BUSINESS NEWS

Beitbridge Border crackdown leaves buses stranded

Scores of buses remain stranded at the Beitbridge Border Post following intensified inspections by authorities targeting undeclared and commercial goods being transported through passenger vehicles.Of...

BUSINESS NEWS

CMED introduces 18 electric buses in Zimbabwe

The Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) has taken a major step in advancing environmentally friendly transport in Zimbabwe, receiving 18 commercial electric buses that will undergo trial ru...

BUSINESS NEWS

Rushwaya warns of revolt over Chinese abuses in mining sector

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has issued a stern warning to government, accusing some Chinese investors of killing, abusing, and exploiting local small-scale miners - ...

POLITICS

Chivayo donates 10 buses to Johanne Masowe

Thousands of Johanne Masowe Chishanu followers are set to converge in Domboshava next week for the church's highly anticipated annual gathering, one of the largest events in Zimbabwe's religious cale...

Magunje cement project accused of rights abuses

The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a scathing report accusing developers of the US$1 billion Magunje cement and mining project of widespread human rights abuses, forced displ...

MINING & RETAIL

Chinese miner in Zimbabwe grave rights abuses storm

The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has called on the Zimbabwean government to urgently intervene and halt alleged human rights abuses being committed by a Chinese-linked mining company ...

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zupco in drive to procure 500 buses

ZUPCO is set to kick off the long-awaited procurement of hundreds of new buses within the next three months, marking a significant step forward in efforts to modernise Zimbabwe's public transport syst...

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Govt installs trackers on vehicles and Zupco buses

The Central Mechanical and Equipment Department (CMED) has set up a control room at its headquarters in the city to monitor the movement of all Government vehicles and collecting information on vehicl...

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare approves e-buses project

HARARE City Council has approved plans to launch e-buses in a bid to ease transport woes bedevilling the capital city.Minutes from the environmental committee chaired by Herbert Gomba which were adopt...

BUSINESS NEWS

3 SA-bound Zimbabwe buses hijacked

A Bulawayo man was shot on the ear after he withheld R10 from highway robbers who hijacked buses, omalayitsha and two private motorists between Musina and Kranskop along Musina- Johannesburg Highway o...

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare electric buses deal on cards

An American company, Concept Media Group, is seeking to tie down Harare City Council to a deal to introduce intracity electric buses (E-buses).The firm plans to introduce the electricity-powered buses...

LANDS & AGRICULTURE

Rights abuses rife on Zimbabwe tobacco farms

Global watchdog Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged Zimbabwe to take urgent steps to stem child labour and other rights abuses on the country's tobacco farms.In a report titled "Bitter Harvest", the ...

TELECOMS & TECHNOLOGY

Zimpost spends $2m on postal buses

ZIMPOST has invested $2 million purchasing five postal buses to combine the functions of public transport and mail delivery or collection, an official has said. The post-bus concept has been in existe...

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

31 Zupco buses attached over $500 000 debt

THE Deputy Sheriff has attached 31 Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses over a half-a-million dollar debt owed to retrenched workers.The writ of execution was obtained at the Bulawayo High ...

TRANSPORT & TOURISM

Zupco acquires 51 buses valued at $4.3m

The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has acquired 51 buses valued at $4,3 million as part of the organisation's three year strategy aimed at improving operations and maximising shareholder ...