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Bulawayo councillors flag sprouting illegal bus ranks
Councillors in Bulawayo are concerned over the rise of illegal bus ranks in the city as it becomes clear that the long-awaited Egodini Mall project may not be able to accommodate all city buses. With ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:56hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Domboshava road upgrade nears completion
The Harare City Council's ongoing struggles with waste management have led to significant garbage accumulation and overflowing sewage at key public transit points, sparking health concerns among commu...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:55hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Harare City fails to cope with piles of garbage
The Harare City Council's ongoing struggles with waste management have led to significant garbage accumulation and overflowing sewage at key public transit points, sparking health concerns among commu...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:55hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
1 dead, 31 injured as bus carrying school pupils overturns
One person was confirmed dead while 31 were injured, among them 25 primary school pupils, after a bus carrying staff and the young learners overturned near Rusape on Friday afternoon.Police sp...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 12:03hrs | 1511 | 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 | 547 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for possession of dagga
A 26-year-old man from Mbezi, Beitbridge, has appeared in court for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs.Melusi Ngwenya (26) of Mbedzi in Beitbridge appeared before the Beitbridge Magistrate...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 10:53hrs | 197 | by Stephen Jakes
Controversy erupts over Harare's public toilet fees
The City of Harare (CoH) is facing backlash after introducing fees ranging from 50 cents to one US dollar for residents wishing to use public toilets. This decision has sparked outrage, prompting Zimb...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:13hrs | 1708 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Grand Tour can now be yours - for US$21 000 per person
You can now experience a recreation of the Grand Tour: One for the Road route across Zimbabwe – minus Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – if you have about US$21 000 (per person) to s...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:35hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
Juice picked up from Renkini kills toddler
Tragedy struck the Makokoba family in Bulawayo on Tuesday when three-year-old Avuyile Mpengesi suddenly fell ill and died after drinking a beverage given to him by his grandfather, Shepherd Mhlanga....Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
HCC workers exploit desperate toilet-seeking Hararians
Harare City Council workers have been exploiting a scheme to charge citizens for the use of public toilets, which are meant to be free, pocketing the money from desperate users. An investigation by Tr...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:08hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa partners NetOne
Leading telecommunications giant, NetOne, takes the opportunity to showcase its recently launched service as it unveiled its cutting-edge Telemedicine product at the prestigious Zimbabwe Agricultural ...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 19:20hrs | 6003 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bogus chief's messengers arrested
SEVEN daring Nyanga villagers who allegedly masqueraded as Chief Saunyama's messengers, issuing counterfeit summons to villagers to appear before the community court, were recently nabbed and arraigne...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Kombis, vendors desert eGodini
Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, has expressed concern over the abandonment of the Egodini Bus Terminus and Traders Market by informal traders and transport operators, which could lead to con...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:39hrs | 1973 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for stealing guns
TWO men from Silverbow Farm, Rusape appeared in Karoi Magistrates' Court, accused of possessing stolen guns.In a statement on X the National Prosecuting Authority said that, On 6 December, 202...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 14:35hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
BCC violates own public transport policy
Most of Bulawayo's designated bus termini have become ineffective, highlighting the failure of the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to enforce its public transport policy, which was established over a...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Harare turns into a 'poo, wee city'
Harare, formerly known as Salisbury and once celebrated for its cleanliness and orderliness, has experienced a dramatic decline in its sanitation and management. ...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:47hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Errant cops, VID officers to face the music
The Government has issued a stern warning to police officers and Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) inspectors who allow passage to vehicles with defects or without requisite papers past roadblocks....Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:42hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
SADC Summit brings problems for Zimbabwe vendors
Some 300 vendors operating along main roads in Chivhu will go without incomes for the next three weeks after Government removed them from their stalls to paint a clean picture of the country to delega...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
NRZ Main Station to become cross-border bus hub
Bulawayo's traffic congestion, caused by illegally parked cross-border buses, may soon be alleviated with a new initiative by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and Bulawayo City Council (BCC). T...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 06:58hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has three problems: Chamisa, Saviour, and Fadzai
Zimbabwe has very brilliant people who have come to a realization that change will only happen in Zimbabwe when the country has Independent: Electoral Commission, Judiciary, Central Bank, Securi...Published: 30 Jul 2024 at 20:58hrs | 1742 | by Sam Wezhira
Zimbabwe police decimate notorious armed robbery gang
A gang of suspected armed robbers who were behind the widely publicised J and P Security robbery, among other movie-style thefts, are now behind bars after they implicated each other one after another...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 13:32hrs | 2303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrest 4th suspect in bus robbery
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a fourth suspect in connection with the robbery of passengers and crew on a Beitbridge-bound Blue Circle Buses coach at Vilivili Bus Stop in Mwenezi....Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:30hrs | 1649 | by Staff reporter
State withdraws charges against Zanu-PF bigwig
The State withdrew charges against prominent Mutare businessman and Zanu-PF bigwig Isau Mupfumi yesterday due to insufficient evidence connecting him to recent violent clashes in Mutare's central busi...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:25hrs | 4644 | by Staff reporter
Roadport licence faces cancellation
Harare City Council will terminate its agreement with Roadport (Pvt) Limited for operating the cross-border bus terminus on Fifth Street, as the deal has not benefited the council, announced Mayor Jac...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:43hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe should break free from the US dollar's grip
