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ZIMRA's new tax on kombis, taxis ignites anger

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has rolled out sweeping new presumptive taxes targeting commuter omnibuses, taxis, driving schools, and goods vehicles, igniting anger among transport operators and citizens already struggling under o…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kombi drivers attempt to run over police officers

Two Harare commuter bus drivers have been arrested for allegedly attempting to run over police officers at a checkpoint in Epworth.The incident occurred on Thursday along Chiremba Road near Chans, where officers said the drivers of a Toyot…

Published: 08 Sep 2025 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare sets 3 year deadline for kombi ban

The City of Harare has unveiled a draft master plan (2025â€“2045) proposing the phasing out of commuter omnibuses (kombis) from the capital's roads within three years, sparking sharp debate among commuters, operators, and motorists.The pla…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Robbery suspect buys house, kombi with proceeds from heist

Another suspect linked to the high-profile armed robbery in which prominent businessman and former Dynamos chairman Rafik Adam was robbed of US$600,000 has been arrested, with police alleging he used part of the loot to purchase a house an…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare to ban kombis, pirate taxis

The City of Harare has announced ambitious plans to ban commuter omnibuses (kombis) and pirate taxis (mishikashika) within the next three years, a move it says is part of efforts to transform the capital's congested and chaotic public tran…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZRP bans officers from kombi business

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has imposed an immediate ban on all its officers from participating in the passenger transport sector, following a damning internal inquiry that revealed rampant misconduct and abuse of authority within t…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:14hrs | 1779 | by Staff reporter

Kombi driver on police wanted list

Police in Harare are appealing to the public for information leading to the arrest of a Chitungwiza-based kombi driver wanted in connection with a serious road traffic accident that occurred in August last year.In a statement, Harare provi…

Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trade Fair brings brisk business for vendors, kombis

For small entrepreneurs like Mr Felix Ndlovu and Mr Lovemore Mutatu, the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is not just an annual event, but a golden opportunity that redefines their year's earnings.Operating as a vendor at the Renki…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:29hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter

Kombi crushes into haulage truck

At least three people were seriously injured at Southley Park turn-off along Masvingo road when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in failed to give way and crushed into an oncoming haulage truck which was on its way to Tete, Mozambiq…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:22hrs | 524 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Mixed reactions to Zimbabwe govt's age limit for kombi drivers

The Governmentâ€™s decision to raise the minimum age for public service vehicle drivers to 30 has sparked mixed reactions, with some praising the move to improve road safety and others voicing concerns about its impact on youth employment.…

Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 17:39hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter

13 injured in an accident, driver and conductor on the run

Thirteen passengers were injured in a bus accident that occurred at the 26-kilometre peg along Kadoma-Sanyati Road.According to the police, a Nehoreka bus, which was carrying 51 passengers, overturned and landed on its left side. The accid…

Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe raises minimum age for public service vehicle drivers to 30

In a decisive move to curb the rising number of road accidents in Zimbabwe, the Government has officially raised the minimum age requirement for public service vehicle (PSV) drivers from 25 to 30 years. The regulation, which takes effect i…

Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo kombi associations cry foul over police crackdown

Some commuter omnibus (kombi) associations in Bulawayo have raised alarm over a police crackdown on illegal operators, alleging it is a strategy to coerce them into joining rival associations.The Bulawayo United Public Transport Associatio…

Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimra goes after public transport operators

The government of Zimbabwe is desperate to raise money for the Fiscus. Public transport operators will no longer be able to buy Insurance unless they can prove they are Tax Compliant.The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced a n…

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 19:35hrs | | by Prof Jonathan Moyo

Kombi crew kidnaps woman over cellphone

A Bulawayo kombi crew has been sentenced to nine months in jail for kidnapping a 23-year-old woman after accusing her of stealing a mobile phone. Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu (35) and Proud Mpofu (24) appeared before Bulawayo Regional Magistrate D…

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Kombi crew in court for kidnapping woman

A kombi crew from Bulawayo, accused of kidnapping and assaulting a 23-year-old woman over an alleged cellphone theft, appeared before the regional magistrate's court yesterday.Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu (35) and Proud Mpofu (20), both of Queens …

Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:51hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter

Replace unsafe Honda Fits with Kombis

Stakeholders within Zimbabwe's transport sector are advocating for the government to implement a budgetary support scheme aimed at encouraging small operators to exchange their unsafe, unregistered taxis - commonly known as mushikashika - …

Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kombi loses brakes hits tree, injures 11

A Harare-bound Toyota Hiace allegedly lost brakes and hit a tree at the 52-kilometer peg along Mazowe-Centenary road yesterday.Eleven people were injured one of them seriously injured.The seriously injured was airlifted by an ambulance hel…

Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 08:21hrs | 839 | by Simbarashe Sithole

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 routes. The Bulawayo-Nyamandlovu-Tsholotsho T…

Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:12hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter

