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4 killed in Harare - Shamva road accident

At least four people have died and two others injured following a road traffic accident along the Harare - Shamva Road, police have confirmed.The crash occurred on Wednesday near Madziwa Mine at the 71km peg when the driver of a Toyota Hil…

Published: 03 Oct 2025 at 14:19hrs | | by Staff reporter

DJ Bruce Masomere dies in highway crash

The family of the late DJ Bruce Masomere has announced that he will be laid to rest on Monday at Glen Forest Cemetery in Harare.Masomere, who died in a car accident along the Harare–Masvingo highway on September 27, 2025, was widely known …

Published: 29 Sep 2025 at 00:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Blanket Mine employee killed in blasting accident

Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc has confirmed the death of a worker at its Blanket Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, following a blasting accident on Monday, September 22.The incident occurred during secondary blasting operations, the c…

Published: 25 Sep 2025 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youths die en route to Mnangagwa's birthday bash

Two Zanu-PF youth members tragically lost their lives on Monday in a head-on collision while travelling to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 83rd birthday celebrations in Zvishavane.The victims, both female party activists, were aboard a doub…

Published: 17 Sep 2025 at 10:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

7 dead in Masvingo-Beitbridge road crash

A tragic road traffic accident along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road on Friday morning claimed seven lives and left 15 others injured, authorities have confirmed.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi sa…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 13:42hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter

2 siblings killed in Gwanda road crash

Tragedy struck Gwanda District on Monday when two siblings were killed after being struck by a vehicle along the Bulawayo–Beitbridge Road.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Chiratidzo Dube confirmed the incident, w…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 09:59hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter

Businessman, five others die in road accident

Six people, including well-known Mutare transport operator Mr. Godfrey Chikosi, lost their lives in a devastating road accident that occurred last night at the Himalaya Turn-Off along the Mutare-Chimanimani Road. The accident, which took p…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter

5 killed in kombi crash on Harare-Murewa highway

Five people were killed in a tragic accident along the Harare-Murewa highway after a private commuter omnibus carrying passengers, bricks, and a tombstone overturned.Budiriro South Member of Parliament Darlington Chigumbu, who witnessed th…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF affiliates call for Mnangagwa life presidency

Zanu-PF affiliates have stepped up their calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power for life, a motion that is expected to surface at the party's annual conference set for Mutare Polytechnic from October 13 to 18.At last yea…

Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youth leader dies in car accident

Zanu-PF Midlands provincial youth league deputy secretary for information and publicity, Tinashe Panganai, has died following a tragic car accident on Sunday.Midlands provincial chairperson Ernest Dzoro confirmed the death, describing Pang…

Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

7 injured in vehicle pile-up collision near ED Mnangagwa road

Seven people were injured this morning in a pile-up involving four vehicles, including a kombi, at the intersection of Robert Mugabe Road and ED Mnangagwa Road in Harare.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have yet to release further detail…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 dead, 2 injured in fiery Plumtree road crash

Two people lost their lives and two others sustained serious injuries in a horrific early morning crash on Monday involving a Botswana-registered haulage truck and a Honda Fit along Plumtree Road, just before the Mganwini turn-off bridge i…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

6 ZCC members die in road crash

Six members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) lost their lives early Monday morning when the Toyota Quantum they were travelling in overturned along the Mutare - Masvingo Road, police have confirmed.The accident occurred at the 283-kilome…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZCC blames Zimbabwe govt for road carnage

The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has urged the government to take responsibility for the recent surge in road traffic accidents, pointing to the failure to resuscitate a reliable public transport system as a key underlying cause.The …

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 killed in Mutare-Harare road trucks crash

Two people lost their lives in a tragic road traffic accident involving two trucks at Mufusire Uphill, along the Mutareâ€“Harare Highway, in the early hours of Saturday morning.The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the fatal crash through…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimpapers driver killed in Bulawayo road accident

