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Chamisa's MDC to push for Mnangagwa ouster
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has declared that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will be pushed out of power by ordinary citizens this year because they can no longer bear the economic crisis facing the coun...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1780 | by Staff reporter
Fake cop rapes prostitute
A MAN who impersonated a police officer has been arrested for allegedly raping a prostitute he had hired for sex at a Bulawayo hotel. Desire Siaponda (30) allegedly hired the services of a pro...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's maize subsidy sabotaged
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a Presidential Maize Subsidy meant to benefit the masses. This was a response to Mthuli Ncube's poorly planned removal of subsidies on maizePresident Mna...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:52hrs | 6834 | by Nicholas Ncube
We have a full-blown crisis
Phew!What a frenzied week it was as those brats, who are used to hogging TV remote controls or causing unending trouble during holidays, were finally banished to school, where they rightfully ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 247 | by Bishop Lazarus
Zupco facility for boarding schools
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has offered buses to ferry students to boarding schools, as the first term commences this Tuesday.This comes as a relief to most parents and...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 06:52hrs | 2993 | by Staff Reporter
Head-on collision claims two
TWO people died on the spot, while four others were seriously injured after a Harare bound bus collided with a Toyota fun cargo near the 320 kilometre peg along the Harare-Bulawayo highway this Wednes...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 21:50hrs | 5481 | by Staff Reporter
Open Letter To Mr President HE ED Mnangagwa
Mr President, firstly do not feel belittled by that title 'Mr' ..even Trump is addressed so! I have a few issues to address to you as the head of state and responsible for everything taking pl...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 10:38hrs | 2645 | by RuralEye
PHOTOS: ZUPCO bus kills 3 people in Bulawayo
Online publication Zimlive has reported that at least three people have been killed and dozens injured after a ZUPCO bus skidded off the Bulawayo-Gwanda road near Chipangali Wildlife Sanctuary....Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 17:43hrs | 6718 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Currency stability tops RBZ priorities -
Reducing inflation and maintaining a stable exchange rate are the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s top priorities in the new year to bolster President Mnangagwa's drive to increase production, grow th...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 00:28hrs | 3704 | by Staff Reporter
Victoria Falls Carnival comes to life
It is all systems go for Africa's most exhilarating music and adventure New Year's festival, the Victoria Falls Carnival which has been growing over the years. The three-day party which has been...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1151 | by Staff Reporter
'Conflicted people stifling anti-graft fight in Zimbabwe'
African Parliamentarians Network against Corruption (APNAC) Zimbabwe chapter chairperson Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga (pictured below) says institutions responsible for fighting corruption in the c...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:51hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga prosecution shows leadership crisis
The day Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga decided to press criminal charges against his wife, Marry, was the day when an otherwise domestic standoff became a national issue. Precisely because this m...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:41hrs | 2384 | by Tawanda Majoni
Its flawed macro-economic governance systems, Stupid!
PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson, Honourable Tendai Biti is not only an accomplished lawyer but has also authored a book with Greg Mills and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. ...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 14:44hrs | 273 | by Jameson Dapi
Treasury adjusts Zupco rates
Daily hire rates for contracted Zupco buses have risen from $2 000 to $3 000 following a plea by private transport operators, a Government official has said. The new tariff comes into effect t...Published: 17 Dec 2019 at 09:24hrs | 6436 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa warns against hoarding subsidised commodities
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged retailers to desist from selling subsidised basic commodities in bulk to ensure equitable access to the products by vulnerable communities. The President was add...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 20:40hrs | 1282 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks on cash
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said there is no going back on the reintroduction of the local currency as he warned those who hoard cash and deal in foreign currency that the law will soon catch up wit...Published: 14 Dec 2019 at 08:00hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Zupco withdraws unsafe buses
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has moved to ensure passenger safety by withdrawing at least 42 franchised buses and commuter omnibuses that failed VID tests. The buses will stay...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:19hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Govt intervenes on Zupco crisis
Government has stepped in to solve the shortage of Zupco buses on the streets that had withdrawn their services over the shortage of diesel.The Zupco buses offer subsidised services to commute...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 14:24hrs | 1908 | by Staff Reporter
Govt mulls reviewing fuel pricing formula again
Government is considering shifting from weekly fuel price reviews to monthly adjustments to stem the price volatility that is disrupting planning by businesses and negatively impacting on consumers....Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:43hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
MDC mourns ZUPCO accident victims, blames unroadworthy buses
The MDC has expressed its condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in the Epworth ZUPCO bus disaster. In astatement, party secretary for transport Settlement Chikwinya said it was sad...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1795 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco subsidy gobbles $51m monthly
The ZUPCO bus hire scheme is costing Treasury $51 million a month which is not sustainable, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Local Government said on Tuesday.Government came up with th...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:30hrs | 1905 | by Staff reporter
ZPP raps Minister Mthuli Ncube over his space satellite budget
The Zimbabwe Peace Project has rapped Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube for budgeting for space satilite at a time when majority citizens are wallowing in perpetual poverty due...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 13:55hrs | 2769 | by Stephen Jakes
Chinese electric bus firm to set up plant in Zimbabwe
TRANSPORT problems facing Zimbabwe's rural and urban populations could soon be over, amid indications that a Chinese electric bus manufacturer intends to set up an assembly plant in Harare. The settin...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:14hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Zupco to get more buses
Zupco expects its next batch of buses next month, as it methodically grows its fleet with Government support to reinvigorate the public transport system. Zupco acting chief executive officer M...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:06hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: A bus with 51 passengers overturns in Harare
