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Teachers cut off as Chiredzi schools are marooned
As schools reopened last week on Tuesday, excitement and anticipation filled the air for students eager to begin the new term. However, for many schools in Chiredzi South Constituency, Masvingo provin...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:50hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Buses hike fares
Zimbabweans gearing up for festive holiday travel were left frustrated yesterday as transport operators hiked fares by over 50%, exploiting the surge in demand. This comes against the backdrop of a st...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:32hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in last minute Christmas shopping
Errant bus crews and rogue operators yesterday took advantage of the high demand for passenger transport to illegally double fares as thousands of people around the country did last minute shopping ah...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:29hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Operators hike fares as holiday traffic surges
MAJOR bus termini, depots and popular hiking spots in Bulawayo were yesterday a hive of activity as bustling crowds of people jostled to catch buses to travel to various destinations ahead of Christma...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:04hrs | 16 | 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 | 14 | 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
Zimbabwean passengers cry foul as transporters hike fares
TRAVELLERS going to their rural areas for the Christmas and New Year holidays yesterday complained that bus operators were taking advantage of the festive season to hike fares.A survey by News...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC devises new ways of milking Harare
The chicken thief does not listen to the chicken's prayer! This adage clearly brings out life at Harare City Council's Town House where the MDC-Alliance led council officials seem to have devised new ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fuel price disparity sparks outcry
THE move to peg fuel price according to delivery distance from Harare has sparked outcry among consumers and business leaders who feel the move will disadvantage communities that are far from Harare. ...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi crews circumvent tollgates
Commuter omnibus operators plying highway routes are reportedly dropping off passengers just before approaching tollgates as a strategy to avoid paying high tollgate fees which were introduced by Fina...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators hike fares
Transport operators in Mutare have hiked fares for short distance trips by 50 cents, claiming loss of business due to fuel shortages. Commuter omnibuses to Dangamvura, Fern Valley and Zimunya yesterda...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombis hike fares
Hundreds of commuters in Harare were yesterday left stranded after commuter omnibus operators hiked fares in most part of the city, citing fuel shortages.The Zimbabwe United passenger Company ...Published: 08 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco buses fast disappearing in many suburb
Fuel queues have resurfaced in Harare with commuter operators taking advantage of the situation to hike fares, while Zupco buses are fast disappearing in many suburbs of Harare, leaving thousands of c...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 21:15hrs | | 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 | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zupco buses invade Bulawayo routes
THE Government has introduced Zupco buses to ply routes between the Bulawayo Central Business District and the city's residential suburbs as it seeks to provide affordable transport to commuters. ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 23:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe protests: A tale of misery, sorrow
ERUPTING like a volcano that had lain dormant for several decades, the masses in Zimbabwe this week vented their anger on any object they came across - burning tyres, as well as barricading roads - th...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:02hrs | | by Gumisai Nyoni
Mnangagwa motorcade blocked by fuel queue, forced to abandon trip
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's motorcade was on Friday allegedly blocked by a long-winding fuel queue at Westgate roundabout in Harare West.Mnangagwa is said to have been on his way to attend ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Travellers stranded in Zimbabwe as fuel crisis grows
The double whammy of biting fuel shortages and steep transport fares is leaving thousands of commuters stranded - forcing many of them to hitch precarious rides on lorries and pick-up trucks, in the l...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bus firms slash fares
LONG-distance buses plying rural routes have reduced their fares drastically after cashing in on the Christmas holiday as less and less people are travelling and coupled with the allocation of fuel to...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 16:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
More pain for Zimbabweans as kombis hike fares
Long-suffering Zimbabweans will endure more pain after commuter omnibus operators hiked their fares in response to the country's worsening economic situation, the biting fuel shortage and the rising p...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 18:25hrs | | 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
Kombi operators hike fares
Committee omnibus operators in Bulawayo have hikes fares this evening citing fuel shortages and claiming that they are now buying it from black market at exorbitant prices despite the fact that servic...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 20:40hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Transport operators warned over illegal fare hikes
THE Zimbabwe Passengers' Association (ZPA) has warned public transport operators to desist from fleecing travellers by illegally hiking fares during the festive season.Most public transport op...Published: 22 Dec 2017 at 10:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Sex workers finaly accept plastic money, hike fares
Sex workers in Mazowe mine (Jumbo) hiked their prices from $2 to $3 after miners got their remuneration yesterday.Sources who spoke to Bulawayo24.com revealed that legions of sex workers who a...Published: 13 Jun 2017 at 21:15hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kombi operators threaten to hike fares
Kombi operators have warned they will hike fares if Government forges ahead with plans to introduce urban tollgates. Greater Harare Commuter Operators Association (Ghaco) secretary-general...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Long distance public transporters double fares
Long distance public transporters have defied a directive from Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo not to hike fares during the festive season.Some transporters h...Published: 24 Dec 2016 at 16:50hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Kombis to be replaced
Government is drawing up a modern urban mass transport system worth millions of dollars with expertise and funding from the World Bank. The coming dispensation eliminates commuter omnibuses, r...Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 10:00hrs | 2 | by Debra Matabvu
Kombis hike fares
SCORES of Bulawayo commuters were left stranded yesterday evening after commuter omnibus operators unilaterally increased fares from R5 and R6 to R7 for a single trip, citing the fall in value of ...Published: 11 Sep 2015 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators can not just hike fares 'willy-nilly' - Mpofu
COMMUTER omnibuses in Bulawayo will tomorrow increase their fares from R5 to R6, with operators citing the decline in South Africa's currency compared to the United States dollar.This comes a...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 03:07hrs | 1 | by Dumani Moyo
Cross-border buses hike fares
CROSS-BORDER buses have increased their fares, in some cases by more than double, as they prepare for increased business in the traditionally busy Christmas period.With schools and a number of...Published: 03 Dec 2014 at 06:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Spruce-up Order on Kombis Now
The recent control of Kombis by City Council of Harare is a classic development considering the chaos which ruled prior to this, especially at Coppa-Cabana. There is now remarkable order which is...Published: 22 Aug 2014 at 09:43hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Toll-gate fees to transform road networks
The recent 100% increase in toll-fees by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has spurred controversy among key stakeholders in the transport sector. Nonetheless, it is prude...Published: 09 Jul 2014 at 08:35hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Kombis hike fares
Commuter omnibus operators in Zengeza have hiked their fares citing police roadblocks and VID officers who demand too much from them as the cause. Residents who are already hard pressed fo...Published: 31 Mar 2014 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Holiday travellers stranded as transport operators hike fares
HARARE - Rural commuters have appealed to the authorities to stop the wanton increase of fares by unscrupulous bus operators who have forced scores of commuters to throng illegal pick-up points lookin...Published: 30 Mar 2013 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
NRZ set to transport school children
The National Railways of Zimbabwe has put in place facilities to transport school children on the 7th and 8th of this month when the new term begins.In a statement, NRZ Public Relations Manage...Published: 06 Jan 2013 at 16:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi fares go up due to police roadblocks
COMMUTER omnibus operators have unilaterally increased fares citing a surge in fuel prices and police roadblocks.Conventional buses plying the same routes have however, maintained the old far...Published: 12 May 2012 at 04:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Commuters stranded as buses illegally hike fares
Harare - Hundreds of people intending to travel for holidays where on Friday left stranded at long distance pick up points, while buses illegally hiked fares in a bid to cash in on desperate traveller...Published: 07 Aug 2011 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Mafu Sithabile
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