A Zimpapers motorbike courier, Silas Bhunu, was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Nguboyenja, Bulawayo, when a vehicle driven by an unlicensed 20-year-old struck him while he was on duty delivering newspapers.According to Bula…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man killed, 2 injured in Bulawayo road traffic accident

Police have identified the victim of a fatal road traffic accident that occurred on the evening of August 1 along 12th Avenue Extension and Sherwood Drive in the suburb of Ilanda, Bulawayo. The deceased has been named as Dumisani Zhangare.…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 16:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Municipal worker killed in refuse truck accident

A municipal worker in Chitungwiza, identified as Simon Maketo, has tragically died following a workplace accident involving a refuse truck. The incident occurred on Thursday morning while Maketo was carrying out his duties in the suburb of…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road accidents drop 12,5%

Zimbabwe has recorded a notable decline in road traffic accidents during the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest Transport Statistics Report released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat).The report shows that 12â…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

+20 injured in another Seke Road commuter omnibus crash

More than 20 people were injured on Tuesday morning when a commuter omnibus travelling from Ziko to Harare's central business district veered off Seke Road and crashed near Chinhamo Service Station after bursting a front tyre.The injured w…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 killed, 13 injured in collision on Lomagundi road

A tragic road traffic accident occurred in the early hours of Monday along Lomagundi Road, between Harare Drive and the Westgate roundabout, claiming two lives on the spot and leaving 13 others injured.The fatal crash happened around 4:30 …

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 13:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road traffic accidents jump to 28,159 in 6 months

A deadly collision along Harare's Seke Road on Tuesday has once again spotlighted Zimbabwe's deepening road safety crisis. The horrific crash, which claimed 17 lives-including two pedestrians-has become a grim symbol of an increasingly dan…

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 feared dead in church bus, lorry accident

Two people are feared dead following a tragic road traffic accident that occurred just after Kaguvi Training Centre on the outskirts of Gweru along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.Eyewitnesses said the accident involved a Golversberg Bus, whic…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 17:56hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police dismiss reports of another Seke road accident

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed widespread social media claims alleging another traffic accident at Hunyani Bridge along Seke Road, clarifying that no such incident occurred.The rumours, which went viral on Thursday evenin…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

17 die in Harare road accident

Seventeen people have been confirmed dead following a horrific road accident involving a haulage truck and a commuter omnibus along Seke Road in Harare on Tuesday morning. The fatal collision occurred at Hunyani Bridge near the Water Works…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 15:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

CEO seriously injured in fatal road accident

Makoni Rural District Council (RDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edmore Chidembo was seriously injured in a fatal road accident along the Chivhuâ€“Nyazura Road last Thursday night. The accident claimed one life and left two others hospita…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:12hrs | 1240 | by Staff reporter

2 Zimbabweans die in horrific accident in Canada

Two Zimbabweans living in Canada, Anotida Maziriri and Edmore Mafuwe, tragically died in a car crash on Saturday night in Edmonton while on their way to the â€˜Ndini Mukudzeyi' concert.Reports indicate that the fatal accident occurred when…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:44hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter

Girl (12) dies in a scotchcart accident

Chatyora village under Chief Rusambo in Rushinga has been plunged into mourning after a twelve-year-old girl died in a scotchcart accident.Tinevimbo Kurima died yesterday upon admission at Rushinga clinic after she was hit on the head by a…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:32hrs | 503 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Father accidentally runs over 2-year-old daughter

A tragic accident has plunged a Kensington family into mourning after a 55-year-old father accidentally ran over and killed his 2-year-old daughter while reversing his car out of the yard.The heartbreaking incident occurred on the morning …

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

BREAKING: David Chapfika dies in tragic car accident

Former Deputy Minister of Finance and long-serving ZANU PF politician David Chapfika has died in a fatal road accident near Chabwino, along the bridge at Stondon, authorities confirmed on Thursday.Chapfika, a veteran legislator who once re…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 13:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

