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Zimbabwe Pirate Taxi Wars Heat Up

The Harare City Council's efforts to remove pirate taxis from operating in the central business district remain fruitless as taxi drivers are refusing to stop operating.

  • Zimbabwe:   We Are Here to Stay - Pirate Taxi Drivers

    The Herald, 4 September 2014

    A tout holds the door of a small car and shouts,"Fourth Street via Robert Mugabe. Board this one; it's about to leave!" Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Road Traffic Cameras Progressive

    The Herald, 2 September 2014

    IT is a rare day when a Harare driver will not see an accident or the remains of an accident, such as glass in the street. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   No Reprieve for Impounded Kombis

    The Herald, 30 August 2014

    The High Court has dismissed an urgent chamber application by some commuter omnibus operators seeking to compel Harare City Council to release at least 25 kombis impounded for… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   800 Kombis Impounded

    The Herald, 28 August 2014

    Harare City Council has impounded more than 800 commuter omnibuses in the past two weeks for flouting several by-laws since opening the Coventry Road holding bay. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Kombi 'War' With Municipal Police

    The Herald, 21 August 2014

    A war has erupted between Harare City Council and errant commuter omnibus crews who are still using undesignated points to pick up and drop passengers. Kombis that do not have… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   City of Harare Impounds Over 400 Kombis

    The Herald, 20 August 2014

    At least 420 kombis have been impounded in Harare for violating city by-laws following the opening of the Coventry Road holding bay. Council spokesperson Mr Leslie Gwindi said the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Kombi Operators, Vendors Ready to Register

    The Herald, 22 August 2014

    Harare City Council has given commuter omnibus operators and vendors operating in the city a 30-day ultimatum to register their businesses or face a ban. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Kombis Start Using Holding Bay

    The Herald, 9 August 2014

    The Harare City Council finally started directing commuter omnibuses plying the south-western suburbs city routes to the holding bay along Coventry Road yesterday after almost a… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Well Done, City Leaders

    The Herald, 23 August 2014

    The municipal authorities have proved that it is possible to end the chaos brought about by kombis without necessarily banning that particular mode of public transport. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   City Impounds Over 100 Kombis

    The Herald, 14 August 2014

    Harare City Council has marked roads for use by commuter omnibuses only as they ply from the holding bay along Coventry Road to the Copacabana bus rank in line with trends in other… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Women Breathe New Life Into Private Transport Sector

    IPS, 8 August 2014

    Mavis Gotora from Mabvuku high-density suburb, in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, walks up and down, as she persuades one passer-by after another to board the private taxi cab she… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Holding Bay Project Faces Hiccups

    The Herald, 6 August 2014

    Harare City Council's project to move commuter omnibuses plying south-western suburbs-city routes to the holding bay along Coventry Road failed to take off yesterday as scheduled… Read more »

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