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Zupco in 6 months salary arrears
WORKERS at the State-owned Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) are up in arms with management over non-payment of salaries for almost six months.The workers are threatening job action....Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:13hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube inspired road rehabilitation at full throttle in Cowdray Park
THE Zanu-PF candidate for Cowdray Park constituency, Professor Mthuli Ncube has set the ball rolling in his development agenda of the area with road rehabilitation works, borehole drilling and Wi-Fi i...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:47hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe highway 'mysterious' bus demystified
Today, Zimbabweans are being treated to yet another story of a "talking bus" that has been parked by the roadside along Harare-Nyamapanda Highway for over three years.Tales of "talking" buses ...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Dembare partner Zupco
Dynamos Football Club have joined hands with government-owned bus operator Zupco to avail a special travel package for the club's fans in and around Harare for the rest of the season beginning this Su...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:31hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Kombis fares now range between $600 and $1 000 for a single trip
COMMUTER omnibus operators in Bulawayo have increased fares in local currency.The new fares range between $600 and $1 000 for a single trip, depending on the time one boards the vehicles and t...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:19hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Al Jazeera documentary is likely to cause fallout between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga?
A MAN is like the company that he keeps. This old adage is coming to haunt President Emmerson Mnangagwa as his re-election campaign, six months before the polls, hit a huge pot-hole after Al Jazeera p...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:06hrs | 2487 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Harare council to repossess bus termini leased to Zupco
HARARE City Council says it has resolved to repossess all bus termini it was leasing to the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) around the city over lack of maintenance.Mayor Jacob Mafum...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:08hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Spar Zimbabwe should take full responsibility for heinous murder of its employee!
This morning, I had the inspiration to pen an article on an entirely different topic - which is in the same mould as my usual social justice advocacy on matters bedevilling ordinary Zimbabweans....Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 14:48hrs | 1815 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
BREAKING: Mnangagwa appoints Adv. Ajay Singh as new Prosecutor General
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has in terms of section 259 (3) of the constitution appointed veteran prosecutor Advocate Ajay Singh as the new Prosecutor-General, replacing Kumbirai Hodzi who resigned d...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 18:28hrs | 3224 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe desperately needs leadership renewal
GOOD day President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as you are quite aware, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) symbolises the antiquity of State-owned public institutions. It is ground...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:43hrs | 381 | by Cyprian Ndawana
Man arrested for stoning police officers
A 32-year-old man from Nkayi has been arrested for attacking police officers with stones.National Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident and said invest...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 16:26hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Zupco fares slashed
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco) at the weekend reduced inner city fares in all trading currencies, a development commended by the Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ).Zupco reduced ...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:20hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Passenger group urges citizens to report overcharging transport operators
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has urged citizens to report any incidents of overcharging by commuter omnibus operators in a bid to weed out errant business practices.The call co...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:51hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Chaos engulfs Zupco
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco), a state-owned public transportation provider, is in the centre of an alleged corruption and mismanagement storm, involving top management and private ope...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:16hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Re-emerging of kombis
The re-emergence of commuter omnibuses (kombis) has been on the rise across the nation despite them being banned in preference to registered Zimbabwe United Passengers (ZUPCO) vehicles.Kombis ...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 14:01hrs | 1437 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
MPs for sale, damnable loans
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, the Legislature ought to have felt unease about the impropriety of accepting housing loans from Treasury at a time hospitals are...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:43hrs | 330 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Letter to the President of Zimbabwe
His Excellency The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, I just do not understand why our Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General (CG) is not ticketing traffic violators on Zimbabwe's roa...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:37hrs | 2971 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
$6 billion for new Zupco buses
Government will spend $6 billion to recapitalise Zupco next year in a development set to enhance service delivery and modernise the mass public transport system.Presenting the 2023 National Bu...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:05hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Govt to recruit 7 000 teachers
The GOVERNMENT will recruit an additional 7 000 teachers next year to enhance the delivery of quality education, with special focus on infant education.In the 2023 National Budget tabled in Pa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
NRZ suspends commuter trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has suspended its commuter train service, pending a payment of overdue fees by the Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco).The commuter trains, which ply var...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:50hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over Zupco top post
ACTING Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) chief executive officer Evaristo Mudangwa's prospects of being appointed substantive CEO is under threat following indications that the state-owned fir...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:34hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
5 injured in bus accident
FIVE people were injured on Wednesday when a bus driver lost control of the vehicle they were traveling on before it veered off the road, hit a tree and landed on its side.The accident happene...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO withdraws subsidised fuel from private operators
BUS fares for peri-urban routes are set to increase following the decision by the state run Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) to order privately-owned buses registered under its franchise to p...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | 3845 | by Staff reporter
Zupco fare hike a harbinger of what lies ahead
THESE are, indeed, interesting times.The State-controlled Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) last week hiked its fares as well as the exchange rate for all its routes. This increase com...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
New Zupco fares trigger outcry
THE Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) has triggered an outcry after raising intra-city charges to $800, which it also says would be equal to one United States dollar.While the officia...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:31hrs | 1573 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents boycott anti-sanctions campaign
THE anti-sanctions provincial campaign scheduled for Bulawayo Tuesday attracted a paltry crowd with ordinary citizens and opposition parties boycotting the event.The function, which was initia...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
High Court outlaws Zupco monopoly
A BULAWAYO High Court judge has stripped the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) of its monopoly in the public transport business.Justice Evangelista Kabasa said COVID-19 lockdown regul...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs demand answers on Belarus bus deal
OPPOSITION legislators have demanded that Local Government minister July Moyo should appear in Parliament to explain the whereabouts of Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco) buses purchased by government...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Rights lawyers successfully challenge two-year ZUPCO monopoly
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has ended public transporter Zupco's two-years long monopoly after successfully challenging provision of the Public Health (COVID -19) Prevention, Containm...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 21:07hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Spare us the sanctions rant, please!
