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Mystery surrounds 'haunted' bus
In the Chitungwiza area near a car repair garage at Chikwanha Shopping Centre, there is a parked bus that residents claim has not moved for several months - but has been displaying strange and mysteri...Published: 08 May 2025 at 12:19hrs | 2896 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo roads crumble
BULAWAYO'S road network is crumbling under the strain of heavy rains, deepening potholes and forcing commuter omnibus operators to avoid smaller roads in both western and eastern suburbs.The w...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:32hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Police crack down on unregistered kombis
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reiterated its call for all commuter omnibus operators to register their vehicles, warning that unlicensed kombis will not be permitted to operate on the country...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:45hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police crackdown targets mushikashika and lawless drivers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has intensified its road safety operation, targeting reckless motorists and illegal public transport operators in a bid to restore order on the country's roads....Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:12hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Cops, municipal police shield mshikashikas
In the heart of Harare's central business district, lawlessness and corruption are rife as pirate taxi operators, known as "mshikashika," continue to defy traffic regulations with apparent impunity, w...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:41hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council stops Egodini Terminus construction
The Bulawayo City Council has taken decisive action to address the growing lawlessness caused by kombi operators and vendors, temporarily halting the construction of Phases 1B and 2 at the Egodini Ter...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:46hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Govt defends 60km radius restrictions decision
The government has defended its decision to reduce the operating radius of commuter omnibuses (kombis) from 120km to 60km, stating that it followed consultations and assurances that the national bus f...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:06hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
New route permit restrictions shock kombi operators
The Zimbabwean government's recent decision to reduce the operating radius for kombis from 120km to 60km has surprised and concerned public transport operators, particularly those serving rural r...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:12hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
RBZ, kombi operators meet over change
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reported that despite releasing ZiG55 million in small notes and coins since April, the domestic market continues to experience a shortage of change. ...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 05:45hrs | 4 | 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
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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zupco terminates contracts for urban buses
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has initiated a process of terminating its contracts with private owners of buses plying urban routes.The move comes as the remaining buses on con...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 9 | 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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo traffic lawlessness continues unabated
DRIVING on Bulawayo's roads in the Central Business District is now a nightmare as rowdy push-cart operators, pirate taxi drivers, kombi and bus crews flout traffic rules and regulations as the city f...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators push for touts removal
Commuter omnibus operators are calling for the immediate removal of touts at ranks while council officials take over blaming touts for the prevailing chaos often leading to overcharging and harassment...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1 | 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
Fadzayi Mahere fined US$500 for spreading 'falsehoods'
CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, convicted Wednesday for publishing falsehoods on social media, was fined US$500 by a Harare magistrate.This follows her conviction for communicating falsehood ...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 18:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
$20 Zimdollar notes rejected by traders
Public transport operators and traders must accept $20 notes as they are legal tender and failure to accept legal tender in transactions is outside the law, the Finance Ministry warned yesterday....Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top cop testifies in Mahere's dead child case
Social media posts by CCC spokesperson Fadzai Mahere and other people peddling lies that a police officer had beaten a child to death with a baton in Harare in 2021 raised concern among senior Governm...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chaos engulfs Zupco
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco), a state-owned public transportation provider, is in the centre of an alleged corruption and mismanagement storm, involving top management and private ope...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Traffic nightmare as kombi crews create 6th Avenue rank
DRIVING on Bulawayo's streets has become nightmarish as rowdy kombi crews violate road rules causing congestion.Roads such as 6th Avenue Extension and Herbert Chitepo streets from 5th Avenue t...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Blitz nets 7 700 motorists in 5 days
The blitz on unregistered or plateless vehicles and illegal public transport operations continues with police in the first five days arresting more than 7 700 motorists between Saturday and Wednesday....Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Engineer Simela Dube laid to rest
THE late Bulawayo City Council (BCC) Director of Engineering Services Engineer Simela Dube epitomised humility and tackled Bulawayo service delivery challenges head on.Through his innovations,...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
$2 000 fine for travellers using illegal transport
Travellers who board buses, kombis and mushikashika not registered under the Zupco franchise now risk fines of $2 000 per head, as police step up operations against errant bus, commuter omnibus and pr...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Police warn illegal transport operators
POLICE in Bulawayo have enough manpower to deal with rowdy illegal transporters who are blocking Zupco buses from transporting passengers to and from town and will not hesitate to arrest them....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 19:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Cops near death as tout mob attacks
