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Govt shelling $700 daily per bus in Zupco deal
Government is paying as much as $700 a day per every hired bus in its deal with private public transport operators that are partnering struggling State-owned Zupco.This came out when Local Gov...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 07:00hrs | 2787 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane leaves 4 hours early, passengers stranded in SA
Struggling national carrier Air Zimbabwe left its passengers stranded in Johannesburg on Tuesday night - by flying out four hours early.Flight UM462 was not due to depart OR Tambo Internationa...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 19:11hrs | 4994 | by ZimLive
Chaos as Mnangagwa is sucked into ZANU PF Byo fiasco
The Provincial Administrator of ZANU PF Bulawayo Province Elifas Mashaba has been caught in the eye of a storm after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday dissolved Bulawayo Province ZANU PF struc...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 17:39hrs | 4805 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco in bid to boost fleet
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) is inviting bidders from suitable suppliers for semi luxury buses as it fails to meet transport demands. In an advertisement the bus company advised intereste...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:42hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Zupco deal unsustainable
Last month, government allowed a fleet of private buses to join forces with the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) in servicing cities and towns so as to counter the high transport costs that w...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 17:57hrs | 530 | 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 | 3311 | by Staff reporter
Transport blues hit Harare
SCORES of commuters were on Monday night stranded in the city centre as public transport operators either stopped early in the evening or were not there at all.This was because of an unanticip...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:31hrs | 2575 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO buses disappear
ZUPCO buses reportedly disappeared from the road in Bulawayo and some parts of Harare on Tuesday rendering commuters stranded.ZUPCO buses were introduced by government under a special fa...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 07:05hrs | 8490 | by Mandla Ndlovu
All aboard Zupco: Is this a rebirth or stillbirth?
This article is a follow-up to my previous one, Kombi nation: Re-imagining our urban transport system.In that article, I presented a number of options on how we could improve our public transp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1490 | by Mike Murenzvi
'No plans to ban kombis'
Government has no immediate plans to phase out kombis, an official has said. In an interview, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Fortune Chasi said the reintroduction...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:11hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Egodini developer recruits 65 people
BULAWAYO's Egodini Mall developer, Terracotta Private Limited, has so far recruited 65 people to work on the initial stages of the multi-million dollar project. The Bulawayo City Council award...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:23hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa's only commuter train is cheap and reliable
CHUGGING through townships, maize fields and scrubland as the sun rises, Zimbabwe's only commuter train is cheap and reliable - two qualities that its passengers cherish in a downwards-spiralling econ...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 14:30hrs | 6114 | by AFP
Zimbabwe economic revival: none but ourselves
"Government must create jobs for us, we want our hospitals to be top notch medical facilities, we want to eat what we want anytime, there is no bread on the shelves, all our roads should be tarred, ha...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 10:25hrs | 952 | by Elijah Chihota
80% teachers heed strike call?
TEACHERS' unions yesterday described their nationwide strike as a huge success, with at least 80% heeding the call for industrial action, although there were reports of State security agents moving ar...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:16hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
'ZUPCO buses brought to destroy Bulawayo'
Mthwakazi Republic Party President Mqondisi Moyo has alleged that the recently introduced Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses in Bulawayo are a ploy by ZANU PF to takeover business from in...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 10:34hrs | 15334 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe, its people are basis for Mnangagwa, Chamisa talks
Zimbabwe, its people are basis for ED, Chamisa talksRUN-AWAY inflation, a wave of strikes, a disaffected public service, a worthless currency and political tension on the streets around the countr...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:38hrs | 384 | by NewsDay
Zupco revival triggers turf war
Current efforts aimed at reviving the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) have triggered a turf war between the parastatal and kombi operators that have been dominating urban routes. Zup...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:24hrs | 4650 | by Staff reporter
Majority MDC supporters hope Mnangagwa intervention continues; fares dramatically slashed
An ecstatic Zimbabwean passenger Shylot Sibanda screams with joy as he boards a bus from downtown Harare to the township of Budiriro. The fare has been slashed to a third of what he paid last week....Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:58hrs | 1271 | by AFP
Zanu-PF members ditch Mnangagwa regalia
MASVINGO Zanu-PF provincial leadership got a rude awakening last week, when Chiredzi district chairpersons revealed that they had stopped wearing party regalia in public places for fear of being shunn...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:43hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
No to sanitising culture of violence
Possibly, the most well-known theory in this genre of work, Wolfgang and Ferracuti's Subculture of Violence attempted to outline a methodological framework for the empirical examination of violent sub...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:05hrs | 107 | by Limukani Ncube
Zupco reclaims bus termini
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) and the Harare City Council have embarked on a process of reclaiming bus termini in the capital.This development follows the re-launch of the mass...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:46hrs | 3934 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers bash Bulawayo kombi staff for overcharging
Kombi operators in Bulawayo yesterday reported their staff being bashed by soldiers for charging $2 bus fare.The soldiers were allegedly demanding that the kombis reduce their fares to $1 or p...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:10hrs | 1341 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO return: Time for a comprehensive mass transportation system
Following the violent and destructive protests of Monday and Tuesday last week commuters were left stranded as commuter transport operators in some urban areas such as Harare and Chitungwiza parked th...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 11:17hrs | 1270 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Buses part of govt plan to get rid of kombis
The introduction of Zupco buses by government is a part of a long term plan to get rid of kombis and sanitise the transport sector, Transport and Infrastructural development Minister Joel Biggie Matiz...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 08:12hrs | 3258 | by Staff reporter
Kombi drivers refuse to leave bus terminus