IT should be about time many in government spared us the sanctions narrative, especially when some issues affecting us have absolutely no link with the so-called Western sanctions.In fact, gov...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi blames transport woes on sanctions
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Local government deputy minister Marian Chombo were grilled by legislators over the continuing Zupco monopoly which they say is exacerbating transport shortages fo...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commandeers train to Mnangagwa's rally
Zanu-PF will on Saturday use a National Railways of Zimbabwe train to transport its supporters to a party rally to be addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Mutasa, Manicaland province as campai...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | 3807 | by Staff reporter
55 arrested, 29 Plumtree vehicles impounded
POLICE in the border town of Plumtree arrested 55 drivers and impounded at least 29 vehicles during a seven-day operation code name "i-number plate ingaphi/ number plate iripi" meant to curb traffic l...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Zupco on cusp of collapse
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Company (Zupco) is on the cusp of catastrophic collapse with simmering indications that private operators contracted to provide buses have since ditched the state-owned pu...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:41hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
Private operators import 150 buses
Private bus companies have imported 150 buses using the zero-duty concession set by Government to complement efforts in improving public transport system.Private operators expect to double the...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:31hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Shona speaking Zupco driver receiving preferential treatment
ZIMBABWE United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus drivers in Bulawayo have claimed unfair distribution of fuel at Khami depot.Bus drivers claimed that their peers from stations managed by Ndebele-...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:18hrs | 7944 | by Staff reporter
Minister threatens unregistered Zupco buses
GOVERNMENT has said all Zupco buses should comply with the law as the police will not hesitate to impound vehicles without number plates.Deputy Information minister Kindness Paradza said this ...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Mixed reactions to police blitz
ABOUT 81 people had been arrested as of yesterday in the latest crackdown against unlicensed, uninsured and unregistered vehicles in Harare central business district.Police said criminals were...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
36 ex-Zupco staff sue for terminal benefits
Fired Zupco employees have sued the company for terminating their contracts before they expired and for unpaid salaries and terminal benefits.The 36 employees have since approached the Nationa...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police target unregistered vehicles
A stepped up joint operation headed by the police against unlicensed, uninsured, unregistered motor vehicles, mushikashika and illegal kombis has seen 81 motorists arrested since Monday.Kombis...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa stole power, destroyed Zimbabwe, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change party president Nelson Chamisa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration of destroying the country after "usurping" power from the late former ...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:08hrs | 1965 | by Staff reporter
Bus operators pledge to end crisis
PUBLIC transport players have committed to revamp the sector with modern and customer-friendly buses to help manage the country's unrelenting transport crisis.Addressing delegates during a pas...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Schools third term opens
IT was a hive of activity for boarders across the country yesterday as they returned to their schools for the third term that starts today.Pupils and a representative of national school heads ...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:38hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC snatches 2 out of 3 seats from Zanu-PF
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has won two out of the three wards in Saturday by-elections held in Bulilima.Bulilima Rural District Council Wards 1, 14 and 16 fell vacant f...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:18hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes bus fares
ZIMBABWE United Passenger Company (Zupco) has reviewed bus and commuter omnibus fares upwards for all of its urban routes with effect from tomorrow. In a notice, Zupco said passengers travelli...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1994 | by Staff reporter
Zupco suspends Kariba services over CCC rally
PUBLIC transporter, Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) yesterday stopped local services in Kariba in a move allegedly aimed at reducing the number of people expected to attend Citizen Coalition...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 8689 | by Staff reporter
Harare scraps US$100 towing fees
HARARE City Council (HCC) has scrapped towing fees for impounded vehicles that are driven by their owners to council's storage depot, mayor Jacob Mafume announced yesterday.Mafume also said ow...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena taunts ZACC
UNDERFIRE Gokwe-Nembudziya Zanu-PF legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has told the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to confiscate every piece of property he owns in a clear dig follo...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 21:20hrs | 3532 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs revolt over fuel coupons
Legislators on Friday threatened to block Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's mid-term budget as they protested against treasury's failure to provide them with fuel and to cater for their welfare....Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:48hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Zupco leading local bus assembly revival
From being a shining beacon of mass public transport during the early years of independence, Zupco had in recent years mutated into a classic example of a failed State-owned entity.In 1993, it...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:22hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
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