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A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 3 | by Bishop
No transport blues today, says Zupco
ZUPCO has assured commuters that there will be adequate transport today as the challenges that it faced on Monday due to delays in fuel deliveries have been resolvedIn a statement on Mon...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Transport blues resurface
Police say the operation came after it was realised that many unregistered vehicles were being used as getaway cars in the commission of dangerous crimes, including armed robberies.As part of ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Commuter train back on track
The journey is not at breakneck speed because of numerous stops along the way before reaching the final destination.The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) on Monday evening officially launche...Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Urban commuters lament transport crisis
IT was just another day at the bus station. Passengers were waiting in queue at a terminus adjacent Harare Police Station charge office, enduring hours before the next bus came by.The swelteri...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
NRZ suspends commuter trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) on Friday suspended commuter trains in line with the COVID-19 regulations recently announced by the government.The suspension of commuter trains came am...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
200 exam markers test positive, claims Unions
Teachers' unions have made sensational claims that at least 200 of their members currently marking recently completed public examinations have tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, the un...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 09:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zupco implements social distancing on commuter omnibuses
THE Zimbabwe United Passengers Company in Bulawayo yesterday started implementing social distancing on its buses with kombis now obliged to carry a maximum of eight passengers per trip as part of the ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Teachers strike continuing, school heads overwhelmed
THE final phase of the re-opening of public schools countrywide got off to a rocky start yesterday, with many teachers failing to turn up for work — forcing some overwhelmed school heads to send lea...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 19:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crisis hits Harare
COMMUTERS were left stranded on Monday night as transport blues hit the capital due to fuel shortages.Commuters had to part with at least $3 to $5 for a one way trip in the wake of fuel shorta...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:37hrs | 4 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 1 | by AFP
Mnangagwa motorcade blocked by fuel queue, forced to abandon trip
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's motorcade was on Friday allegedly blocked by a long-winding fuel queue at Westgate roundabout in Harare West.Mnangagwa is said to have been on his way to attend ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Travellers stranded in Zimbabwe as fuel crisis grows
The double whammy of biting fuel shortages and steep transport fares is leaving thousands of commuters stranded - forcing many of them to hitch precarious rides on lorries and pick-up trucks, in the l...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso bus attached by Deputy Sherriff
TRANSPORT blues are heavily looming for Bulawayo football giants, Highlanders, amid revelations the club's Iveco team bus - registration number ACZ 1094, was attached by the office of the Deputy Sherr...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scooters and rickshaws to ease transport blues
Rickshaws and scooters for urban commuting, what's holding us moving over to those modes of transport? Many developing nations have embraced use of tricycle taxis and motorbikes to beat congestion and...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 21:11hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa, Harare
Harare Residents Trust mobilising funds to buy commuter omnibus
As transport blues continue to hit many residents in urban areas Harare Residents Trust has started mobilising residents at the capital city to contribute some money towards the purchase of a commuter...Published: 10 Jun 2015 at 07:09hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Luveve - Cowdray Park residents wants Bulawayo council dissolved over transport blues
Luveve and Cowdray Park Residents in Bulawayo recently wrote a letter to the Local Government and Public Works and National Housing minister Ignatius Chombo demanding the dissolution of Bulawayo C...Published: 03 Jun 2015 at 12:20hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Unjustified bus fare hikes criticised
Travellers have raised concern over the unjustified price increase in bus fare by public transporters this festive season.A survey carried by the ZBC News in and around Masvingo revealed that ...Published: 26 Dec 2014 at 08:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Commuters want ZUPCO buses in urban areas
Commuters have called for the return of ZUPCO buses in urban areas to help alleviate transport blues that have rocked the transport sector.At one time, ZUPCO used to be ...Published: 30 Jul 2012 at 18:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
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