Government Up Close"Normalcy is that a country must have its own currency," President Mnangagwa is on record highlighting this fact.Some people have argued that one of the gravest fina...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:10hrs | 61 | by Nick Mangwana
Tragic end to fight for passengers
A 34-year-old rank marshal from Nkulumane 12 in Bulawayo, Saul Ncube, has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a fellow tout during a fight over passengers. Bulawayo pol...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rank marshal arrested for attempted murder at Nkulumane Complex
Police in Bulawayo have arrested Saul Ncube (34) following an attempted murder incident at Nkulumane Complex on July 7, 2024. According to a statement by Inspector Abedinico Ncube, Saul had a ...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Long-distance buses dessert Entumbane rank
Vendors at the Entumbane bus terminus in Bulawayo are experiencing a significant decline in business as many long-distance buses have shifted to other loading points. Pre...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 06:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors reject NRZ bus terminus proposal
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) councillors have rejected a proposed partnership with the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to establish a bus terminus on part of the NRZ's business premises.Cou...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 14:23hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Egodini phase 2 kicks in
Terracotta Trading, the developer behind the Egodini Bus Terminus, is set to commence the second phase of the rehabilitation project, which will include the construction of the bus terminal building. ...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Justice Minister part of drug cartels
In a clear sign for miscarriage of justice and security institutions porosity, Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, Ziyambi Ziyambi has been fingered by one of his close associates, L...Published: 17 May 2024 at 11:42hrs | 45 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
ZiG is putting lipstick on a pig, says Biti
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Friday introduced a new currency to be known as the ZiG, which stands for Zimbabwe Gold.RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the ZiG would be structured an...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:31hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's secret advice to ANC exposed
Zanu-PF's behind the scenes moves to have the courts bar exiled minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, from contesting the 2023 elections has been laid bare after it emerged the ruling party advised South Afri...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Storm over public toilets commercialisation
HUMAN rights watchdog, Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR), has criticised government's plans to commercialise public toilets as a measure to promote sanitisation and hygiene.The Lo...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Potholes develop at Egodini terminus
THE recently-opened and hyped Egodini terminus' tarmac has seen potholes emerging, exposing poor workmanship by the contractor. Residents have since raised alarm on the deteriorating infr...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
30 guns, 1 700 rounds of ammunition in cross border bus
POLICE have recovered 30 pistols, 30 empty magazines and 1 700 rounds of ammunition which were smuggled from South Africa into Zimbabwe aboard a cross border bus.Douglas Emmanuel Jekanyika (43...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vendors decry unfavourable conditions at Egodini
VENDORS operating at the newly refurbished Egodini Terminus have expressed concern over what they termed "unfavourable" business conditions after Bulawayo City Council (BCC) allegedly barred them from...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Egodini Taxi Rank - The Heartbeat of Bulawayo
Bulawayo, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe, is a vibrant metropolis with a very rich cultural and historical heritage. At the heart of this bustling city lies the iconic Egodini Taxi Rank, formerly...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 11:50hrs | 6 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
Police officer stabbed to death during robbery
TWO robbers pounced on a male police officer in Chegutu, Mashonaland West province and stabbed him on the arm before taking his Techno cellphone early February.Tinotenda Chipadze (22) and his ...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vendors defy Bulawayo council directive
IT was business as usual yesterday for vendors operating along 5th Avenue in the City Centre, as they openly defied a Bulawayo City Council directive to vacate the street by Sunday to pave the way for...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo set for major transformation
BULAWAYO is experiencing a renaissance as investor interest is surging, reindustrialisation efforts taking root and multi-million dollar projects underway, signalling a promising future for the city....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers starving
FUNERAL policies and medical aid contributions are gobbling up a huge chunk of civil servants earnings, leaving most of them with little for food, rent, school fees and transport, NewsDay has been inf...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Informal traders reject high rentals at Egodini Bus Terminus
INFORMAL traders in Bulawayo continue to shun trading bays at the recently opened Egodini bus Terminus Phase 1 saying the monthly rentals are too exorbitant.Following the re-opening, the Bulaw...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:04hrs | | 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 othe...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa's CCC resignation
ON 25 January 2024, Zimbabwean opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa quit.Looking through the dancing ropes, it is more like a boxing match. Remember when Mi...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 2 | by Vivid Gwede
BCC shuts down 5th Avenue marketplace
THE Bulawayo City Council has decided to temporarily close 5th Avenue for vending activities as it plans to create 500 vending bays in the area and allow smooth vehicular passage. The council ...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council not going back on decongesting CBD
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says there is no going back in decongesting the city centre and has directed informal traders and taxi operators to move to newly upgraded Egodini Terminus and other de...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police crack down on marshals, touts
POLICE have issued a stern warning to rank marshals and touts who have taken control of bus terminuses in Harare, causing chaos and disrupting business operations.In a bid to restore order, po...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
1 091 arrested for traffic rules violators
POLICE in Bulawayo arrested 1 091 people following a crackdown on violators of traffic rules and regulations as part of efforts to restore sanity in the city.Among those arrested were 423 moto...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traders shun Egodini, decry exorbitant user fees
TWO days after the opening of the upgraded Egodini Terminus in Bulawayo, traders and commuters are yet to move to the facility amid revelations that vendors want a reduction of the proposed US$90 mont...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
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