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Zimnat launches another innovative billboard campaign
Motorists driving towards Harare's city centre along Borrowdale Road are likely to be surprised to see just before the racecourse what appears to be boulders falling from a container on a billboard an...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 18:07hrs | 2000 | by Agencies
Wheel clamping fees up 1 000%
Harare City Council has increased charges for clamping and towing of vehicles by over 1 000 percent in its $829,86 million supplementary budget that was approved yesterday. The budget that slightly in...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Revisiting the Beitbridge-Harare highway
The state of the Beitbridge-Harare (A4) Highway is now a cause for concern as the number of human fatalities grows by each day due to deadly accidents in the narrow strip that links Zimbabwe and South...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 2092 | by Victor Bhoroma
PHOTOS: Extra City bus involved in accident
An Extra City bus travelling from Victoria Falls to Bulawayo was involved in an accident on Thursday. An eye witness who spoke to this publication said the bus was involved in an accident afte...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 14:40hrs | 6005 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tajamuka shut down flops
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday ignored desperate calls by a shadowy, pro-MDC Alliance group, Tajamuka and its affiliates to shut down the country on an anti-Government move to demonstrate against President Mna...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Car thief crashes into 3 vehicles
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a 24-year-old man who allegedly stole a Honda Fit and crashed it into three other vehicles as its owner precariously hung onto it. Wilbaw Gundane of Iminyela s...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:18hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Some road construction companies short-changed us
Most urban roads and streets constructed during the colonial era are not damaged and potholed as those made after Uhuru. The colonial roads are still trafficable though in dire need of repairs...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 20:46hrs | 1096 | by Thomas Murisa.
4 councillors 'implicated' tender scandal
FOUR Bulawayo councillors have been implicated in an alleged tender scandal after a prospective parking management company allegedly pampered them with five-star hotel junkets among other goodies, Sun...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | 2072 | by Staff Reporter
'Taming the Shrew' - Deaths on our Roads
Driving in Harare and in the highways of Zimbabwe has become distressful. Recent reports of high profile road traffic deaths refer. The traffic chaos has become a 'shrew.' There is urgent need to 'tam...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1296 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
Charging of fuel in US dollars riles motorists, who owns ZUVA?
Motorists here have expressed concern over service stations which are charging for fuel in US dollars only despite a directive from Government that they should accept all forms of payment. A s...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:34hrs | 3521 | by Staff reporter
What is BF's carrying capacity
THE debate on Barbourfields Stadium's carrying capacity is likely to be reignited with the official figure for Sunday's blockbuster Castle lager Premier Soccer League encounter between Highlanders and...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1525 | by Staff reporter
Man dies from fractured skull in hit and run
An unidentified man died from a fractured skull and arm in a hit and run incident in Bulawayo on Saturday night, police have confirmed.The man, according to the police, was hit by a yet o be i...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 14:47hrs | 3373 | by Staff Reporter
Police deployed to quell bloody gold wars
The government is deploying more police officers to mining areas to deal with the violent clashes between illegal miners popularly referred to as makorokoza. The deployment follows an upsurge ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:31hrs | 424 | by Staff Reporter
Use of bicycles and decongestion of the CBD
Recently the new Minister of Energy suggested that the use of bicycles could alleviate the fuel shortage in the country. But the fact is that the use of bicycles is another venture of going-back-to-th...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:22hrs | 1200 | by Eng Bernard Musarurwa
Police, robbers in high speed chase
THERE was drama in Bulawayo central business district last week when police engaged in a high speed chase with robbers, who had broken into a car and stolen a purse.Several motorists joined in...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:11hrs | 2354 | by Staff reporter
Guruve rural district council in need of US20k for road rehabilitation
GURUVE Rural District Council is in need of US$20 000 to rehabilitate its roads as most of the roads are now in bad shape an official has said.Speaking to this reporter the local authority chi...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 06:43hrs | 133 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Zimbabwe fuel situation improving'
