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Bulawayo resumes public transport policy implementation - see the map
The City of Bulawayo has resumed its Public Transport Policy, first introduced in 2012, following delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy, which aims to provide safe and efficient public t...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 15:02hrs | 2663 | by Staff reporter
'Taxi rank' chaos in Bulawayo CBD
Bulawayo's city centre is facing significant disruption as kombi crews, illegal taxi operators, and inter-city buses continue to flout traffic regulations and city by-laws, particularly during peak ho...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo taxi association demands repeal of route-sharing policy
The United Bulawayo Taxi Association, representing a coalition of kombi (minibus) owners from various public transport groups, has submitted a petition to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) demanding the...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:36hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
BCC limits number of public transport operators
The City of Bulawayo has expanded its public transport network by collaborating with a fifth transport company as part of its ongoing efforts to improve urban mobility. This move comes as part of the ...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:26hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Public transport operators hail BCC's decongestion strategy
Public transport operators have praised Bulawayo City Council's decision to block some turns at intersections as a means to alleviate congestion in the central business district. Daniel Phond...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:20hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for driver who crashed into School wall
Police in Bulawayo are searching for an unidentified Tshova Mubaiwa kombi driver who fled after crashing his vehicle into the precast wall of Mpopoma High School and a fowl run. The accident occurred ...Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators have not seen ZiG
Public transport operators in Bulawayo deny having encountered Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) notes and coins, disputing claims of rejecting the currency. While some commuters allege rejection of ZiG by ...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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
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 | 8 | by Staff reporter
Missing Tshova Mubaiwa founder found dead in bush
ONE of the founding members of one of Bulawayo’s biggest private transport associations Tshova Mubaiwa Transport Co-operative who had been reported missing was found dead in a bush in Mberengwa, Mid...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, you can't make the nation suffer simply because of your ego!
Pride comes before a fall! When I had the inspiration for this article, a certain scenario played out in my mind.I imagined an egoistical father - who was adamant that every 'respectab...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 07:23hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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
July Moyo orders enforcement of traffic by-laws
THE Minister of Local Government and Public Works July Moyo has directed local authorities to enforce traffic regulations and by laws in the country's cities and towns to bring order in the public tra...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO withdraws subsidised fuel from private operators
BUS fares for peri-urban routes are set to increase following the decision by the state run Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) to order privately-owned buses registered under its franchise to p...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court outlaws Zupco monopoly
A BULAWAYO High Court judge has stripped the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) of its monopoly in the public transport business.Justice Evangelista Kabasa said COVID-19 lockdown regul...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rights lawyers successfully challenge two-year ZUPCO monopoly
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has ended public transporter Zupco's two-years long monopoly after successfully challenging provision of the Public Health (COVID -19) Prevention, Containm...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 21:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombis ready for return
REGISTERED taxi associations in Bulawayo have started putting in place modalities to bring back hundreds of their vehicles on the road following an announcement by Government that private commuter omn...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Zimbabwe govt drafting regulations for kombis
GOVERNMENT has said it is in the process of drafting regulations for private transport sector players as it moves to resolve the country's transport crisis.President Emmerson Mnangagwa banned ...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco bus accidents jolt govt
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo has expressed concern over the spike in the number of road traffic accidents involving buses operating under the Zupco franchise.Moyo's comments came after ...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | | 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 | 5 | by Staff writer
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
New Zupco buses come to Bulawayo
FIVE of the 39 new Zupco buses which were commissioned recently are coming to Bulawayo to service urban routes. This comes in the wake of Government slashing fares by 50 percent resulting in fares for...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators shut down Bulawayo
Public transporters in Bulawayo have withdrawn kombis from the road in protests against fuel price hikes and what they termed unfair competition from gove...Published: 22 May 2019 at 05:55hrs | | by Methusi Ncube
Fuel supplies improve for ZITF
Fuel situation has improved in Bulawayo ahead of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), which started yesterday.A survey by the Southern Eye shows that fuel supplies have started to nor...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC led BCC against Zupco buses comeback
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has described the re-introduction of Zupco buses for urban commuter transport as running against its public transport policy (PTP) adopted in 2011.Government re...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco to re-introduce mini-buses
Government has set up an inter-ministerial committee to oversee an introduction of mini-buses to ply various urban routes, as Zimbabwe steps up efforts to bring national passenger company - Zupco - ba...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco forces kombi operators to reduce fares
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have resolved to reduce kombi fares across city routes to $1,50 from $2 with immediate effect. This followed calls by residents for a downward review of the komb...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco partners private players on urban routes
STATE-OWNED bus operator, Zupco has partnered with private public transport operators in a mass transportation exercise to ease urban transport woes, which spiked last week following a massive hike of...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:23hrs | 4 | 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
Kombis maintain $2 fare
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have decided to maintain an all round fare of $2 for all the commuting distances, saying there is a need to strike a balance between fuel prices and availability...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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
'$2 Kombi fare illegal'
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have advised passengers to report any kombis that charge above the stipulated 75cents to the various associations amid reports that some kombis are charging as m...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:36hrs | 1 | 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
No toilets at new Bulawayo termini
BULAWAYO councillors have called on residents to be patient and make do with the temporary commuter omnibus ranks and vending bays as the city did not have enough space to accommodate them amid confus...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Tshova Mubaiwa to honour good drivers
The Transport operators under Tshova Mubaiwa are today honouring good drivers.In a notice to invited guests Tshova Mubaiwa indicated that it will be awarding prices for best driver and conduct...Published: 23 Dec 2017 at 07:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kombi crashes into traffic light pole
Tshova Mubaiwa kombi hit and rode on a traffic light pole along Khami road this evening in Bulawayo...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 18:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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
Bulawayo to legalise pirate taxis
CITY fathers have all but given in to pressure from residents as they are now reviewing the public transport policy with a view to legalising the activities of pirate taxis, popularly known as mushika...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 13:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Public transporters to charge school children half fares
PUBLIC transporters in Bulawayo will in the next two weeks start charging school children half fare while drivers and conductors will be required to wear uniforms.By May 24, Individual ownersh...Published: 12 May 2017 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Commuter omnibus crew arrest fake cop
A former Binga police constabulary Thembinkosi Ndlovu (31) was on Monday arrested by a commuter omnibus crew when he tried to solicit for a bribe in Bulawayo.Ndlovu had been discharged f...Published: 10 May 2017 at 04:00hrs | | 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
Transport operators forced to avail kombi's for Mugabe bash
Transport operators under Tshova Mubaiwa association in Bulawayo are reportedly set to transport thousands of President Robert Mugabe's close friends to his 93rd birthday bash on Saturday.The ...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 13:14hrs | | by Nomalanga Dlamini
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