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Where are the once touted Zupco buses?

As members of the fourth estate, our role is clear: to hold power to account and to speak truth to those entrusted with public resources. Remaining silent in the face of Zimbabwe's ongoing transport crisis would be both undemocratic and un…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ex-Zupco workers plan court action over outstanding pay

Former workers of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) have raised serious concerns over the company's failure to pay outstanding salaries, some of which date back to July last year. The disgruntled employees claim that despite wo…

Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:10hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter

Zupco terminates contracts for urban buses

THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has initiated a process of terminating its contracts with private owners of buses plying urban routes.The move comes as the remaining buses on contract are seen by commuters on the routes they …

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Zupco, operators break impasse

THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and bus operators have broken an impasse which was threatening to affect mainly urban public transport after Zupco ditched some franchised vehicles over non-compliannce with its standards.The o…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 08:04hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

ZUPCO bus conductor up for blank ticketing scam

A ZUPCO conductor appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate on Thursday, facing charges of fraud for issuing passengers with blank tickets and keeping the fares for himself.The Tredgold Magistrates' Court heard that on September 17, 2023, Tich…

Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 07:27hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zupco deal: The cost of corruption

THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco)'s monopoly on the public transport system has opened a can of worms amid reports that Parliament was blocked from making inquiries on the procurement, ownership and whereabouts of over 500 purc…

Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa offers rural workers free bus rides

RATTLED by the spectre of a full blown job action across the civil service, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has offered its broke employees free buses to transport them to shopping in towns.Information, Media and Broadcasting Ser…

Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Jwamu imali kakhondekitha kaZupco

KUCATSHANGELWA ukuba kuthe ngokuzwa indlala isihlasele lokuba lezikwelede, enye indoda yeZvishavane ijwamulele ukhondekitha wakoZupco imali, qede yacela ezinyaweni. Kubikwa uListon Kubvoruno , oleminyaka engu-24 yokuzalwa utshontshele ukho…

Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 17:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zupco NRZ collabo is another Command transport that will further cripple the already ailing Rail Transport

The Government of Zimbabwe through its Ministries responsible of transport has made another shocker after it announced that commuter trains will start operating to easy congestion during peak hours.Obviously, this is another Command for th…

Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 16:52hrs | 13 | by Fanuel Chinowaita

More buses for Zupco arrive

Public transport continues to grow with the latest batch of 50 new Golden Dragon buses from China passing through Beitbridge at the weekend to join the Zupco fleet and the new train service linking central Harare with Mufakose and Budiriro…

Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:03hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe being run by clueless ZANU PF clowns

The Emmerson Mnangagwa led ZANU PF government has once again proven beyond no doubt that they are clueless and a bunch of mediocre buffoons. They impose policies which are half baked and result in the masses suffering. Implosion of the ZUP…

Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:41hrs | 6 | by Prince Njagu

Zimbabwe needs 667 police patrol vehicles, not 667 Zupco buses

BULAWAYO has made headlines for the wrong reasons in recent weeks amid a notable rise in armed robbery cases and other forms of violent crimes. Armed robberies targeting private homes and businesses have followed each other in quick succes…

Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya

Zupco monopoly: State capture or another Chimurenga?

BEGINNING January 21, 2019, the government of Zimbabwe has been making a series of declarations reinforcing the apparent principality of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) in the provision of public transport.Between January and…

Published: 11 May 2021 at 18:35hrs | | by Discent Collins Bajila

Egodini Project: More harm than good

Awarded a rousing reception in 2017 by the City of Kings, the Egodini project headed by Terracotta Trading Private Limited produced a royal city befitting pitch which was well backed by the then Acting director of engineering services in c…

Published: 10 May 2021 at 12:02hrs | | by Thabiso Nxumalo

'Mnangagwa's govt must admit Zupco failure'

GOVERNMENT should admit that its mass public transporter, Zupco, is failing to cope with demand, a consumer watchdog and commuters said in response to the transport shortages bedevilling Bulawayo. Commuters have been battling transport cha…

Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 10 | by Staff writer

ZUPCO's three-tier fare structure unsustainable

On the 16th of January 2021, the now monopolized urban transporter ZUPCO announced a 100% fare hike for urban routes sighting falling revenues due to reduced carrying capacity of buses which has been necessitated by adherence to covid-19 h…

Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 17:47hrs | 1 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya

Zupco snub leaves commuters stranded

Commuters from Robert Sinyoka in Bulawayo were yesterday left stranded in the CBD after ZUPCO withdrew its buses citing bad roads. Robert Sinyoka and Mazwi village are peri-urban settlements a few kilometres outside Bulawayo, just after Pu…

Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police descend on illegal transport operators

POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded more than 80 vehicles for illegally transporting people in violation of lockdown regulations. The mushikashika vehicles as they are known, have topped the list of lockdown violators. Since the Government a…

Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Urban transport a nightmare for commuters

OUR country used to have one of the best urban transport systems to carry workers to and from its vibrant industries â€” the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco).Workers used to pay half the fare during working days and the government…

Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Tinashe

ZUPCO fails to pay terminus fees

CITY of Mutare says it is losing potential revenue after the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) took over all bus termini in the city.The bus termini used to be operated by private commuter operators who paid council towards their u…

Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZUPCO withdraws buses from suburbs citing poor roads

PUBLIC transporter, the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has withdrawn its services in some suburbs in Bulawayo citing poor roads.The current rains, economic challenges and poor management have combined to reduce the country's roa…

Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Anxiety over freak Zupco accidents

"Naturally, when you get into a Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus, safety, with regards to the fitness of the vehicle, should be the least of your worries. We are made to believe the buses undergo rigorous testing before they a…

Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Kombi operators deal with potholes

A team of kombi operators in Highfield, Harare gave back to the community by filling potholes at Machipisa shopping centre on Friday morning.The good Samaritans told Bulawayo24.com that potholes were now a menace in Machipisa."We took it u…

Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 10:11hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Zupco doubles fares

THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has announced a 100% fare hike with immediate effect.A memo written by the Belvedere Depot Manager and addressed to all bus conductors confirmed the latest development."Please note that all loc…

Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

We need Zupco buses in Chiwesh, Mashonaland Central

The frequency of kombi arrivals and departure in rural Chiweshe, Mash. Central are not amusing. This is one area where tobacco farming was 'born' and got 'raised' elsewhere. The communal farmers are well monied with the 'smoking-monies' gi…

Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa

Zimbabwe is one giant crime scene!

Presently, a newspaper headline reports a ticketing scam by over a hundred Zupco conductors which prejudiced the company of thousands of dollars; fast-tracking the demise of a public transport project which was already unsustainable before…

Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 22:29hrs | 7 | by Washington Nyasha Gwarada

The singing and dancing is still going on

Household economies tend to zero in on one person or a couple if the marriage is still without 'cracks and bruises'. When needs and wants outpace incomes its the father who loses sleep pondering on how to put the next meal on the family ta…

Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 13:08hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa

Zupco jokes, economic class and hedonistic individualism in Zimbabwe

There can be a bit of a laugh, if you are on social media, concerning the political-economic goings-on in Zimbabwe.There should not (strictly speaking) be. But on social media, there is and humour/satire is definitely a good thing. Even if…

Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 06:56hrs | 3 | by Takura Zhangazha

An economy of values and aspirations - Prof Mthuli Ncube

President Emmerson Mnangagwa commissions new Zupco buses that Government acquired in an effort to ease transport woes in this file photo. The recently introduced ZUPCO subsidies are helping many Zimbabweans on a daily basis as a direct res…

Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 12:36hrs | | by Prof Mthuli Ncube, Special Correspondent

We are at the bus stop 'pa Muchaka'

Now that Zupco buses are being deployed to service rural routes, it is time we mention areas desperate for buses.Harare-Glendale-Nzvimbo-Mkunyadzi-Chinehasha-Chidewu-Chaona, is one route 'crying' for attention. We need a bus on this route …

Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 10:18hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa

Dialogue is the way to go

Five hundred more buses for ZUPCO. More comfortable, far cheaper and what's more, bigger is always better. Dialogue is always progressive, good and advisable. Confrontation is counterproductive and usually ends with one or more people and …

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:05hrs | | by Tondo Murisa

Populist policies can only suffocate Zupco more

THE government this week slashed Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus fares to 50 cents and 75 cents from $1 and $1,50, at a time when fuel prices shot up to almost $5 from $3,38.While it is praiseworthy that government is trying …

Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Faith Zaba

The aftermath of violent protests and the way forward

The MDC Alliance and their regime change agenda cahoots in the civil society instigated violent protests that took place from the 14th to 16th of January 2019 and the inconceivable repercussions will be felt for a long time to come.The opp…

Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 13:06hrs | 2 | by Peacemaker Zano

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 transport system. One such option was the reintroduct…

Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Mike Murenzvi

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 the Central Business District.Journalis…

Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 08:55hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu

MDC polishes art of violence

The blood thirsty opposition Movement for Democratic Change last week displayed its colours bare for all to see. Reports have it that eight civilians and a police officer have lost their lives so far in a senseless orgy of violence against…

Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 10:48hrs | 1 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa

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 commuters have hitherto been subjected…

Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 14:13hrs | 5 | by Tafara Shumba

22 investors eye struggling Zupco

LOCAL Government minister July Moyo yesterday told Parliament that 22 investors from local and abroad had expressed interest in struggling State-owned transport operator, Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) as government steps up sel…

Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's parastatal rot - when looting becomes second nature

Ever wondered why the Zimbabwe Government and its ministers find parastatals attractive despite them costing the taxpayer billions of dollars? Our previous article asked questions on the wisdom of the government taking over Telecel mobile …

Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 11:52hrs | | by David Mutori and Benjamin Paradza

Zupco bus with Regina Mundi pupils catch fire

The Zimbabwe United Passangers Company known with the acronym ZUPCO (in picture) went in up in flames this afternoon along Nyamayendlovu road.The bus was carrying school children travelling to Regina Mundi, Matabeleland North for schools r…

Published: 02 May 2016 at 16:00hrs | 10 | by Thobekile Zhou

Zupco, a sad story of things gone wrong

There was a time when it used to be the only reliable passenger transporter. In fact, Zupco was the Alpha and Omega in the public transport business. Its services stretched to every part of the country, leaving both urban and rural commute…

Published: 04 Mar 2012 at 06:48hrs | 5 | by Charlotte Musarurwa

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