Reports from Harare indicate that a speeding bus overturned at Corner Robert Mugabe and Chiremba Road in Harare this morning killing two people on the spot. ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 8893 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF Matebeleland backs Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF Matebeleland North and Matebeleland South provinces have endorsed President Mnangagwa as the party's presidential candidate in the 2023 elections and recommended that the Government speedily i...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:31hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must introspect, address bread and butter issues
THE ruling Zanu-PF party holds its 18th Annual National People's Conference at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East province next week amid a plethora of challenges confronting the country and re...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 169 | by chronicle
We need a police base at Chinehasha Business Centre
The Zupco bus plying Harare-Nzvimbo Growth Point in Chiweshe should go all the way to Chaona. The road is very good and I do not see why Zupco should give us 'half a loaf' when the situation j...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:54hrs | 225 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Council names, shames debtors
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is one of City of Harare's biggest debtors and owes the MDC-dominated local authority more than $1,2 million in unpaid rates, NewsDay has learnt.Other debtors who owe ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
MPs question ZUPCO subsidy scheme
Members of Parliament (MPs) have questioned the sustainability of the government's mass public transport scheme under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO), which is gobbling millions of dolla...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:06hrs | 1994 | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortages haunt Zupco
ZIMBABWE United Passenger Company (Zupco) has failed to supply its fleet in Bulawayo with fuel for the past three days, leaving thousands of the commuting public stranded, Southern Eye has heard....Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:50hrs | 1930 | by Staff reporter
Zupco to ferry fans
A CARNIVAL atmosphere dominated by a sea of "black and white" clad Highlanders' supporters is expected to envelope Barbourfields Stadium when Bosso take on Ngezi Platinum Stars in the final of the Chi...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:45hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Minister dodges questions on Zupco multimillion-dollar scandal
Transport Minister Biggie Joel Matiza dodged questions from opposition MPs over government's alleged monthly expenditure of $40 million in the provision of subsidised transport by Zupco buses. ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 20:25hrs | 3674 | by Staff Reporter
Health crisis moves from tragedy to farce
GOVERNMENT has failed to solve its impasse with medical doctors, who have withdrawn services from the country's major hospitals for 89 days today. While the country's health delivery system remains in...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:55hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Zupco mobilises 400 kombis for urban routes
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has mobilised more than 400 kombis to service suburban routes across the country and 96 kombis are already operating under the scheme in Bulawayo, a devel...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube clears the air on inflation figures
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said Government had not banned calculations of Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate but the actualities would be determined using the...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hits half a million mark
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has, since the beginning of the year, increased its fleet to 500 conventional buses, both its own and those using its franchise, and 383 kombis. It is mak...Published: 25 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 1256 | by Staff reporter
Zupco re-opens depot in Gwanda
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has re-opened its depot in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province ahead of the deployment of buses next week as part of the Government's efforts to offer aff...Published: 23 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Zimbabwe’s health sector today
This morning I woke up to a headline in the Herald reporting a visit by the First Lady to a Mbare based traditional midwife celebrating the achievements by the midwife. And juxtapose that to the situa...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 13:02hrs | 650 | by Dr Togarepi Mawoyo
Civil servants can not live on ZUPCOs alone! Zim govt should give them their worthy and dignified salaries
Never in my 46 years of existence have I been exposed to such an ignorant and arrogant government as that of Zimbabwe. Never in my life have I encountered a group of people who are divorced from reali...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 08:45hrs | 3099 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zupco new buses unleashed
THE first batch of the 76 Zupco buses that were commissioned by President Mnangagwa to service Bulawayo and other southern parts of the country will start plying their routes this week after the compl...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:43hrs | 2752 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa owns ZUPCO buses?
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has questioned the ownership of the recent fleet of buses that were launched under the ZUPCO scheme. Mawarire's probing questions arose ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 08:23hrs | 17890 | by Mandla Ndlovu
New perks on the table for doctors
Government and striking doctors will meet tomorrow to discuss a proposed package of improved working conditions that includes accommodation, transport and food, as authorities seek to bring normalcy t...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Government offers doctors food for work
Minister of Health Dr Obadiah Moyo has revealed that government if offering to provide food and accommodation to junior doctors in exchange of their services. Speaking to the media on Tuesday ...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:08hrs | 1102 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco not paying route approval fees: BCC
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) is reportedly not paying route approval fees to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), prejudicing the local authority of about $16 000 in potential revenue ann...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to present $28,5 billion budget
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is set to present the 2020 national Budget on Thursday, with industry and citizens expecting better economic fortunes following the num...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:28hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Revamp for Bulawayo bus termini
THE Government in partnership with the Bulawayo City Council and the private sector intends to embark on a massive refurbishment of the city's dilapidated 56 bus termini as it moves to overhaul the co...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
All set for stable Zimdollar
As the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe releases $2 coins into circulation tomorrow ahead of the introduction of $2 and $5 Zim-dollar notes, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:22hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions ZUPCO buses in Bulawayo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa this morning commissioned 76 Zupco buses at a colourful ceremony held at the City Hall parking lot in Bulawayo.The President said most of the buses will service ru...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 16:13hrs | 6993 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday arrived in Bulawayo where he is scheduled to commission 79 Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses and officiate at the National University of Science and Technol...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 04:54hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
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