44 vehicles impounded in crackdown on errant kombis

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) in conjunction with police yesterday launched a blitz against pirate taxis and errant kombis defying a directive to move to the newly upgraded Egodini bus terminus and other designated places as part of efforts …

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean woman gives birth in kombi

A Dangamvura woman in Mutare had a kombi journey through the city to remember on Wednesday morning after giving birth to a baby boy in the loaded city-bound public transport.Ms Patricia Chitsa of Gimboki welcomed her son, Tawanda, a few mi…

Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kombi driver wanted for hit and run accident

Police in Harare have launched a manhunt for a kombi driver who allegedly hit a man in the city centre and took him to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals where he died upon admission but failed to report the accident on Wednesday.National pol…

Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 14:38hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Kombi flies off Luveve Road, into Pre-school

A COMMUTER omnibus driver lost control of his car, almost ran over a pedestrian and crashed into a tree inside Kidznet Pre-school in Bulawayo's Mzilikazi suburb this morning.The kombi veered off the road in Mzilikazi suburb and crashed int…

Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | 1 | 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 to 11th Avenue have become un-traffickable and n…

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | | 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 City Council has said.The project has bee…

Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Kombi, truck collision, 1 dead, 24 injured

A four-year-old child was killed in a three-vehicle collision which left 24 others injured near the Nkulumane Complex in Bulawayo on Tuesday morning, police said.The vehicles collided at the traffic-light controlled intersection of Masiyep…

Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 06:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Open Letter to ZRP - Overloading vehicles

To whom it may concernI write to complain about the way vehicles overload especially public vehicles specifically combies and unregistered mushika shikas.as the operation restore order goes on may you enforce ruthless laws to those who ove…

Published: 24 Dec 2017 at 16:52hrs | | by R. Yassim

Grace Mugabe got us laughing at ourselves

When First Lady Grace Mugabe allegedly went on the rampage in South Africa and assaulted a model she found partying with her sons, Zimbabweans saw the funny side of it and were quick to come up with memes and jokes about how the situation …

Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 07:50hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi

11 burn to death in kombi crash - full report

ELEVEN people were burnt beyond recognition while 14 others were seriously injured when a Honda CRV vehicle collided with a Nissan Caravan at the 60km peg along the Centenary-Mvurwi Road yesterday afternoon.The driver of the Honda CRV vehi…

Published: 25 Jul 2017 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Time to take action against Kombi drivers operating vehicles under the influence of Mbanje

Much of the travelling we do each day is by commuter omnibuses better known as kombis. That means there are a lot of Kombis on Zimbabwean highways and local roads carrying us to and from our various destinations. It also means there are an…

Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 18:56hrs | 3 | by Pascal Madiri

PHOTOS: Urban Connect bus in head on collision with a sprinter - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.              &nb…

Published: 06 Jan 2017 at 09:08hrs | 68 | by Concerned Citizen

Kombi accident kills 1, injures 17

ONE person died while 17 others were seriously injured after two commuter omnibuses collided along the Plumtree road in the Belmont industrial area in Bulawayo.The accident occurred on Monday evening near Founders High School turn-off.Witn…

Published: 27 Jan 2016 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Auxilia Katongomara

'Women must also know their limits'

If ever there is one litigious question that can arise for discussion, it is the question of what passes for propriety in dressing.There are as many opinions on the subject as there are grains of sand in the sea. Without sounding like a pr…

Published: 22 Jan 2015 at 12:21hrs | | by Learnmore Zuze

Kombi driver loses testicles in tussle over $1

HARARE - A COMMUTER omnibus driver reportedly survived death by a whisker when two passangers who are lovers reportedly tore his testicles in a dispute over US$1 that the duo refused to pay after boarding his kombi.The State alleges that o…

Published: 22 Oct 2014 at 05:19hrs | 2 | by Court reporter

Obert Mpofu is way out of line!

This stupid proposed reviewing of the highway code to raise the minimum age requirement to 35 years from the current 25 is simply diabolic.I wonder if this is part of the Zanu pf election manifesto - The so called 4 million job creation.Mo…

Published: 10 Jun 2014 at 08:09hrs | 2 | by Leslie Phiri

Commuters must help police tame rogue kombi drivers

Editor It boggles the mind to notice that sane citizens blame the police for chasing up kombis that run away from them for various reasons. A lot of lives are lost and a number of passengers maimed on a daily basis because of these re…

Published: 20 Mar 2014 at 13:53hrs | | by Ruth Bridget Mapfumo

Kombi door operator robs passenger

A COMMUTER omnibus conductor yesterday appeared in court facing allegations of robbery as defined in Section 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act after using the commuter omnibus to rob an unsuspecting commuter.Coster Shan…

Published: 21 Jan 2014 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Gwanda taxi rank feud

The newly elected Municipality of Gwanda Councillors are in a serious feud with the town's long distance and local transport operators.Reports coming from the town indicate that the new council is out to move all taxi operators in the town…

Published: 12 Nov 2013 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter

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