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Beitbridge modernisation charms Ramaphosa, Motsoaledi
The significant transformation and modernization of the Zimbabwean side of the Beitbridge Border Post have impressed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has pledged to implement similar upgra...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:37hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - South Africa agree on one-stop border
President Mnangagwa and his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa, convened at the Beitbridge Border Post to address logistical matters concerning the construction of a third bridge ove...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police smoke out robbers from Beitbridge hideout
South African police have removed suspected robbers from Zimbabwe who were hiding under the New Limpopo Bridge in Beitbridge.The gang of men, believed to be targeting unsuspecting border jumpe...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed at Limpopo Bridge
BEITBRIDGE border security officials are investigating another case of murder after a Zimbabwean man known only as Welly, was killed at the Old Limpopo Bridge on Thursday morning on the South African ...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed by SA
A 23-year-old man who was last week shot and killed by a South African soldier at Limpopo River where he was allegedly assisting irregular migrants and smugglers will be buried in Bulawayo tomorrow....Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 19:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA Border guard kills Zimbabwean man
THE trial of a member of South Africa's Border Management Authority (BMA) who recently shot and killed a Zimbabwean man on the New Limpopo Bridge has been postponed to May 26 when he appeared at Musin...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt approves construction of another Limpopo bridge
The construction of a third bridge across the Limpopo at Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been approved by Cabinet, as the Government moves a gear up to ensure required infrastructure ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:15hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Government reviews New Limpopo Bridge tolling system
Government has today reviewed the New Limpopo Bridge tolling system at Beitbridge border post to allow the fees to be paid at the prevailing bank rate of the day between the United States Dollar and t...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 20:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Makeshift border footbridge demolished
Another makeshift bridge that was being used by smugglers and border jumpers to cross into Zimbabwe and South Africa, has been destroyed by the National Security Task Force (NTF) to curb illegal activ...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border toll fees should be affordable to all
THE Second Republic has since its inception prioritised infrastructure development with the aim of modernising, boosting the country's productive sectors and ensuring efficient provision of social ser...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZRP, Saps in joint cross-border operation
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the South African Police Services (Saps) have embarked on a joint cross-border operation against crime between their two countries.This follows a spate o...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Border chaos: National Ports Authority the missing link
The Government has over the years come up with a number of strategies to remove trade barriers and enhance the smooth flow of people and cargo through its land borders.This is being done with ...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 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
Truckers block traffic at Limpopo bridge
COMMERCIAL traffic going into South Africa and Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge border post was yesterday delayed by more than four hours after truck drivers staged a sit-in at the New Limpopo Bridge d...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
South African soldiers destroys makeshift Limpopo River bridge
South African security agents had to shoot at crocodiles on Thursday afternoon that wanted to attack them as they destroyed a makeshift bridge built by smugglers and border jumpers along the Limpopo R...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:57hrs | 14 | 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
Smugglers bounce back with new routes
Scores of smugglers who were lying low in the last four months following the deployment of more security personnel along the Limpopo River, have resumed their illegal operations and are using new rout...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinara has turned a new leaf
THE Grant Thornton Forensic Audit commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development in 2016 highlighted several corporate governance deficiencies at the Zimbabwe National Road ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha turned away at Beitbridge border
THERE was a two-hour standoff between border authorities from Zimbabwe and South Africa when scores of cross-border transporters, commonly known as omalayitsha, were refused entry into the country due...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Omalayitsha block the Limpopo Bridge in protest
THERE was a two-hour standoff between border authorities from Zimbabwe and South Africa when scores of cross-border transporters, commonly known as omalayitsha, were refused entry into the country due...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 20:04hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Road infrastructure decay needs policy change
The pace of Zimbabwe's road infrastructure decay has reached alarming levels which call for a policy change by the government. The country's major highways and urban roads have become a living hazard ...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 14:34hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
South Africa urges Zimbabweans to self-quarantine
SOUTH Africa's Department of Health in Limpopo Province has urged cross-border travellers who used the Beitbridge Port of Entry to access the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe in the last four days to...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Immigration tightens screws at Beitbridge border
Security has been tightened at Beitbridge Border Post to prevent wheeler dealers, conmen and illegal immigrants from accessing the port of entry. Criminals have since Sunday evening, flocked t...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman falls into Limpopo as border jumper escapes crocodiles
Business nearly came to a standstill at Beitbridge Border Post on Wednesday morning when a suspected illegal migrant slipped and fell into the crocodile-infested Limpopo River, while walking on an eng...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 05:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimra reverts to manual clearance
Zimra is now implementing manual clearance as a temporary reprieve for transporters and clearing agents waiting for their required online profiles from the authority so they can use the automated e-ro...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Border reopening poser for Mnangagwa