The Zimbabwean fuel situation is slowly improving although there is still more ground to be covered in restoring sanity in the sector, Energy Minister Fortune Chasi told Cabinet on Tuesday.In ...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 18:22hrs | 7960 | by Gibson Nyathi
Fuel syndicate intercepted
Police on Monday arrested five suspects believed to be part of a fuel siphoning syndicate involving tanker drivers and criminal elements, as the clampdown on illegal activities in the fuel sector begi...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:42hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's life in danger
AMID an edgy political situation, government has warned the public against blocking or interfering with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's motorcade.The Ministry of Information, Thursday said in t...Published: 31 May 2019 at 09:52hrs | 12426 | by newzimbabwe
The centre can no longer hold
SIGNS of economic collapse mounted this week, with no solutions in sight, amid increasing calls for the authorities to show leadership by containing the turmoil before it spirals out of control. What ...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe owes foreign fuel suppliers $200 million
Zimbabwe owes foreign fuel suppliers, including Glencore, Total and Trafigura $200 million, which has made new imports difficult as companies require cash upfront, the energy minister and central bank...Published: 30 May 2019 at 18:47hrs | 2927 | by Reuters
The scourge of greedy political businesspeople
Zimbabweans are on tenterhooks as unscrupulous businesspeople pursuant to aiding and abetting the ambitions of some political losers who are seeking to blackmail government into a political union of s...Published: 30 May 2019 at 15:34hrs | 665 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Bulawayo service stations stop selling fuel
Fuel service stations in Bulawayo stopped selling fuel today amid confusion on the correct price of fuel amid yesterday's rumours that prices were being hiked to reflect the cost of foreign currency o...Published: 29 May 2019 at 20:34hrs | 11979 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt cracks whip on fuel sector
GOVERNMENT has started cracking down on illegal dealings in the fuel sector which include unilateral price increases and demands for foreign currency as the only form of payment. Energy ...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:45hrs | 2645 | by Staff reporter
Chasi goes after rogue fuel sector players
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet Cabinet has resolved that it is unacceptable to sell fuel at as high as $7 per litre.In a message on their Twitter post Cabinet briefing held on Tuesday ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 18:50hrs | 6764 | by Ndou Paul
Zera refutes fuel price increase reports
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has refuted reports circulating on social media on fuel price increases. In a message on their Twitter, ZERA has urged motorists to ignore the r...Published: 28 May 2019 at 18:36hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Hero's welcome for Dabengwa's body
HUNDREDS of Bulawayo residents yesterday thronged Joshua Mqabuko International Airport to receive the body of national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, which arrived from Johannesburg, South Africa, at midday...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Smart money is in rural Matebeleland
While Zimbabwe grapples with a foreign-exchange shortage, rural districts in Matebeleland North and South have fostered a thriving South African rand economy.Since the abolition of Zimbabwe's ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 20:54hrs | 4703 | by Sunday Times
Tough conditions for Zimbabwe fuel retailers
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has changed operating conditions for all petroleum retail operators a day after the newly-appointed Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 21:55hrs | 12944 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa has little to show for $27bn
When Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the leadership of Zimbabwe from Robert Mugabe in November 2017, he promised to revive the moribund economy and adopted a mantra he's repeated regularly ever since —...Published: 22 May 2019 at 10:44hrs | 3789 | by Bloomberg
Zimbabwe should fully liberalize the petroleum industry
It has become apparent that the Zimbabwean government is failing to sustain its fuel subsidy in the economy due to foreign currency shortages. The rationale for such a subsidy has been to bring price ...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:23hrs | 569 | by Victor Bhoroma
Let's put our heads together and help Loner
Driving from Harare to Bare via Chinehasha School in Mash. Central Province, I stopped at a rural lay-by near Jaji with Bare Growth Point visible on the horizon. On a long trip, seasoned motor...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:51hrs | 227 | by Thomas Murisa
I did not ask his name in case he cried
Driving from Harare to Bare via Chinehasha School in Mash. Central Province, I stopped at a rural lay-by near Jaji with Bare Growth Point visible on the horizon. On a long trip, seasoned motor...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:41hrs | 500 | by Thomas Murisa
