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7 die in head-on collision
Police have released the names of seven people who died when a Honda Fit collided head-on with a Toyota Raum 192km from Harare on the highway to Mutare on Tuesday morning. Five who were seriou...Published: 23 hrs ago | 872 | by Staff reporter
Kombi conductors, drivers to pay tax
GOVERNMENT has directed workers in the transport sector, including commuter omnibus drivers and conductors, to register with the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) as part of social protection ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:47hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Man (49) rapes teenage step-daughter
A 49-year old man from Sikombingo village in Midlands Province has appeared in court after allegedly sexually abusing his 15-year old Step-daughter.Allegations are that on an unknown date in J...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 16:44hrs | 1244 | by Staff Reporter
Kombi conductors, drivers to pay tax
GOVERNMENT has directed workers in the transport sector, including commuter omnibus drivers and conductors, to register with the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) as part of social protection ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 09:28hrs | 7029 | by Staff Reporter
Kombi crash kills three
THREE people died on the spot this morning at Ealing farm, Mvurwi when a Nissan Caravan kombi veered off the road and overturned after a tyre bust....Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 21:33hrs | 3135 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Rural commuter buses return
VILLAGERS in Gwanda can now breathe a sigh of relief as Zupco buses have been re-introduced to ply rural routes. A Zupco bus was introduced early this year to ply the Gwanda-Manama route but i...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:08hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Government shuts door on non-Zupco kombis
GOVERNMENT has insisted that commuter omnibus operators in urban centres have to operate under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) ambit as it brings sanity to the transport sector. ...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:36hrs | 2763 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's intellectual prostitutes and the national question
My Ghanaian broth er, Dr George Ayiteyi, was the first to connect fraudulent claims to the title of professor to Professor Jonathan Moyo as the quintessential intellectual prostitute. I scolded Ayitey...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:41hrs | 840 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Police kombi shooting: Fresh details emerge
POLICE have arrested the driver of a fleeing unregistered kombi and two cops following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman which occurred in Gletwyn, Harare, on Wednesday.National police...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1982 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest driver in kombi shooting incident
Police have arrested the driver of the unregistered kombi in which a passenger was shot and killed while another was seriously injured near Juru Growth Point along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road on Wednes...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:50hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Armed police open fire on speeding kombi, one killed
Armed police opened fire on an unregistered speeding kombi yesterday killing one passenger and seriously injuring another near Juru along the Mutoko-Nyamapanda road. Police have launched an in...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 21:30hrs | 3454 | by Staff Reporter
Woman shot dead in police, kombi high-speed chase
ONE person was shot dead and another seriously injured in Harare yesterday as police pursued an unregistered commuter omnibus.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi la...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:31hrs | 3918 | by Staff reporter
Kombis given green light to operate
GOVERNMENT has given commuter omnibuses the nod to start operating but they have to register with relevant authorities and also strictly comply with Covid-19 health guidelines. The kombis amon...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:34hrs | 13071 | by Staff reporter
Government and kombi operators in crunch talks
The Government and private commuter omnibus operators are this week expected to hold crunch talks as the latter angle for a return to intra-city operations after a six-month ban.The discussion...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | 924 | by Staff Reporter
Some cheap goods can be very expensive
Sweet tongue trickster is a conman (confidence man) who can be a woman as well. They are very smart with words and can actually sell a fridge to an Eskimo whose igloo is made using ice blocks. ...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:04hrs | 120 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
MDC Alliance says ZUPCO monopoly a threat to public safety
Zimbabwe's public transport network should be opened up to private players, the MDC Alliance has demanded after condemning the ZUPCO service as "inefficient" and a threat to public safety.ZUPC...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 18:32hrs | 2174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scores successes with high Covid-19 recovery rate
Zimbabwe is among African countries that have managed to minimise the impact of Covid-19 and should continue to come up with strategies to ensure that the rate of infection declines, while enforcing t...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:23hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Stranded commuters besiege ZUPCO depot
SCORES of frustrated Bulawayo commuters Saturday went to a ZUPCO depot in the city to confront the public transporters managers after spending more than four hours waiting for transport at a city bus ...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1827 | by Staff reporter
MDC's Tendai Masotsha speaks out on Tawanda Muchehiwa abduction saga
Suspended MDC Bulawayo Chairlady Tendai Masotsha has denied allegations that she worked with the dreaded Ferret Team to coordinated the abduction of journalist and Activist Tawanda Muchehiwa on July 3...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:43hrs | 4903 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NRZ urged to reintroduce commuter trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has been called upon to re-introduce commuter trains to help ease transport challenges in Bulawayo, with commuters at times being forced to walk to and from tow...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 08:51hrs | 380 | by Staff Reporter
Communities plunged into vulnerability
The prevailing harsh economic conditions coupled with the devastating impacts of climate change have plunged communities into the doldrums of vulnerability. Habakkuk Trust in its latest ...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:46hrs | 309 | by Stephen Jakes
2 cops kidnapped by motorist
Two police officers were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday night by a motorist they had stopped at a check point in Harare city centre set up to enforce the 6pm to 6am curfew.The motorist, 31-yea...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 16:55hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Over 6 000 kombis impounded
Over 6 000 kombis and pirate taxis have been impounded countrywide for violating Covid-19 regulations, as police reiterated that inter-city travel remained banned unless the traveller has exceptional ...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:44hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police fret over curfew breakers
Curfew breaking is widespread in Harare, with a growing number of cars seen driving around northern suburbs late at night, although shopping centres are abandoned in these suburbs, and with vending an...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:43hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to lift kombis ban
THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has called on the government to lift the ban on privately-operated commuter omnibuses to ease transport woes and curb the spread of COVID-19 at ranks where co...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 08:18hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 regulations continue to be flouted
