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'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 | 779 | by Staff reporter
Violent storms in South Africa will not stop: a chance for new Zimbabwe Republic
A new republic we are talking about is not renewing Zanu or does it mean placing our hope and aspirations on MDC-Alliance, currently the only viable opposition, as the hope for our future. In any misf...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 19:37hrs | 2805 | by Nomazulu Thata
Fresh wave of protests loom in South Africa
SOUTH African authorities fear a new wave of uprisings as networks loyal to jailed former president Jacob Zuma seek to force his freedom.Investigators believe the unrest last week, which kille...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 2558 | by Staff reporter
Free Zuma campaign calls for his release
THE #FreeJacobZuma campaign has come out in support of the imprisoned former head of state, saying that only a free Zuma can quell the unrest that plagued Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal over the past week....Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 17:49hrs | 2674 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to enact laws to curb mineral smuggling
WHILE deliberations continue over joining an international group formed to reduce corruption in mining countries, Zimbabwe continues to lose billions of dollars from the smuggling of extracted resourc...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:35hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Is the South African rainbow on the cusp of disarray?
Events are unfolding very fast in the rainbow nation, South Africa. And just like the previous week, the country is in suspense as the Free Zuma campaign gathers momentum in KwaZulu Natal province. It...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:41hrs | 565 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Anger over Zupco fare hike
RIGHTS groups yesterday criticised the 100% fare hike by Zupco at a time when another national Covid-19 lockdown has been imposed.The increase in Zupco fares last week came at a time that priv...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:34hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
UK company proposes US$850m fuel pipeline for Zimbabwe
A UNITED Kingdom-registered oil company with strong South African links, Coven Energy Limited, has tabled an ambitious US$850 million investment proposal to construct Zimbabwe's second fuel pipeline i...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:35hrs | 2757 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC blasts selective application of the law
THE opposition MDC Alliance has bemoaned the selective law application of the law following the arrest of three youth assembly members last week while they were conducting a door-to door voter registr...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:58hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa explains new TV stations roll-out
All the six new free to air private television stations that were issued with broadcasting licences have got a statutory 18 months within which to go on air, legislators heard yesterday. Infor...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:07hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Bus operators seal massive deal
A consortium of local bus operators has partnered with car assemblers — AVM Africa and Quest Motors to start the assembling of local buses in a bid to solve the country's transport woes.This...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2240 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions: The unfair comparison between Zimbabwe and Rhodesia
MANY Zimbabweans often bring up the comparison between Rhodesian and Zimbabwean sanctions to drive the narrative that Rhodesia had more stringent sanctions that they managed better than Zimbabwe is ma...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | 623 | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
Bulawayo cops deny torching kombis, blame 'vendors, touts and money changers'
Metro traffic cops in Bulawayo were accused of shifting blame after allegedly burning down two kombis in the city center on Wednesday and then telling their boss in an internal memo that the commuter ...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2905 | by Staff reporter
Zuma says 'Not guilty' - nails CIA linked prosecutor
More than a decade after former president Jacob Zuma was served with an indictment accusing him of fraud and corruption, he was finally able to enter a plea at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Wedne...Published: 26 May 2021 at 15:41hrs | 856 | by Des Erasmus
'Constitutional amendments thwart Mnangagwa's foreign engagements efforts'
THE recent constitutional amendments could result in foreign governments which were willing to strengthen economic and political ties with Zimbabwe backtracking from their pledges, Musa Kika, executiv...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | 2170 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's gold policy fueling criminality'
GOVERNMENT'S policy of buying gold on a no-questions-asked basis is creating chaos and fueling criminality in the mining sector, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has said....Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:05hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Minister explains Zupco strategy
The decision to compel all urban transport operators to ply their trade under the control or oversight of Zupco derives from the National Development Strategy 1 where it is noted that public transport...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Zupco monopoly: State capture or another Chimurenga?
BEGINNING January 21, 2019, the government of Zimbabwe has been making a series of declarations reinforcing the apparent principality of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) in the provision ...Published: 11 May 2021 at 18:35hrs | 1806 | by Discent Collins Bajila
Egodini Project: More harm than good
Awarded a rousing reception in 2017 by the City of Kings, the Egodini project headed by Terracotta Trading Private Limited produced a royal city befitting pitch which was well backed by the then Actin...Published: 10 May 2021 at 12:02hrs | 3116 | by Thabiso Nxumalo
Regulator probes oil pricing
ZIMBABWE's energy regulator has lined up a comprehensive survey that is set to reveal the impact of fuel prices on the cost of goods and services in the country.Fuel is 44% more expensive in Z...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:15hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
CSOs move to challenge Zupco monopoly
BULAWAYO civic society organisations (CSOs) meet today to deliberate on the steps to be taken regarding government's insistence on a Zupco monopoly despite widespread condemnation of the policy....Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1369 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe continues to endure crises of unimaginable proportions
Statement by Mr. Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo, a Zimbabwean citizen and aspiring president of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) on the transport crisis in Zimba...Published: 05 May 2021 at 18:22hrs | 461 | by Mr. Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo
Commuters bear brunt of Zupco's shambolic transport system
IT'S 5:10pm and Harare's Market Square bus terminus is teeming with commuters desperate to get home before dark, but there are no Zupco buses.Two young men exchange blows as they both wrestle ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
'Lift ban on private transport operators'
HUMAN rights groups and the clergy have urged Local Government minister July Moyo to lift the ban on private transport operators and end the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) monopoly because ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt must admit Zupco failure'
GOVERNMENT should admit that its mass public transporter, Zupco, is failing to cope with demand, a consumer watchdog and commuters said in response to the transport shortages bedevilling Bulawayo. ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1736 | by Staff writer
