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Pirate kombis, taxis wreak chaos
BULAWAYO police, motorists and registered commuter operators have flagged pirate taxis and kombis for bringing "wild-west" chaos to the city through wanton violation of traffic laws.Traffic ac...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pirate taxis regularise operations
A NUMBER of pirate taxis and kombis in Bulawayo are reportedly jostling to register with transport associations to regularise their operations to avoid having their vehicles impounded.The Zimb...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Traders shun Egodini, decry exorbitant user fees
TWO days after the opening of the upgraded Egodini Terminus in Bulawayo, traders and commuters are yet to move to the facility amid revelations that vendors want a reduction of the proposed US$90 mont...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Egodini finally re-opens
BULAWAYO'S Egodini Terminus finally opened its gates yesterday following the completion of the upgrade works on the taxi rank under Phase One of the multi-million-dollar construction project that shou...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CIO-linked outfit takes over ahead of watershed elections
THE shadowy Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-run Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), which has unconstitutionally seized control of the running of the 2023 elections to retain President Emmerson...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Commuters complain over exorbitant fares
COMMUTERS in Bulawayo have expressed concern over the exorbitant fares charged by transport operators in order to force them to pay in foreign currency.The fares in local currency are ranging ...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CIO-linked outfit takes over ahead of Zimbabwe's watershed elections
THE shadowy Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-run Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), which has unconstitutionally seized control of the running of the 2023 elections to retain President Emmerson...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombis fares now range between $600 and $1 000 for a single trip
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have increased fares in local currency.The new fares range between $600 and $1 000 for a single trip, depending on the time one boards the vehicles and t...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators hike fares
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have increased fares in local currency by almost 100 percent.This has drawn condemnation from commuters who feel the hike is unjustified given that the p...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
LIST: Top 50 African Trailblazers Awards nominees released
The inaugural Afri50 Trailblazer Awards will take place on May 1, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, coinciding with Workers Day. The event will recognize 50 African trailblazers who have made a sig...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:44hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tshova Mubaiwa to make comeback
GOVERNMENT is in the process of coming up with regulations to guide the liberalisation of the public transport sector.To improve the public transport system, Government in 2020 directed player...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cosatu making attempts to negotiate for Zimbabwean migrants
THE Congress of South African Unions (Cosatu) has revealed plans to engage the government on behalf of Zimbabweans that are likely to be deported due to expiry of the Special Dispensation Permits (ZSP...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants making it big in South Africa
WHEN he made the decision to leave the country and cross the border into South Africa several years ago, his family and his peers tried to dissuade him, telling him he was putting his life in danger u...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Ceteris Paribus #SanctionsMustGo
IN November 2018, Zimbabwean telecoms mogul Strive Masiyiwa joined the anti-sanctions lobby highlighting that no country could prosper with "its hands tied at the back".The impact of sanctions...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | 17 | by Eben Mabunda
#SanctionsMustGo: An objective economic lens
There are divergent views as far as the economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe since the genesis of this millennium, which more often than not wear a partisan political mask in the interpretation ther...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:50hrs | | by Eben Mabunda
Mthuli Ncube courts US investors
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube last week conducted a virtual investor roadshow with United States of America investors.The virtual meeting, which was hosted by Washingt...Published: 27 May 2021 at 22:20hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cry my beloved Zimbabwe . . . as country is closed for business
Once open for business, Zimbabwe is closed for business.Shops are closed, people are scared and companies are closing just as is the democratic space that President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened u...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 7 | by Staff rpeorter
Tshova Mubaiwa introduces cashless payment
TSHOVA Mubaiwa, a public transport association in Bulawayo, has launched a card to facilitate electronic payment by passengers. The service will be hosted by ZB Bank and is done by City Card, a Harare...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fuel queues vanish from Bulawayo filling stations
FUEL supplies have started to normalise in Bulawayo with both diesel and petrol being available at most service stations in the city. Over the past few weeks, fuel was in short supply resulting in lon...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:27hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators hike fares
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have increased fares by 50 percent and warned of another hike should the ongoing price madness gripping the country continue unabated. The kombi fares sh...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Billiat's now SA's highest earner
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS coach Pitso Mosimane has said he would have probably lost all his players if the club had bowed to the huge financial demands of Khama Billiat for the Zimbabwean to remain part of th...Published: 06 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Kick-Off/Goal.com
Bulawayo kombis adopt swipe payment
BULAWAYO public transport operators have resolved to introduce swiping for commuter fares that range from 50 cents to a dollar in a bid to ease the strain of cash shortages.The service is a br...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Swiping machines for kombis
BULAWAYO residents will soon swipe for their commuter omnibus fares as transport associations are finalising a deal with a local bank - Steward Bank - that will see the financial institution providing...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 10:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamelodi Sundowns targets Zimbabwean duo
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane picked out the Zimbabwean duo of hardman Willard Katsande and defender Teenage Hadebe for criticism after his team's goalless draw against Kaizer Chiefs before 7...Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 05:35hrs | | by KickOff.
