plying rural routes have increased fares to capitalise on an increase in the number of people travelling to their homes to spend Christmas with their families. A snap...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:44hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga prosecution shows leadership crisis
The day Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga decided to press criminal charges against his wife, Marry, was the day when an otherwise domestic standoff became a national issue. Precisely because this m...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:41hrs | 2390 | by Tawanda Majoni
'Craft laws to jail pro-sanctions politicians.' says Chinotimba
BUHERA South MP Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu PF) yesterday suggested in the National Assembly that laws must be crafted to throw into jail all those who travel outside the country calling for sanctions, in...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 05:09hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Ndux Junior cancels shows after accident
Rhumba artiste, Ndux Junior, has had to cancel some of his festive season shows after four of his Batshele Brothers Band members were involved in an accident that left two of them in a critical condit...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 04:54hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Treasury adjusts Zupco rates
Daily hire rates for contracted Zupco buses have risen from $2 000 to $3 000 following a plea by private transport operators, a Government official has said. The new tariff comes into effect t...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 09:24hrs | 6444 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco withdraws unsafe buses
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has moved to ensure passenger safety by withdrawing at least 42 franchised buses and commuter omnibuses that failed VID tests. The buses will stay...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:19hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Nine $5 notes with same serial number
A Harare woman changed United States dollars to local bond notes from a money changer on Saturday night and was given a bunch of $5 bond notes.On Monday she used the money to buy in shops and ...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 18:07hrs | 8129 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe has reached deepest depth of a crisis'
Zimbabwe has reached the deepest depth of a crisis, which is a culmination of unresolved political and economic problems, Briggs Bomba, the convenor of the Zimbabwe Citizens Manifesto has said....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 1976 | by Staff reporter
The guilty are always afraid
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is a scared man, seeing shadows everywhere he looks as succession battles loom in his ruling Zanu PF party, a faltering economy condemning many into abject poverty and a d...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:31hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
Zupco subsidy gobbles $51m monthly
The ZUPCO bus hire scheme is costing Treasury $51 million a month which is not sustainable, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government said on Tuesday.Government came up with th...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:30hrs | 1906 | by Staff reporter
Zupco to get more buses
Zupco expects its next batch of buses next month, as it methodically grows its fleet with Government support to reinvigorate the public transport system. Zupco acting chief executive officer M...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:06hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
5 dead in kombi accident
Five people perished, three of them on the spot, while 11 others were injured when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus they were traveling in veered-off the road and overturned after the driver lost contr...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 17:07hrs | 4197 | by Staff reporter
MDC in Harare turning into Mthuli cousins
DIFFERENTIATING Zanu-PF and the MDC led by Nelson Chamisa is not an easy thing, particularly for people who are not swayed by political rhetoric, and rally optics, but those who slowly and methodicall...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:22hrs | 2347 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zanu-PF must introspect, address bread and butter issues
THE ruling Zanu-PF party holds its 18th Annual National People's Conference at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East province next week amid a plethora of challenges confronting the country and re...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 169 | by chronicle
We need a police base at Chinehasha Business Centre
The Zupco bus plying Harare-Nzvimbo Growth Point in Chiweshe should go all the way to Chaona. The road is very good and I do not see why Zupco should give us 'half a loaf' when the situation j...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:54hrs | 227 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
MPs question ZUPCO subsidy scheme
Members of Parliament (MPs) have questioned the sustainability of the government's mass public transport scheme under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO), which is gobbling millions of dolla...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:06hrs | 1997 | by Staff reporter
Cameras for traffic offences
MOTORISTS engaging in reckless driving will now be captured by cameras and follow ups with the owners will be carried for prosecution, Harare police spokesperson has said.Acting provincial pol...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:50hrs | 2573 | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortages haunt Zupco
ZIMBABWE United Passenger Company (Zupco) has failed to supply its fleet in Bulawayo with fuel for the past three days, leaving thousands of the commuting public stranded, Southern Eye has heard....Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:50hrs | 1932 | by Staff reporter
Minister dodges questions on Zupco multimillion-dollar scandal
Transport Minister Biggie Joel Matiza dodged questions from opposition MPs over government's alleged monthly expenditure of $40 million in the provision of subsidised transport by Zupco buses. ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 20:25hrs | 3691 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco mobilises 400 kombis for urban routes
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has mobilised more than 400 kombis to service suburban routes across the country and 96 kombis are already operating under the scheme in Bulawayo, a devel...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hits half a million mark
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has, since the beginning of the year, increased its fleet to 500 conventional buses, both its own and those using its franchise, and 383 kombis. It is mak...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
8 dead in kombi fire
Eight people died while two others sustained minor injuries last night when a commuter omnibus heading to Kanyemba from Harare collided with a lorry and burst into flames in Concession, Mazowe Distric...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 13:39hrs | 2929 | by Staff reporter
Zupco re-opens depot in Gwanda
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has re-opened its depot in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province ahead of the deployment of buses next week as part of the Government's efforts to offer aff...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
2 killed as thunderstorms continue
TWO people died yesterday after a commuter omnibus they had parked in Mbare was hit by a falling tree following a thunderstorm that hit Harare. This comes as the Meteorological Services Depart...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:49hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter
Two die as tree falls on kombi
Two people died when a tree fell on top of a commuter omnibus parked in Harare's Mbare suburb during a storm that hit the capital this afternoon.More to follow........Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 18:53hrs | 4187 | by Staff reporter
Former Bosso chairman dies
FORMER Highlanders chairman, Malcolm King, died yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa. Highlanders president Ndumiso Gumede said King, who served as Bosso chairman in 1984, contributed a lot to the clu...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:35hrs | 2496 | by Staff reporter
Once cash economy is taxed, who needs cash
There never was any possibility of keeping the bulk of the new notes and coins out of the informal sector, or at least the bulk of the first batches released to banks, since the main reason why most p...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:28hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
6 killed as truck, kombi collide
Six people are said to have died on the spot when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck this morning along Beitbridge road in Mwenezi. The accident occurred ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 13:17hrs | 2522 | by Staff reporter
Zupco not paying route approval fees: BCC
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) is reportedly not paying route approval fees to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), prejudicing the local authority of about $16 000 in potential revenue ann...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1611 | by Staff reporter
New notes and coins out today
Commercial banks collected $30 million of new notes and coins yesterday from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and account holders should be able to start accessing their $300 weekly cash withdrawal ration...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:10hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Cash withdrawals begin today
Commercial banks were collecting $30 million new notes and coins yesterday from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and account holders should be able to start accessing their $300 weekly cash withdraw...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:05hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to present $28,5 billion budget
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is set to present the 2020 national Budget on Thursday, with industry and citizens expecting better economic fortunes following the num...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:28hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
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