PIRATE kombi operators and illegal money changers yesterday allegedly ganged up and attacked traffic police officers who were patrolling in the Bulawayo city centre.The rowdy crew smashed wind...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators 'bash cop, smash phone'
A KOMBI driver and a conductor as well as a woman from Bulawayo who allegedly assaulted a police officer on duty and smashed his mobile phone have appeared in court. Thembani Moyo (41), Xola S...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho kombi operators ditch route over state of road
KOMBI operators who ply the Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu-Tsholotsho route have abandoned it due to the poor state of the road and are now using the Bulawayo-Solusi Road Most roads in the country are in a bad ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ministry compiles absentee teachers' list
The list of teachers who skipped lessons last month has been sent by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to the Public Service Commission while the list of teachers missing from their clas...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stern warning for non-Zupco kombis
Defying the ban on non-Zupco kombis in the lockdown regulations, pirate kombis and pirate taxis have been sneaking back onto the road in ever-growing numbers, increasing the health risks for those tha...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pirate kombi drivers attack police officers
ROWDY pirate kombi drivers ganged up with some rogue elements and attacked traffic police officers before smashing the rear windscreen of their patrol vehicle and stealing a car battery which was in t...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pirating kombis, taxis flood Bulawayo
PIRATING commuter omnibuses are back on the streets in Bulawayo taking advantage of reduced police roadblocks after Government eased lockdown regulations at the beginning of this month. Police...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chef 'exposes' army brutality
A ZANU-PF women's league executive member has unwittingly exposed human rights violations by the military and threatened to engage President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and s...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masvingo businesses defy lockdown regulations
MASVINGO province, which has been labelled as one of the COVID-19 hotspots in the country, still has most of its businesses open, despite the 30-day national lockdown announced early this month by the...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Banned kombis devise new ways of operation
Banned kombis have devised new tricks and methods of illegally operating as they evade arrest in Harare and its satellite towns. The kombis compete for passengers with Zupco buses as transport...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | 2 | by Blessings Chidakwa
Zupco operators lick wounds
PRIVATE commuter operators under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) franchise have not been paid by government since November 14 this year it has emerged.Reports say that they went ...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt petitioned over police harassment on taxis
MATABELELAND secessionist group Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has petitioned Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga over harassment of commuter omnibus o...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators deal with potholes
A team of kombi operators in Highfield, Harare gave back to the community by filling potholes at Machipisa shopping centre on Friday morning.The good Samaritans told Bulawayo24.com that pothol...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 10:11hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Register with associations, pirate kombi operators told
PASSENGERS Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has called on pirate commuter omnibus operators to register with established associations to curb road carnage.In an interview, PAZ president Tafadzwa ...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police warn kombi operators
POLICE in Bulawayo have threatened to clamp down on commuter omnibuses that are illegally operating despite the government ban on commuter omnibuses in line with Covid-19 restrictions.Acting B...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police impound 127 pirate taxis
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded 127 vehicles that were pirating in defiance of the Government's travel regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19. Government in March banned private pu...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 05:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kombi conductors, drivers to pay tax
GOVERNMENT has directed workers in the transport sector, including commuter omnibus drivers and conductors, to register with the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) as part of social protection ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Kombi conductors, drivers to pay tax
GOVERNMENT has directed workers in the transport sector, including commuter omnibus drivers and conductors, to register with the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) as part of social protection ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Government shuts door on non-Zupco kombis
GOVERNMENT has insisted that commuter omnibus operators in urban centres have to operate under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) ambit as it brings sanity to the transport sector. ...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Government and kombi operators in crunch talks
The Government and private commuter omnibus operators are this week expected to hold crunch talks as the latter angle for a return to intra-city operations after a six-month ban.The discussion...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
EcoCash agents make a killing
ECOCASH agents have turned their booths into illegal selling points of cash at exorbitant premiums ranging from 30 to 40 percent. For one to get bond coins and notes from EcoCash agents, he or...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The singing and dancing is still going on
Household economies tend to zero in on one person or a couple if the marriage is still without 'cracks and bruises'. When needs and wants outpace incomes its the father who loses sleep pondering on ho...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 13:08hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
'My main focus is to make urbanites understand Zanu-PF'
The ruling party Zanu-PF on Tuesday appointed Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda as secretary for the Commissariat. He replaced Engelb...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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