Chamisa says he is more patriotic than Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday scoffed at suggestions by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he was unpatriotic to the country and pandering to the whims of his Western handlers...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 2565 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe's liberation pilgrimage
In my previous instalment in this publication, I indicated that Zimbabwe's independence history is connected to that of all post-colonial African nations. Likewise, Africa's liberation is also grounde...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:58hrs | 164 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
MDC Alliance... a hallmark of political Ponzi schemes
MDC activist, Freeman Chari, launched an initiative to raise salaries for the so called "political detainees" in Zimbabwe and he indicated that the campaign has raised over US$400 already. The MDC All...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:20hrs | 956 | by Uncle Shumba
Mnangagwa must engage Paul Siwela to avoid spill of blood in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa must abandon his "head in the sand" approach to Matabeleland independence cause and engage MLO President, Cde Paul Siwela, to hatch a plan that would see pea...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:10hrs | 3150 | by Israel Dube
We've enough water for wheat irrigation, says Masuka
AGRICULTURE minister Anxious Masuka yesterday said the country had enough water to meet winter irrigation targets following the heavy rains received between November last year and last month.S...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:46hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
The controversial role of private military, security companies in Africa
PRIVATE military companies (PMCs) have been involved in conflicts around the world, including Africa, for a long time and and different reasons.The growth of private military contractors raise...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2411 | by Jonathan Powell, Christopher Michael Faulkner, Joshua Lambert
Mutsvangwa fights to open Zimbabwe airwaves more
THE government said yesterday that it planned to open up the country's airwaves further by issuing more television and radio licences to independent players.Speaking during a well-supported Da...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:00hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa using cabinet reshuffle to sideline Magashule
In a bid to assert his leadership over the party, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is using a possible Cabinet reshuffle to garner majority support for a resolution to sideline his arch-rival and party s...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 16:56hrs | 5777 | by Staff reporter
Johann Rupert gives Ramaphosa an ultimatum
Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert has allegedly given President Cyril Ramaphosa a marching order, instructing him to tow the line and fire Ace Magashule, African National Congress (ANC) secretary ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 17:44hrs | 4832 | by Staff reporter
China slams US' terrible human rights record
China published its annual US human rights situation report on Wednesday at a time when the US-led ideological battle against China has intensified, mainly over Xinjiang and other domestic issues. ...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 10:04hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Tariffs commission probes schools over monopolised uniform supplies
The Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) has launched an investigation into reports of schools compelling parents and guardians to buy uniforms from preferred retailers and suppliers, a clear breac...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
ACT-SA decries gaps in Zimbabwe's anti-graft laws
THE Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has expressed concern over gaps that still exist in the enforcement of Zimbabwe's anti-corruption laws and policies. In a statement yester...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:35hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Diamond scam hits Zimbabwe
One buyer has been snapping up all parcels at diamond auctions amid concerns some officials from the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) and the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MM...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 06:43hrs | 5172 | by Staff rpeorter
West to impose sanctions on South Africa if Ramaphosa is removed
Lately, there has been rising positive publicity on Zimbabwe and rising negativity on South Africa by international and white media.Just recently, the world bank released unemployment numbers ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 14:12hrs | 2977 | by Rutendo Ben Matinyararire
Mnangagwa and the deconstruction of the anecdote of Matabeleland marginalisation
History is replete with many memories of pre and post-independence pains endured by our people. Against this backdrop, even with the Lancaster Conference right up to the Unity Accord of 1987 the natio...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:44hrs | 200 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
MDC miffed by #ZimAgricRising
The heavens have dealt a deadly blow to the jecha politics that characterises the MDC Alliance's body politik. The heavens have opened up admirably this summer cropping season, nurturing and sustainin...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:07hrs | 1492 | by Trevor Shiri
Dreaming of Zimbabwe: Stories from the diaspora
NEARLY 24 years ago, Lance Guma came face to face with a gun. A man had followed him out of the main post office in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, before attempting to provoke him into an argument. L...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:45hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Watching in horror as the giants fell, one after another - The demise of public entities in Zimbabwe
When preparing this article, I was faced with the task of reviewing numerous press articles, news items and placing them alongside my own vast observations on what happened to the once thriving public...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 19:41hrs | 2781 | by Liverson Mdongo wa Habe
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 | 763 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zapu demands level playing field
OPPOSITION Zapu has called for talks led by a neutral person before the 2023 polls.Zapu believes that the talks will end Zanu-PF's monopoly of using state apparatus during election campaign pe...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:12hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cartels that are not the real cartels
I just read the report by Daily Maverick, that is purporting to expose cartels in Zimbabwe. The problem with the report is it does not include the obvious and leading cartels in Zimbabwe, such as Old ...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:38hrs | 5781 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zimbabwe continues to shame doomsayers, as opposition pins its hopes in PATHOGENS
During my schooling days when I chewed works of Karl Marx, Frederich Engels and Vladimir Lenin, one term one repeatedly met in one's study of the three sources and three origins of Marxist thought was...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 08:17hrs | 1180 | by Jamwanda
Chamisa's MDC condemns Zupco fare increase
The Chamisa led MDC Alliance has condemned the recently government approved 100% Zupco bus fare increase as anti-poor.The opposition party said the move was clear testimony that the government...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:45hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
'Mafia manipulating public transport sector'
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has alleged that the public transport sector was being manipulated by "mafia groups" which do not care about the rights as well as safety of passengers....Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter
Zupco fares hike riles commuters
THE hiking of bus fares by the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) from $16 to $30 and $24 to $50 for kombis has riled the commuting public, with transport associations and residents saying tha...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:56hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
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