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Pirate taxis continue to wreak havoc on Zimbabwe's roads
Zimbabwe's roads remain a death trap as pirate taxis, commonly known as Mushikashika, continue to wreak havoc through reckless driving, causing chaos, traffic congestion, and endangering the lives of ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:34hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates Town Council Auditor amid ongoing resistance
A Labour Court ruling last week overturned the dismissal of Manasseh Mhlolo, the internal auditor at Gokwe Town Council, who was fired eight months ago over a minor US$80 vehicle damage expense. Despi...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Zacc cracks down on rampant land grabs
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has raised alarm over the persistent and unlawful takeover of State and communal land by powerful land barons, despite repeated government warnings again...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:56hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Transport operators ordered to join associations or face ban
The City of Mutare has ordered all public transport operators to join one of the city's registered commuter associations by May 30, 2025, or risk being barred from operating. The directive was announc...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:36hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
CG please bring sanity on our roads
Commissioner General Mutamba Zimbabwe Republic Police Police General Headquarters Harare Zimbabwe Dear Commissioner General Steven Mutamba, I would like ...Published: 06 Jan 2025 at 12:12hrs | 6747 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Time for Progressive People to Unite
The struggle is real, and there has been a lot of political polarisation and disintegration of the opposition in the country.There is now a need for a collective effort to unshackle the bondag...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:17hrs | 506 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa's govt deploys soldiers for Sadc summit
The government has deployed soldiers in residential areas to maintain peace and order ahead of the 44th session of the SADC Heads of State and Government Summit, scheduled to be hosted by Harare ...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:52hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pirate taxis regularise operations
A NUMBER of pirate taxis and kombis in Bulawayo are reportedly jostling to register with transport associations to regularise their operations to avoid having their vehicles impounded.The Zimb...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:06hrs | 5 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 9 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt steps in to fix Harare mess
The GOVERNMENT has stepped in to restore sanity in the capital, Harare, by supplying potable water and rolling out a major clean-up campaign to curb the spread of cholera.Thirty-six trucks hav...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:35hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Retailers want zero VAT restored on basics
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers has called on Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube to reverse proposals to introduce Value Added Tax on a small range of...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Thabani Mpofu tackles Tshabangu
THE crucial Supreme Court appeal by 14 main opposition CCC legislators against their arbitrary recalls by an opposition activist upheld by the High Court will be heard this week after their lawyer Adv...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 15:13hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Thabani Mpofu tears Tshabangu recalls apart
Advocate Thabani Mpofu, one of Zimbabwe's most prominent lawyers, has ruthlessly torn asunder opposition political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's case of recalling main opposition CCC MPs, senators and ...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 17:48hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF' barons causing chaos
Bulawayo councillors have complained about space barons, mainly linked to the ruling Zanu PF, for frustrating council efforts to restore sanity in the central business district.The local autho...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 12:02hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Police blitz nets nearly 83 000 traffic offenders
A total of 82 742 motorists have been arrested for violating road traffic rules as police continue their nationwide blitz to "Tame the Traffic Jungle".The exercise was launched last month to r...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 17:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa mixes politics with religion
Tony Blair's press secretary Alastair Campbell, when the former British Prime Minister was asked about his faith, famously retorted that "we don't do God," illustrating the perceived perils of mixing ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 22:27hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe experienced a significant increase in macroeconomic fluctuations in June 2023
Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development has said Zimbabwe experienced a significant increase in macroeconomic fluctuations in June 2023, with the local currency losing over 55% of its value in both...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 12:42hrs | 17 | by Stephen Jakes
Money-spinning in Zimbabwe shadow economy
WHILE local shoppers traditionally flocked to big groceries and supermarkets for bargains on consumer goods, of late, they have been trooping to "tuckshops" in downtown Harare, where basic commodities...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Illegal vendors overrun Bulawayo city centre
A Bulawayo City Council (BCC) official has admitted that the local authority is struggling to contain illegal vending in the city centre which has resulted in rampant littering.Speaking at a W...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 18:16hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Doctors fume over PSMAS 'harassment'
The Medical and Dental Private Practitioners Zimbabwe Association (MDPPZA) has accused Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) of harassing docto...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt fails to rig price hikes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has frozen bank accounts of four major distributors of basic commodities as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government scrambles to find solutions to soaring prices a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Home Affairs Ministry goes fully digital
THE Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Affairs has started implementing a digital integrated system (DIS) in all its departments to enhance crime detection, smoothen applications for natio...Published: 28 May 2023 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Money changers hijack POS machines for big transactions
DECKED out in trendy designer wear, clutching energy drink cans and munching take-aways while engaging in high-pitched conversations, illegal money changers, popularly known as osiphatheleni who have ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra commits US$2,4 million to anti-smuggling equipment
