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Zupco leading local bus assembly revival
From being a shining beacon of mass public transport during the early years of independence, Zupco had in recent years mutated into a classic example of a failed State-owned entity.In 1993, it...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:22hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Shona, Ndebele Highway Code launched, beware of Ndebele mistakes
The Highway Code has now been translated into Shona and Ndebele, and printed copies are available at a subsidised cost of US$5 each or the equivalent in local currency while Government is working on t...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane, Matobo main road 'forgotten'
Villagers in UMZINGWANE and Matobo, Matabeleland South have bitterly complained over the poor state of the main road linking the two areas.Matobo ward 15 councillor Dickson Moyo said the Old G...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:52hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa too desperate
POLITICAL survival remains democratic when the leader of a country is deriving their power from the masses.Politics remains peaceful when those in power are running a successful economy, with ...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1101 | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Passengers steal $30 000 from Zupco kombi
THIEVES pounced on a Zupco kombi in Bulawayo and got away with $30 000 and US$30 and mobile phones on Sunday morning.The three suspects, who are still at large, according to police, boarded th...Published: 19 Jul 2022 at 18:36hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt ends Zupco monopoly
PRIVATE transport operators are expected to resume soon under a new set of regulations to repeal Zupco's monopoly and establish an efficient urban mass public transport system, it has been learnt....Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:07hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt ordered to come clean on Zupco
THE Zimbabwe Independent (ZimInd) newspaper has won a landmark case in which the publication sued government ministers for refusing to release information relating to the procurement of Zupco buses....Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:07hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to open for buses, kombis in December
COMMUTER buses and kombis are set to return to Egodini by December when Phase 1A of the much-anticipated Egodini Mall and Bus Terminus upgrading project is expected to have been completed, Bulawayo Ci...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Notorious armed robbers arrested
THREE armed robbers who allegedly got away with US$13 000 and three vehicles in three incidents in Mvuma and Mberengwa in less than 24 hours have been arrested in Masvingo.Midlands provincial ...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Stop govt, Zanu-PF conflation
WHILE corruption and misgovernance have a bearing on the chaos at most parastatals, the main problem is plunder of money and other resources at these institutions by the ruling Zanu-PF party and fatca...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:58hrs | 306 | by Mukunda Chitova
Uninsured buses cause for concern
A PROPOSAL to grant President Emmerson Mnangagwa freedom of the city status has divided Gweru city councillors, Southern Eye has learnt.Councillors are arguing over the criteria used to bestow...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:25hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO retrenches workers, as contractors pull out of franchise
GOVERNMENT transport operator ZUPCO's Masvingo depot is currently engaged in a retrenchment exercise as contractors continue to pull out of the franchise, it has emerged.The company which had ...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:53hrs | 6962 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF splurges cash on delegates
Zanu-PF has revealed that members of the party's women's league conference in Harare were showered with cash and fuel coupons amid indications that the ruling party is already well oiled ahead of the ...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:49hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Free Zupco transport for traditional leaders
TRADITIONAL leaders will no longer have to pay transport fares on all Zupco buses across the country, Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga told mourners at the homestead of the late Chief Nhlamba in...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:53hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Mthulisi Ncube reminded of PWDs
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been reminded to timely release funding for social services for people living with disabilities (PWDs).The reminder came during the 2022 national budget feedb...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes fares by 100%
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has hiked fares by over 100%, effective from Wednesday.The fare hike comes barely a month after public discontent over its monopoly in the transpo...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 3745 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe commemorates Africa Day
As Zimbabwe joins the rest of the continent today in commemorating Africa Day, Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa has reprimanded regime cha...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns accident victims
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga has consoled families of the four people who died in an accident involving two Zupco buses yesterday along the Harare-Chirundu highway.In a statement last...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:18hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
7 dead, 32 injured in Zupco buses head-on collision
Seven people died while 32 others were injured this morning after two Zupco buses collided head-on along the Harare-Chirundu Road.The accident occurred around 7.45am at the 101km peg.N...Published: 23 May 2022 at 12:44hrs | 1948 | 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 | 517 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans are very united - hating a regime that impoverishes us doesn't mean we're divided!
I always find statements by Zimbabwe's ruling establishment, urging us to be united, quite mind-boggling - since, as far as I can tell, Zimbabweans are so...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:33hrs | 328 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt bullish on Zupco viability
THE government is bullish on the profitability and viability prospects of the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) following the opening up of the public transport sector to private players....Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:27hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Public transport system normalises?