Compulsory DDCs could tame Zimbabwe traffic jungle
ROAD accidents continue to kill people on Zimbabwe's highways despite heavy traffic police presence, with the majority of the accidents attributed to human error.In a bid to avoid loss of life...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:09hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri opts for out of court settlement
Exiled former police commissioner general Augustine Chihuri is now settling a claim in which he was dragged to the High Court for allegedly impounding five cars and a house from a Harare businessman....Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:25hrs | 5465 | by Staff reporter
Chasi strikes Mthuli with fuel fortune
A fuel crisis is any significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular those used as ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:25hrs | 10107 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Jerry-cans at fuel pumps must be banned
If what I witnessed at Puma Chadcombe Service Station is how the scarce fuel is being sold and dispensed, then bona fide motorists will never have adequate fuel, neither will fuel be ever enough. ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:21hrs | 2219 | by Gabarinocheka
Zinara ropes in CID
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is working with the Criminal Investigations Department anti-corruption team to investigate all its revenue streams as part of efforts to curb corrupt...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
4 die on the spot
FOUR people died on the spot while two others were injured, one of them seriously, when a Nissan Elgrand they were travelling in burst its rear right tyre and overturned. The accident occurred...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:16hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Of corruption and political will
THE latest Zinara graft scandal is the freshest in a series of corruption scandals which routinely grab the headlines for a short while before they fade into oblivion.The finer details of each...Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:58hrs | 346 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Fighting corruption is everyone's child
The 'corrective' austerity measures occasioned by the on going reforms can pull Zimbabwe out of the black hole we find ourselves in. It was never going to be easy turning back our fortunes after corru...Published: 10 May 2019 at 22:44hrs | 294 | by Thomas Murisa
Gun owners liable for stolen firearms used in robberies
POLICE have urged gun owners to secure their firearms as some of them are being stolen and used to commit crimes. The statement by the police follows a spate of armed robberies across the coun...Published: 10 May 2019 at 06:55hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai remembered in style
IT is 5am, the grass is covered in morning dew and cool temperatures are biting, but to multitudes of MDC supporters it is just another time to celebrate their late leader, Morgan Tsvangirai.F...Published: 05 May 2019 at 10:49hrs | 1868 | by Staff reporter
5 family members dead in accident
Five family members from Taderera Village in Buhera and an as yet to be identified fellow passenger died in a road accident when a Toyota Grand Hiace they were travelling in failed to negotiate a curv...Published: 04 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown on unregistered vehicles
The government is in the process of setting up measures that will address the challenges of unregistered vehicles on the country's roads.With a total population of 969 940 vehicles plying the ...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 14:36hrs | 2587 | by Staff reporter
Heavy security for Museveni in Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa's government increased security to shield visiting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday, inconveniencing scores of Zimbabweans going about their own business in Harare's central bus...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 16:44hrs | 5053 | by Staff reporter
Accident kills 8
Eight people have died after two vehicles heading towards Murehwa side swiped before plunging into a river at the 40km peg near Murehwa along the Harare-Nyamapanda road last night. One of the ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 12:35hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
Couples perish in horrific accident
RUSAPE was on Easter Sunday plunged into deep mourning when two biological brothers and their wives were killed in the horrific accident, which also killed seven others on the spot in Headlands....Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:17hrs | 1250 | by Staff reporter
2 hijackings in Bulawayo
TWO pirate taxi operators lost their Honda Fit vehicles to unknown carjackers in separate incidents in Bulawayo on Wednesday night. The first incident involved four unknown men who carjacked a...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 2260 | by Staff reporter
Fuel prices up again
DESPITE government castigating business for over-pricing, there is likely to be no respite for the embattled consumer anytime soon as the price of fuel continues to go up, almost on a weekly basis...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 6872 | by Staff reporter
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