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has committed a total of US$2,4 million on the acquisition of hit-tech equipment to enhance security at the country's ports of entry to curb crimes such as smugg...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Etiquette module for Zimbabwe drivers
GOVERNMENT is set to introduce "etiquette" as a new module in the Highway Code, as part of a raft of measures to restore sanity on the country's roads.Zimbabwe is grappling with road traffic a...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 22:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
City Council defers vendor blitz
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has temporarily halted its plans to embark on an operation to clear and clean the city centre of illegal activities following advice from the security and intelligence comm...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 07:40hrs | 9 | by Staff Reporter
52 000 illegal homes in Harare
HARARE province has 52 000 illegal homes of which 25 000 are in Chitungwiza, Harare Metropolitan Provincial Affairs and Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti said yesterday.Speaking at a consul...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa looks the other way on Job Sikhala petition
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has ignored a petition by Zimbabweans over the incarceration of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim vice-chairperson and Zengeza West legislator J...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells profiteers to play fair,
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated the need to adopt fair business practices and urged economic stakeholders to rally behind the country's transformation agenda and leave a legacy of positive im...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza demolishes illegal structures
Chitungwiza Municipality started destroying illegal structures, often tuckshops, at the start of a 30-day blitz on Wednesday to remove them, especially those under power lines and over sewers. ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Makeshift border footbridge demolished
Another makeshift bridge that was being used by smugglers and border jumpers to cross into Zimbabwe and South Africa, has been destroyed by the National Security Task Force (NTF) to curb illegal activ...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gift Banda gloats over Kamambo's ouster
Acting ZIFA boss Gift Banda Friday appeared gloating over his former boss, Felton Kamambo's ouster as the football mother body's president while pledging to ensure a speedy Warriors' return to interna...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt bullish on Zupco viability
THE government is bullish on the profitability and viability prospects of the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) following the opening up of the public transport sector to private players....Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
RBZ lifts suspension on lending
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has, with immediate effect, lifted the temporary suspension of lending services by banks issued through a circular on May 9, 2022.The lifting of the suspensi...Published: 17 May 2022 at 19:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loans suspension review this week
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will this week review the suspension of bank lending that was recently announced, as it moves to investigate contractors on allegations they have been fuelling the p...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Private transporters, police clash
THE Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) and the police have clashed over an ongoing operation targeting pirate taxis.Police in Harare metropolitan province yesterday declared war on pirate...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams price madness
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said the resurgent price madness being experienced in the market is unjustified given the prevailing stable economic fundamentals and the supportive fiscal a...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF happy with campaign
Zanu-PF is satisfied with the structured and peaceful manner in which campaign rallies are taking place ahead of the March 26 by-elections.This comes at a time when political parties are geari...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams Bulawayo City Council
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday castigated Bulawayo City Council (BCC) for awarding a tender for its new parking system to a foreign-owned company, Tendy Three International (TTI), inste...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mayor declares war on illegal Zimbabwean businesses in Lusaka
LUSAKA Mayor Chilando Chitangala has declared war on more than 3,000 foreigners are trading in Lusaka Central Business District, most of whom she said are Zimbabweans and other foreigners riding on fa...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 11:14hrs | 34 | by Staff Reporter
More jail time for illegal forex traders
PROSECUTOR-General, Mr Kumbirai Hodzi, has warned of more jail time for economic saboteurs while the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will intensify the blitz against manipulation of the local c...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
50 more Zupco buses arrive from China
FIFTY buses imported by Government from China have arrived into the country through Beitbridge Border Post to address transport challenges by capacitating the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Joy as Umguza Councillors return back to work
A certain section of Umguza Rural District council residents has expressed joy after Umguza Rural District councilors were reinstated by the High court after being suspended for defying a ministerial ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 13:51hrs | 10 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Revamp Zupco operations'
Stakeholders in the public transport system have implored Government to revamp Zupco's operations and improve efficiency for the convenience of the commuting public. The sentiments follow incr...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 18:07hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF skeletons tumble
The government stopped the demolition of fancy houses at an alleged illegal settlement on the outskirts of Harare after it emerged that Zanu-PF bigwigs owned some of the housing stands.Several...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police taken to court over spikes, teargas
HARARE High Court judge Justice Owen Tagu is today expected to preside over a case where the Zimbabwe Human Rights Non-governmental Organisation Forum on behalf of the Passengers Association of Zimbab...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bus operators seal massive deal
A consortium of local bus operators has partnered with car assemblers — AVM Africa and Quest Motors to start the assembling of local buses in a bid to solve the country's transport woes.This...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth league rocked by indiscipline
ACTING deputy secretary for youth affairs in the Zanu-PF politburo, Tendai Chirau has accused some members of the ruling party's youth league of acting in a manner detrimental to the moral standing of...Published: 04 May 2021 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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