THE public transport system has improved after the Government liberalised the sector while Zupco contracted private companies with kombis and increased their daily payments by over 100 percent....Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 268 | 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 | 566 | by Staff reporter
Sigh of relief for commuters
THE upward review of hire fees for commuter omnibuses that are contracted under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) franchise has helped ease transport challenges for the travelling public....Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Salary erosion irks employees
SALARIES in local currency are being eroded on a daily basis by the downward spiralling economic situation worsened by runaway inflation, the Zimbabwe Independent has observed.The fluctuating ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:09hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
One dies, four injured in Zupco freak accident
One person reportedly died while four others were injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling on crashed on a Nissan Sunny at an intersection along the Bulawayo-Harare Road opposite Parklands...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1566 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's govt succumbs to pressure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has succumbed to public pressure and has opened the public transport system to other players, effectively ending a two-year ZUPCO monopoly.The move comes at a time...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | 4347 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF quakes over shutdown
Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial leadership has been shaken by recent calls for a national shutdown by pressure group Pachedu and number of student organisations.The calls for a shutdown arose from...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:10hrs | 2609 | by Staff reporter
Kombis back on the road
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has buckled under pressure and has revoked the ban on private public transporters.This comes after his decision to have Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) a...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Zupco deal: The cost of corruption
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s monopoly on the public transport system has opened a can of worms amid reports that Parliament was blocked from making inquiries on the procurement, own...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | 950 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean commuters bear brunt of police, motorists' war
ARMED with batons, police officers disembark from a tinted vehicle running at full speed to block a honking pirate taxi in the heart of the city in a dramatic and dangerous move.The targeted v...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Murky Zupco deal backfires
GOVERNMENT'S army-backed populist decision to re-establish Zupco's public transport monopoly, while banning commuter omnibuses has spectacularly backfired, leading to a severe crisis that has seen tho...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Long-distance buses start ferrying urban commuters today
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Transport Organisation (ZPTO) has applauded Government for liberalising the public transport sector and allowing the importation of buses duty-free saying the move is set to eas...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security forces placed on high alert over planned protests
ZIMBABWE's service chiefs have placed a well-oiled state machinery on high alert, ready to viciously thwart any protests following indications of an impending uprising.Multiple official and se...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 3457 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts over transport crisis
ZIMBABWE's transport crisis yesterday attracted global attention with the Amnesty International (AI) berating the Zanu-PF government for refusing to rescind the Zupco monopoly.This came as Zup...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Zupco apologises for transport woes
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) yesterday apologised to the commuting public for the transport woes being experienced mostly in urban areas.In a statement, Zupco management said ...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:29hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shutdown protest call gains momentum
Internet activists joined by students and trade unions have called for a stay-at-home protest on May 9 over Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis.Mobilising under the hashtag #ShutDownZimbabwe,...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:59hrs | 2877 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO faces court action over failing public transport system
The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has given the government and ZUPCO a 24-hour deadline to provide adequate public transport in urban areas or face being dragged to court.The police...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:58hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to shutdown the country on 6 May
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition stands firmly behind calls for a public protest against failure by the government to come up with a proper public transportation system. On Friday, May 6, 2022...Published: 05 May 2022 at 14:59hrs | 17901 | by Obert Masaraure
Linda Masarira writes letter to Mnangagwa
LEAD President Linda Tsungirirai Masarira has written an open letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa urging his government to fix the transport challenges that havecaused mayhem in the City of Harare....Published: 05 May 2022 at 12:21hrs | 7055 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZRP blitz claims four lives as Kombi overturns after cop throws spike
THE ongoing police blitz against commuter omnibuses and pirate taxis has claimed its first victims after a police officer threw a spike at a moving minibus, resulting in it overturning and killing fou...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:07hrs | 2003 | by Staff reporter
Parliament summons July Moyo over failing ZUPCO
Monopoly public transport company ZUPCO "has demonstrated incapacity to be able to carry every passenger," an MP said on Tuesday as parliament summoned local government minister July Moyo to give a mi...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:06hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Who exactly are Zimbabweans waiting for to come and save them?
As the economic situation in Zimbabwe speedily deteriorates on a daily basis - maybe, to be more accurate, on a minute by minute basic, since some supermarkets chains are already warning their "valued...Published: 03 May 2022 at 14:54hrs | 5557 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa declares war
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared war on unlicensed private passenger transporters, a stance that many believe will worsen the country's transport crisis.Mnangagwa's May Day speech, wh...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:51hrs | 7347 | by Staff reporter
Police launch another blitz
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has launched another operation code-named ‘Respect Other Road Users', targeting motorists who continue violating the traffic rules and regulations countrywide.So...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:55hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zupco taken to task over transport challenges
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has directed the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, and public transporter Zupco to put in place an efficient transport system that will improve the ease of movement fo...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:54hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Police officer dies in accident
A POLICE officer died yesterday morning after he was involved in an accident when his car collided with a Zupco bus along Khami Road in Bulawayo.National police spokesman Assistant Commissione...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:15hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Police impound 1 600 pirate taxis
Over 1 600 illegal pirate taxis (popularly known as mushikashika) and unregistered vehicles have been impounded in an operation launched by police on Thursday to bring order to towns and cities....Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:09hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Improve workers' welfare, Mnangagwa says
Employees' wages, salaries and welfare should be improved in line with the growing economy, while Government is doing all in its power to protect workers' rights and cushion them from challenges arisi...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
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