Woman robbed, gang-raped
TWO Chipinge men appeared in court on Monday for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman, before robbing her of her macadamia nuts worth over $1 000. Boniface Sigauke (25) of Mabunda Village and Tichaona...Published: 23 Nov 2017 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat misses Sundowns, Casablanca tie
AFRICAN champions Mamelodi Sundowns are without three significant attacking options as they prepare to host Wydad Casablanca in the quarter-final of the African Champions League on Sunday.Kham...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 10:15hrs | | by BBC
Minister, Zanu-PF MP sucked into land dispute
ZANU-PF Tsholotsho South legislator Zenzo Sibanda and Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Cain Mathema have been sucked into a land dispute between Chief Conrad Magama Hadebe and a local bu...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tshova Mubaiwa working towards penetrating Sadc region tourism
ESTABLISHED in 1983 in Bulawayo and only operating in the City of Kings, Tshova Mubaiwa Transport Co-operative plans on penetrating the Sadc region.Tshova Mubaiwa chief executive officer Samso...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 13:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai aide's $200,000 request granted
High Court judge Hlekani Mwayera yesterday granted MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka's application for an amendment of his claim into United States dollars....Published: 27 Apr 2017 at 12:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai aide demands $400 000 compensation
MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai's spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka has approached the High Court, seeking conversion of his compensation demands from the now-obsolete Zimbabwe dollar to United St...Published: 26 Apr 2017 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop spikes spark commuter riot
ANTI-RIOT police were called in yesterday as angry commuters threatened to beat up a female police officer who had allegedly thrown spikes under a kombi filled with passengers in Bulawayo....Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Isibaya accused of stealing cows
Six furious farmers have threatened an indefinite protest after accusing Mzansi Magic's most watched telenovela, Isibaya, of stealing their cows, sheep and goats.The farmers from Gauteng, ...Published: 25 Jan 2017 at 07:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Billiat's wonder goal nullified
JOHANNESBURG - Kaizer Chiefs have completed the signing of Chicken Inn duo Michelle Katsvairo and Edmore Chirambadare. Both Katsvairo and Chirambadare have signed three-year contracts and are expe...Published: 25 Jun 2016 at 09:14hrs | | by Sports reporter
Man gets three life sentences, claim demons made him to rape
AN MPUMALANGA man who was sentenced to eight life sentences for smashing the skulls of three women and one teenager with a pick before raping them has told the court that demons made him commit the cr...Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean man appears in SA court for gruesome murder and rape
Johannesburg - It is yet to be established whether the man arrested in connection with the brutal attack on two couples at Rhodes Park in Kensington was in the country legally....Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 11:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Esrom Nyandoro hangs boots?
After a season in which they finished second and won the Nedbank Cup, KickOff.com takes a closer look at the possible changes that may happen at Mamelodi Sundowns in their bid to freshen up their squa...Published: 30 May 2015 at 09:34hrs | | by Tiyani wa ka Mabasa - KickOff
Kombi-pirate taxi war looming
A TAXI war is looming in Bulawayo amid reports that two transport companies that won the right to operate in the city - the Bulawayo Public Transport Association (Bupta) and Tshova Mubaiwa had hired b...Published: 26 Apr 2015 at 10:07hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Provincial registrar arrested for assaulting subordinate in office
POLICE have arrested Midlands Provincial Registrar, Agnes Gambura for allegedly assaulting her subordinate for failing to do a domestic chore she had assigned her at her home.Gambura alleg...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 19:58hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Kingston Nkatha silences Kaizer Chief critics
Zimbabwe international striker Kingston Nkatha silenced some of his critics by scoring for Kaizer Chiefs yesterday as they extended their lead at the top of the Absa Premiership to 16 points. ...Published: 17 Dec 2014 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
List of people who died in Prophet TB Joshua church collapse
The following is a list of South Africans casualties from the TB Joshua church collapse. Among them are 1 Congolese and 3 Zimbabwean citizens.LIST OF NAMES OF REPATRIATED DECEASED – NIGE...Published: 16 Nov 2014 at 20:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents bring city centre to standstill
Over 2 000 Bulawayo residents on Friday brought business in the central business district to a standstill as they demonstrated against the city council's decision to install prepaid water meters in C...Published: 15 Nov 2014 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police block Bulawayo Agenda
BULAWAYO Agenda has condemned police in Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North, for refusing to grant it authority to meet with villagers, describing the move as unconstitutional.The civic organi...Published: 13 Oct 2014 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fighting for control of Bulawayo Agenda escalates, top official suspended
BULAWAYO Agenda has suspended its deputy board chairperson Peter Muchengeti for yet-to-be-known reasons as fighting for control of the organisation escalates.MDC-T Makokoba legislator Gor...Published: 26 Aug 2014 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brickz rape trial latest
Johannesburg - Kwaito musician Sipho Charles Ndlovu, accused of raping a 17-year-old girl, wants the case withdrawn, the Roodepoort Magistrate's Court heard on Friday.Ndlovu's newly-appointed ...Published: 01 Aug 2014 at 14:15hrs | | by Sapa
Bulawayo Agenda officials detained in Vic Falls
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: 29 Jun 2014 at 06:49hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
SA bound bus accident, 3 dead
Three people were killed, while 49 others were seriously injured when a bus they were travelling in burst its left front tyre, veered off the road and rolled several times before landing on its side, ...Published: 11 Jun 2014 at 07:13hrs | | by Munyaradzi Musiiwa
Reply to Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa #RestoreZimDiasporaVote
You don't have to be a robotics professor to know that something is seriously wrong in Zimbabwe especially as the regime resists Diaspora Vote and pledges ‘Mugabe for life' when he is alr...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 07:56hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri
Top cop slaps, jails breastfeeding female officer, Rights group speaks
THE top cop who allegedly slapped and jailed a breastfeeding female officer has been blasted by human rights groups.Assistant Commissioner Musarashana Mabunda, the Acting Officer Commanding M...Published: 10 May 2014 at 07:13hrs | | by Khama Phiri
Serial armed robber gets 84 year jail term
A SERIAL armed robber-cum-carjacker from Shurugwi has learnt that crime does not pay when he was slapped with a cumulative 84-year jail sentence after he was convicted of 22 counts of armed robber...Published: 07 May 2014 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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