COVID-19 curfew regulations, which prohibit members of the public from remaining outside their homes after 1800 hours as part of measures by the government to curb the spread of the pandemic in the co...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 17:20hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Commuters stranded as Zupco fleet is grounded
SCORES of commuters in Bulawayo were left stranded yesterday as fuel shortages grounded most of the Zupco fleet. The city has been facing acute fuel shortages which the Ministry of Energy and Power De...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 08:08hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Zupco fares up 100%
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has increased fares for urban routes by 100 percent.According to the new fares, passengers will now pay $8 per trip for Zupco buses up from $4 whi...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:10hrs | 2091 | by Staff reporter
#31July mass protests situation in Bulawayo
A convoy of armed police and army vehicles drove all over Bulawayo Central Business District on Friday morning monitoring if there is any activity in the city. The operation was to thwart any ...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 09:45hrs | 18195 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Stiffer conditions to pass roadblocks
Police at roadblocks will now be seeking more detailed documentation signed by an employee's chief executive officer or general manager so that those legitimately going to work in an essential service...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:45hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Police empowered to impound vehicles
GOVERNMENT has gazetted a statutory instrument authorising law enforcement officers to impound vehicles being used to violate lockdown restrictions with owners or drivers of the vehicles liable to pro...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 19:26hrs | 6595 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has failed to justify imposition of curfew
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday announced a raft of measures to contain and mitigate the spread of the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) after a sharp increase in infections in the country....Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 16:23hrs | 3300 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Curfew regulations clarified
THE gazetted legal statutory instrument amending lockdown regulations by setting the 6PM to 6AM curfew, now requires church gatherings, jogging, walking and cycling to take place not earlier than 8AM ...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:20hrs | 5127 | by Staff Reporter
New twist on ZUPCO bus deal
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) is leasing buses from Landela Investments despite earlier indications that Landela has been importing buses on behalf of the government, Business Times re...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 08:04hrs | 12508 | by Staff reporter
Transport situation to normalise
THE transport situation in Bulawayo is set to normalise from today after Zupco received 120 000 litres of fuel yesterday.Thousands of commuters had to walk to and from work on Friday and yeste...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:36hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
4 die in horror kombi crash
Four people died and 13 others were injured when a Harare-bound kombi collided with a lorry near Waddilove Mission School in Marondera yesterday. Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Pau...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 13:05hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter
Zupco ready to ferry pupils
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has said it is ready to ferry students across the country back to their various schools in preparation for the June/July examinations, which begin tomorro...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt must at least provide the basics
The dirty water phenomenon has final arrived in the great City of Kings and Queens. We all knew this as the trademark of Harare. The government and city fathers seem to be clueless about solving the w...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 08:04hrs | 166 | by Lubani Nondo
Sticky-fingered conductors strike Zupco, again
PILFERING staffers have been the proverbial monkey on Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s case ever since it was brought back to life.Last year, the mass public transport operator jett...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Of ugly vultures and bad wolves in good sheep's clothing
I shall begin with our own fathers and ancestors, it is both just and proper that they should have the honor of mention, for handing free to us this country, augmented by valiant valor, their blood an...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 00:25hrs | 1553 | by Evangelist Sendekai W.T
Zupco crews on go-slow
DRIVERS of Mutare-based conventional buses operating under the Zupco franchise have gone on a go-slow to force government to review their daily commission, leaving thousands of commuters stranded....Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:26hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
NRZ to reintroduce passenger train
GOVERNMENT has said the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) passenger train is coming back soon to relieve commuters who have been facing transport challenges since the lockdown came into effect in Ma...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:58hrs | 1436 | by Staff reporter
'Kombi' operators turn vehicles to mobile stores
Known as kombis in Zimbabwe, commuter omnibuses are no more, but in residential areas they have resurfaced, with conductors this time not shouting out for passengers, but for customers to rush for buy...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1101 | by Jeffrey Moyo, Anadolu News
A skeletal cow 'knocking at the butcher's door'
They will stumble those who hurry, true to that saying, the tobacco farmers who rushed to the auction floors hoping to be the early birds catching the fattest worms are now regretting the decision. ...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 07:55hrs | 2106 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Kombis use fake Zupco stickers
SOME commuter omnibuses have been operating using fake Zupco stickers to illegally transport passengers in the Midlands province but law enforcement agents have curtailed the challenge. Only Z...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1430 | by Staff reporter
Private bus operators seek return
Private bus and commuter omnibus operators whose vehicles have been suspended since the beginning of the lockdown have sent a distress call to Government seeking to return to business to alleviate the...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 08:07hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
PICTURES: 3 dead in haulage truck, kombi and Ford Ranger accident
Three people have died in an accident involving a haulage truck, a commuter omnibus and a Ford Ranger near Guinea Fowl Secondary School along the Gweru -Shurugwi road....Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 14:36hrs | 5080 | by Staff reporter
MDC and politics of denial psychology and deflection
WE are a pretty impressionable people. We all like to say that we are independent, free individuals who make up our own minds, but the reality is that we are heavily influenced by the company we keep....Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:23hrs | 1709 | by Jonathan Chando
Zupco accused of dumping tap cards
ZIMBABWE United Passengers Company (Zupco) has been accused of dumping clients who purchased its tap cards, with conductors reportedly demanding cash from passengers.Zupco introduced the tap c...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:08hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU calls for stayaway
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has called on workers to stay at home, claiming they had received several reports of workers being harassed at army and police-manned checkpoints and faili...Published: 18 Jun 2020 at 17:45hrs | 3956 | by Staff reporter
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