On Tuesday, Cabinet announced the phased reopening of land borders, starting with the country's main ports of entry - Beitbridge, Plumtree, Victoria Falls, Chirundu, Nyamapanda and Forbes.Howe...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 18:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Install CCTV at Limpopo Bridge, says Zanu PF MP
BEITBRIDGE East legislator Albert Nguluvhe (Zanu PF) has called on authorities to install closed circuit television gadgets and public lighting system on the two bridges across the Limpopo River to he...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks at Beitbridge border post
There was chaos at Beitbridge Border Post over the weekend after transporters, commonly known as Omalayitsha, staged a sit-in in defiance of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s move to maximise d...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara fails to remit toll fees to Beitbridge
BEITBRIDGE Town Council has threatened to approach the Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (Zinara) over alleged non-remittance of toll fees collected from the New Limpopo Toll Bridge since 2014....Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara still to disburse funds to Beitbridge
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has not disbursed funds for road maintenance to Beitbridge Town since the beginning of the year.The funds are urgently needed to upgrade the ...Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Only 10% of Zimbabwe roads are in good condition
ONLY 10 percent of the surfaced (tarred) national road network is in good condition, with 30 percent in poor condition while 57 percent is in fair condition, a senior Government official has said....Published: 10 Jul 2017 at 06:48hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Old Limpopo Bridge now crime haven
Criminal activities are the order of the day at the Alfred Beit Bridge (Old Limpopo Bridge) where touts, thieves, conmen, wheeler dealers and vendors are roaming freely under the nose of security agen...Published: 06 Jul 2017 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed at Beitbridge border post
A Zimbabwean man was last Thursday morning attacked and killed by two unknown assailants while walking along the New Limpopo Bridge.The man, identified as Dennis Masera, who was employed as a ...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post busy as injiva troop back
ACTIVITY has heightened at Beitbridge Border Post with many Zimbabweans based in South Africa having started trooping back to their bases.Long queues of both vehicles and people have becom...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt must address chaos at Beitbridge Border Post
People visiting Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (zimra) offices across the country are welcomed by banners at the reception inscribed "We Are Here To Serve" and workers wearing T-shirts inscribed "I am not...Published: 14 Jun 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimbabwe, SA work on New Limpopo Bridge MoU
The governments of Zimbabwe and South Africa are finalising the drafting of a memorandum of understating to guide the operations and management of the New Limpopo Bridge at Beitbridge border post ...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Flooded Limpopo river traps Zimbabwean soldier for 10 hours
A MEMBER of the Zimbabwe National Army on border patrol was marooned in the Limpopo River for about 10 hours due to floods and had to be airlifted to a South African military base. The soldier...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 05:28hrs | 2 | by Thupeyo Muleya
Girl (5) goes missing after hippopotamus attack
South African police have intensified the search for a five-year-old Zimbabwean girl who went missing near the New Limpopo Bridge a fortnight ago when a group of 11 illegal immigrants she was travelli...Published: 19 Jan 2016 at 05:06hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Finance Minister Chinamasa got it right!
On 1 September 2014, Daily News, reporting on the aftermath of President Robert Mugabe's State visit to China under the headline, Mugabe returns from China with signatures, reduced the Presidentia...Published: 03 Sep 2014 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Museve
Limpopo Bridge toll fees increased
Motorists travelling to South Africa will now have to fork out more after government gazetted new toll fees for the New Limpopo Bridge.According to a notice in the latest Government Gazett...Published: 30 Aug 2014 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt dips into tollgate fees to pay civil servants salaries
GOVERNMENT, which controversially hiked tollgate fees by 100 percent less than a month ago, has been diverting funds earmarked for road development towards payment of civil servants salaries, the Fina...Published: 14 Aug 2014 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge border post to be revamped
IMPROVING the Beitbridge border post between South Africa and Zimbabwe is one of seven priority projects identified under the regional North-South Corridor scheme, which aims to improve the logistics...Published: 15 Jul 2014 at 10:14hrs | | by Nick Hedley and Pericle Anetos
Beitbridge border toll fees slashed by 300%
THE government has slashed toll fees charged on all types of vehicles using the New Limpopo Bridge linking Zimbabwe and South Africa by about 30 percent, bringing relief to transporters. Acco...Published: 30 Jun 2014 at 06:32hrs | | by Farai Kuvirimirwa
Govt to rake in over $100K/month from Limpopo Bridge
THE government is set to rake in more than $100 000 a month toll fees revenue from the New Limpopo Bridge project, a Cabinet minister has said.The government last week took over ownership an...Published: 25 Jun 2014 at 07:05hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Very soon we wil see potholes on Limpopo Bridge' - WhatsApp update
Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number....Published: 16 Jun 2014 at 14:04hrs | 2 | by Concerned Citiszen
Zimbabwe takes over Limpopo bridge
Zimbabwe will Monday be assuming full ownership of the Alfred Beit Road Bridge, commonly known as Limpopo Bridge, linking South Africa and Zimbabwe that has been under control of the New Limpopo Bridg...Published: 16 Jun 2014 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF cabinet approves urban toll gates
Cabinet has approved the setting up of toll gates in urban areas as part of government's efforts to raise funds for the rehabilitation of national roads, the minister of Transport and Infrastructural ...Published: 07 Jun 2014 at 18:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Limpopo Bridge to undergo major facelift
New Limpopo Bridge, one of Zimbabwe's most successful projects under build, operate and transfer model, is undergoing extensive facelift ahead of its handover to government next month.The bri...Published: 29 May 2014 at 16:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to take over New Limpopo Bridge
THE government is warming up to taking over the New Limpopo Bridge next month following the expiry of the build, operate and transfer concession with Bulawayo Beitbridge Railway (BBR) Investments. ...Published: 23 May 2014 at 07:08hrs | 6 | by Prosper Ndlovu
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