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ZPA urges Mnangagwa to address road carnage in the country
Zimbabwe Passengers Association Secretary general Paul Makiwa has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to try and address road carn...Published: 28 May 2025 at 22:27hrs | 435 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe launches road safety campaign ahead of festive season
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has announced plans to launch a series of road safety campaigns and road shows in preparation for the upcoming festive season. Minister Felix ...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:08hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Public transport overloading increases road accidents
Paul Makiwa, Secretary-General of the Zimbabwe Passengers Association, has called on the government to ban public transport operators who overload their vehicles, citing their role in the surge of fat...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:55hrs | 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 | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chariots of death' on Zimbabwe's roads
WHILE speaking at the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) in Bulawayo recently, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona revealed that 1 559 people were kille...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Pamenus Tuso
Only 5% of Zimbabwe roads in good state
A REPORT by the Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) claims that only 5% of the country's road network is in good state."We know that the roads are so useful to our economy, otherwise if we d...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Home Affairs minister petitioned over police conduct
THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga over police officers' laxity...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombis are not coming back for good, says Moyo
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo yesterday said commuter omnibuses (kombis) are not coming back despite transport woes that are affecting many urbanites. Speaking to the Daily News, Mo...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim roads in bad shape
Zimbabwe Passengers Association secretary Paul Makiwa has lamented over the bad state of the country's roads blaming that for the carnage happening along ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe police worry of robberies spike
POLICE have appealed to bus operators to have passenger manifests among other security measures to avoid on-board robberies during the festive season.On Thursday, armed robbers pounced on an M...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Passengers rights group lobby for accident fund law
THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association Secretary general Paul Makiwa has challenged the government to enact the Accident Fund law to safeguard passengers in ...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 07:12hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Rural commuters being overcharged: ZPA
The Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) Secretary general Paul Makiwa has expressed concerns that the rural commuters are being swindled by operators most of whom are illegally operating in transpor...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zupco snub leaves commuters stranded
Commuters from Robert Sinyoka in Bulawayo were yesterday left stranded in the CBD after ZUPCO withdrew its buses citing bad roads. Robert Sinyoka and Mazwi village are peri-urban settlements a...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:57hrs | 5 | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Passengers Association remembers accidents victims
The Zimbabwe Passengers Association Secretary General Paul Makiwa has said his organisation takes its time this year to remember all those who perish in road accidents in Zimbabwe's highways.I...Published: 04 Sep 2017 at 07:41hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Passengers have right to sue operators
PASSENGERS have the right to sue transport operators who break traffic laws and endanger their lives, an official has said. In an interview, Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) secretary-general...Published: 21 Aug 2016 at 09:14hrs | | by Sandra Tekere
Govt reluctant to stop public transport overloading - ZPA
Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) accused the government of failing to put measures to stop carnages along the country's high ways indicating that public transport operators continue to over l...Published: 03 Jun 2015 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zupco bus accident death toll now 14
The death toll in the accident involving a cross-border Zupco bus and a haulage truck along the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway on Monday has risen to 14 after another passenger died at Parirenyatwa Hospita...Published: 07 Aug 2014 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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