COMMUTER omnibus drivers are refusing to pave way for ZUPCO buses at terminuses.ZUPCO and other buses were blocked by kombis from using Harare Central Charge Office Bus Terminus in protest aga...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 6187 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers takeover roadblocks, beat up kombi drivers
Members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces on Wednesday took over the roadblocks in Bulawayo to command drivers of commuter omnibuses to charge the stipulated $1 dollar fare from the western locations to ...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 08:55hrs | 11970 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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 | 9709 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers deployed to guard ZUPCO buses
GOVERNMENT has deployed armed soldiers and details from the police para-military Support Unit to man buses carrying passengers after last week's fierce rioting saw cars torched by angry protesters dur...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1105 | by newzimbabwe
Kombis reduce fares
Gweru commuter omnibus operators have complied with the new fares that were announced by the Government last week. The new fares ranging between $1 and $2 came into effect yesterday morning, bringing ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:06hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
Kombis feel the heat
Commuter omnibus operators were yesterday forced to reduce their fares following the introduction of conventional buses mobilised by the Government to ferry passengers in and around Harare. Co...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:00hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators have themselves to blame
The modernisation of the mass public transport system in Zimbabwe through the introduction of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses will restore sanity and ameliorate the challenges that...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:13hrs | 11763 | by Tafara Shumba
Gory tales of beatings, torture, anguish and military brutality
At the foot of a mountain lies a plot reportedly owned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Kuwadzana Phase 3. The mountain has come to be called by the locals as "Gomo raMnangagwa" loosely translated t...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:41hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's costly lie
The biggest lie last week was that the violence in urban areas were protests over fuel prices in particular and living costs in general, when in fact the protests were enforced by a small bullying min...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:30hrs | 4586 | by Staff reporter
Kombis maintain $2 fare
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have decided to maintain an all round fare of $2 for all the commuting distances, saying there is a need to strike a balance between fuel prices and availability...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:22hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Business back to normal
BUSINESS in Mutare returned to normal yesterday following a three day violent protest in which property worth thousands of dollars was destroyed and more than 80 hooligans arrested. A snap survey by T...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:06hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Massive job losses, Bulawayo worst affected
INDUSTRY and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu has said hundreds of people lost their jobs as a result of this week's violent protests and Bulawayo companies were the worst affected. He said ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:46hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Stop using children to push political agenda
The hallmark of a functioning democracy like Zimbabwe is that in any election, citizens are allowed to make a free choice about who should govern them. The voters get as much information as they can. ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:08hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Residents call for Zupco return
Residents in Masvingo have called on Government to re-introduce Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) buses in urban centres to cushion commuters from exorbitant fares being charged by commuter o...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:06hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sees urgency of controlling public transport
The need for the government to be a key player in the country's public transport system is very urgent following the abuse of such privilege by private transport operators who are collaborating with c...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 20:06hrs | 1828 | by Staff reporter
Calls for diaspora protests at Zimbabwe embassies
Pro-democracy groups called on Zimbabweans in the diaspora to stage protests at the country's embassies after the Harare regime shut down the internet as it launched a crackdown against civilians....Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 09:30hrs | 881 | by newzimbabwe.com
Kombi operators speak on fares
TRANSPORT operators yesterday slammed unscrupulous drivers and conductors for taking advantage of a review of fuel prices by the Government on Saturday to charge commuters extortionate fares.T...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:42hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 21 injured in kombi head-on collision
ONE person died while 21 others were seriously injured when two kombis were involved in a head-on collision in Mbembesi at the Fort Rixon turn-off along the Bulawayo- Harare Road. The injured ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Tshova Mubaiwa introduces cashless payment
TSHOVA Mubaiwa, a public transport association in Bulawayo, has launched a card to facilitate electronic payment by passengers. The service will be hosted by ZB Bank and is done by City Card, a Harare...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 530 | 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 | 3527 | by Staff Reporter
MPs rail against rowdy touts
LEGISLATORS have expressed dismay over the manner in which touts are causing havoc at transport pick up points, perpetrating serious cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and verbally abusing women....Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:42hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents turn to commuter trains
Long suffering Zimbabweans have turned to commuter trains as the economy continues to bite beyond the reach of many.This comes after kombi operators hiked their fares twice in a space of two m...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 15:21hrs | 2014 | by Staff reporter
Buses banned from travelling at night
The government has escalated measures to prevent road accidents and has also banned public transport vehicles from travelling during the night.These were some of the resolutions arrived at dur...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 20:16hrs | 11669 | by Staff reporter
Call to end violence against women and girls in public transport
In pursuance of the creation, promotion of safe spaces for women and girls, and the provision of gender responsive public services, ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) and the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 13:30hrs | 633 | by Alfred Towo
Married men gang up on sleep-around businessman
A businessman from Makwe Village in Gwanda was thoroughly bashed by a group of young men accusing him of sleeping with their wives.Elias Manyathela is a transport operator with a number of com...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 14:26hrs | 1665 | by Staf reporter
Which way Prof. Ncube?
Somebody observed rather poignantly ,that every cobbler , house wife ,vendor and taxi driver in Zimbabwe is a spontaneous master of economic phenomena , aerodynamics ,football formations and medicine!...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 07:50hrs | 645 | by Zifiso Masiye
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