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Happy hour for Zupco, NRZ commuters
Zupco and the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) yesterday afternoon gave passengers on the three Harare bus-rail routes free rides to Mufakose, Tynwald and Ruwa on a Friday "Happy Hour" set up to th...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:00hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Highway fuel robbers nabbed in Beatrice
Two suspects have been arrested by Chivhu police on allegations of stealing diesel from Fossil Contractors machinery parked on their site along Harare-Masvingo highway after a high-speed chase. ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Tollgate leakages: Zinara losing millions
COLLUSION between officers manning toll gates and corrupt motorists has seen banned kombi and pirate taxi crews sneaking through boom gates without paying, prejudicing the Zimbabwe National Road Admin...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:07hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Africa: A complex trajectory and legacy of military coups
FOR their spectacular nature, coups always appear like new phenomena when actually they are an old military and political issue that dates back to the genesis of humanity.It is like that in th...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:49hrs | 639 | by William Jethro Mpofu
Mnangagwa spoils army, police with brand new buses
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday handed over five brand new buses to the military and police and pledged three more for each of the State security agencies by year-end. This comes as the general...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:31hrs | 3549 | by Staff reporter
3 die in kombi, bus collision
Three people including a 21-year-old mother and her child, died on the spot, while several passengers were injured when an illegal commuter omnibus burst its front tyre and collided with a Munhenzva b...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:43hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Mushikashika drivers law unto themselves
THE chaos that is obtaining on our national roads as a result of errant commuter omnibus drivers needs to be addressed before a disaster of mega proportions strikes.Since the police scaled dow...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 412 | by Rooney Taronga
Police dispute mushikashika claims
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has denied that it has been arresting people for boarding kombis not operating under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) franchise.The police made ...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | 3912 | by Staff reporter
How Nick Mangwana tweet invoked my memories of old
As a good percentage of Harare's social media community exploded in anger following the reintroduction last Tuesday, by Local Government minister July Moyo, of the former Rhodesia Railways coaches, no...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:01hrs | 546 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Zimbabweans mock return of 'Zupco trains'
ZIMBABWE United Passengers Company (ZUPCO)'s incapacitation has forced the government to reintroduce the unpopular old and dilapidated commuter train system.However, the initiative has not bee...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:31hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Bring back kombis
Banning commuter omnibuses which were serving most routes in Zimbabwe without a viable alternative was an ill timed thought which lacked scientific research.Current Zimbabwean leadership is gr...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 11:02hrs | 2163 | by Leonard Koni
Politically-motivated arrests worry Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF officials in Mashonaland East province are wary of politically-motivated arrests of members ahead of the looming provincial elections.Speaking during a provincial co-ordinating committ...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe being run by clueless ZANU PF clowns
The Emmerson Mnangagwa led ZANU PF government has once again proven beyond no doubt that they are clueless and a bunch of mediocre buffoons. They impose policies which are half baked and result in the...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1374 | by Prince Njagu
NRZ partners Zupco to boost public transport
Commuter passenger rail service is expected to start this afternoon with three routes at peak periods along the main east-west railway line through Harare as Zupco and National Railways of Zimbabwe in...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:07hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Zupco needs more buses, kombis
BULAWAYO is in need of 47 buses and 35 kombis to address public transport challenges in light of Covid-19 which requires commuters to maintain social distancing. This was said by the represent...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:20hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Govt blunder leaves commuters stranded
GOVERNMENT was yesterday forced to concede failure and apologise after thousands of commuters were left stranded in Harare on Friday due to transport challenges following a government decision to grou...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:09hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Commuters bemoan shortage of Zupco buses
COMMUTERs have attributed the boarding of unregistered buses, kombis and mushikashika which are operating illegally to lack of Zupco buses and kombis across the country. This comes after polic...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:44hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
$2 000 fine for travellers using illegal transport
Travellers who board buses, kombis and mushikashika not registered under the Zupco franchise now risk fines of $2 000 per head, as police step up operations against errant bus, commuter omnibus and pr...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
'Zupco disregard of COVID-19 protocols worrisome'
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has raised concern over the flouting of COVID-19 guidelines on Zupco buses where overloading due to transport problems has made it difficult for passengers...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:28hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Transport crisis now a security threat: Passengers
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has petitioned Parliament to intervene and help end the country's worsening public transport situation which has resulted in commuters falling victim to mu...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
65 major Bulawayo roads under rehab
A TOTAL of 65 major roads across Bulawayo are being rehabilitated under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme Phase Two (ERRP2) at an approximate cost of $625 million. The US$400 million...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:09hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Conflict between police and pirate kombis worry passenger association
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has expressed it's concerns over the continuous clash between none registered kombis and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) .The association said th...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 13:11hrs | 948 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe leaders incapable of successfully running even a 'kombi'!
I am sure we have all come across or traveled on, those ramshackle commuter minibuses (we call 'kombis') - whereby, seats are now all terribly worn out, their backs tilted backwards making it impossib...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:53hrs | 2022 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZUPCO drivers in defiant strike over salaries
ZUPCO kombi drivers reportedly staged a defiant demonstration over non-payment of salaries at ZUPCO Kelvin depot in Bulawayo on Wednesday.According to online publication CITE, ZUPCO managers a...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 08:23hrs | 2248 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Broad daylight smuggling
GOVERNMENT continues to lose millions of dollars in potential revenue as unrelenting smugglers and border jumpers continue to defy Covid-19 lockdown regulations by escalating their illegal activities ...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Prominent cleric in sex scandal
A prominent Mutare church leader, who is in an eye of a storm after his alleged adulterous relationships with married congregants were exposed, has been described as a "manipulative and deceitful char...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1873 | by Staff reporter
Gweru completes Kudzanayi terminus upgrade
THE new look Kudzanayi Long Distance Bus Terminus in Gweru is now open to the public with only 20 percent occupancy to ensure adherence to Covid-19 prevention regulations. The terminus was closed last...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:15hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Zupco pledges to pay operators
Owners of private kombis operating under the Zupco franchise are set to receive their payments starting from tomorrow with all paid by the end of the week. Delays have seen some Zupco kombi drivers no...Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
2 bogus cops arrested
Two people who were masquerading as police officers have been arrested in separate incidents in Harare after they were found extorting money from pirate taxi drivers and a suspected ‘fraudster'....Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 20:24hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Police warn illegal transport operators
POLICE in Bulawayo have enough manpower to deal with rowdy illegal transporters who are blocking Zupco buses from transporting passengers to and from town and will not hesitate to arrest them....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 19:51hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
4 killed as Zimbabwe returnees' bus collides with kombi in SA
Four people were killed while 10 others were injured when a bus transporting Zimbabwean returnees collided head-on with a minibus early this morning between Musina and Makhado (Louis Trichardt) towns ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 13:26hrs | 1329 | by Staff reporter
Extended headlights mounted on vehicles illegal, says police
POLICE have warned that extended headlights mounted on vehicles that have been blamed for causing fatal accidents are illegal. Through Statutory Instrument 129 of 2015, Government banned the m...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Taxis, kombis impounded
Police in Midlands have impounded over 170 pirate taxis and Kombis following the launch of an operation code named Chishika-shika Chapera. Some of the drivers were arrested and fined for viola...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:09hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Thieves use kombi to steal over 50 goats in one day
NINE farmers in Chipadze, Mashonaland Central province, have lost over 50 goats to thieves who used a kombi to ferry the livestock in a raid that happened in one day.Police said the unknown su...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 17:58hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Touts set up 'bush tollgates'
TOUTS in Karoi are setting up bush "toll gates", where they force drivers avoid ing police roadblocks to pay for passage as they seek ways to combat the economic challenges that befell them when gover...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:17hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
'ZUPCO buses Covid-19 super spreaders'
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) yesterday blamed the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zup co) buses for being Covid-19 super spreaders, saying the company was failing to comply with the ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:04hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Zupco should further reduce its fares
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has reduced its fares following a public outcry when it increased its fares by 100 percent early this month. The sole urban public transporter had...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:54hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Police launch blitz on pirate kombis, taxis
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a crackdown on pirate kombis and taxis commonly known as mshikashikas as the law enforcement agents continue to intensify the fight against violators of lockdown measu...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:22hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Call for all vehicles to have speed limiting devices
Automobile experts want present law that compels all large buses to be fitted with speed limiting devices extended to other vehicles, and at least to the sort of vehicles used by pirate taxis. ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Contractor, BCC give conflicting figures on Egodini project
THE Egodini construction project cost was overstated at US$60 million with council and the constructor now giving different figures, raising questions if the city will eventually get value for money f...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:24hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
High court rules in favour of police using spikes
Strips of spikes used by police to stop vehicles refusing to obey orders to halt are fully legal and any court trying to ban them would be tantamount to legalising crime and disempowering police from ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:05hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
High Court rules in favour of police using spikes
Strips of spikes used by police to stop vehicles refusing to obey orders to halt are fully legal and any court trying to ban them would be tantamount to legalising crime and disempowering police from ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 08:40hrs | 639 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco bows to pressure
THERE is confusion after some Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) kombis reduced fares to US$1 for two people from $1 per person, to compete with pirate taxis that have taken business away from ...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:29hrs | 2704 | by Staff reporter
Commuters shun Zupco
Pirate kombis are today back in full force as some passengers shunned the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses which have increased fares by 100percent.The doubled fares which came ...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 17:24hrs | 1872 | by Staff reporter
Woman robbed of car, belongings in Harare CBD
A WOMAN from Kuwadzana Extension lost her minibus and valuables, all worth US$30 165 to five unidentified men.Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza confirmed the incide...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:06hrs | 1422 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes fares
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has reviewed upwards bus and omnibus fares for urban routes citing viability challenges.The new fares, which come into effect on Thursday, will se...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 07:14hrs | 2306 | by Staff Reporter
Job Sikhala application dismissed
An application by MDC-Alliance's Job Sikhala challenging his prosecution on charges of publishing falsehoods prejudicial to the State was dismissed by Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje....Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 1398 | by Staff Reporter
Woman caught stealing baby from clinic 'wanted its head for a customer'
A woman sneaked into the maternity ward of a clinic in Epworth, Harare, before kidnapping a new-born baby, police said on Thursday.The woman was intercepted by an alert guard before she could ...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 13:25hrs | 2788 | by Staff reporter
Pirate kombi crews arrest bribe-seeking bogus cop
PIRATE kombi drivers and touts on Monday effected a citizens' arrest on a woman who was allegedly impersonating a police officer and extorting money from them. Vinate Ncube (35) was arrested a...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Police shooting victim awarded US$7,000 in restitution by High Court
A taxi driver who was shot by a trigger-happy cop has been awarded US$7,000 in damages by the High Court after suing home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general Godwin Matang...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:25hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
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