4 family members die In horror crash

Four members of the Matonde family, including a three-year-old girl, died instantly in a tragic road accident along the Karoi-Binga Road on Sunday evening.The crash occurred around 6:30pm near the 25km peg, involving a Ford Ranger carrying…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:33hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter

2 killed in horrific accident

Business activities along Cripps Road in Graniteside came to a halt recently after abnormal load trucks passed through the area, causing widespread disruption.Tragedy struck in Hurungwe on Friday when a container truck carrying over 20 pas…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter

ZRP bakkie, Mercedes Benz crash injures four

HARARE - Two police officers and two other passengers were critically injured when a Zimbabwe Republic Police Ford (4Ã—4) they were patrolling with was hit by a Mercedes Benz vehicle at Lewisam business centre along Harare-Mutoko highway l…

Published: 15 Jun 2025 at 12:39hrs | 1651 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

US$5K fine for litter bugs

The City of Mutare is set to impose a hefty US$5,000 fine on anyone caught littering in undesignated areas, according to new by-laws currently being drafted by the local authority, The Manica Post has established.By-laws, which are localiz…

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Plumtree man dies in donkey cart accident

A 28-year-old man from Tshemahali village in Madlambuzi, Plumtree, has died following an accident involving a donkey-drawn scotch cart that overturned after hitting a tree.Matabeleland South police spokesperson, Inspector Chiratidzo Dube, …

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:27hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter

Tractor accidents kill 6 in Masvingo in one month

Authorities have raised alarm over a surge in road accidents involving agricultural tractors in Masvingo Province, with at least six lives lost in the past month alone. The disturbing trend has prompted calls for urgent action to improve r…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:07hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter

4 dead, 5 injured in head-on collision

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a tragic road traffic accident that claimed four lives and left five others injured on May 29 at around 2:00 PM, near the 44-kilometre peg along the Chegutuâ€“Chinhoyi Road, close to Uzande …

Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:43hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter

2 senior security agents killed in pile-up accident

Tragedy struck last evening when two senior security service members lost their lives in a road accident involving a vehicle pile-up at the Mutimurefu Prison Bus Stop along the Masvingo-Mutare Road.The deceased are Gift Nyama, Officer Comm…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 18:12hrs | 2221 | by Staff reporter

Head-on collision in Glendale

A Toyota Buble allegedly encroached into an on-coming truck resulting in a head-on collision on Sunday in Glendale.According to witnesses no injuries were recorded.The place has become a black spot as accidents are mushrooming there.

Published: 19 May 2025 at 23:24hrs | 1467 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Glendale

Veteran Karateka dies in Harare car crash

Zimbabwean martial arts legend Sensei Mugove Muhambi, a veteran karateka who represented the country on numerous international platforms, has died following a fatal road traffic accident along Borrowdale Road in Harare early this morning.T…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 16:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

1 dead, 2 injured in head-on collision along Borrowdale road

One person was killed and two others injured in a head-on collision involving two private vehicles along Borrowdale Road in Harare on Saturday morning.The accident occurred around 7am near St George's College and involved a Honda Fit and a…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 13:11hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Inter Africa bus destroys structures at rank

Scores of people gathered at Guruve rank yesterday after an Inter Africa bus lost brakes and crashed into structures at the rank.No injuries were recorded and police is yet to receive a report.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ZqPaysvFY

Published: 07 May 2025 at 19:14hrs | 1485 | by Simbarashe Sithole

6 dead after bus travelling from Botswana to Harare overturns in Gweru

Tragedy struck early this morning when a Hungwe bus travelling from Botswana to Harare overturned at the Fairmile roundabout in Gweru, claiming six lives.The accident occurred around 6AM, sending shockwaves through the Midlands capital as …

Published: 07 May 2025 at 10:43hrs | 1507 | by Staff reporter

Gweru cop in trouble for 'causing' fatal accident

A police officer from the Mkoba 1 Police Station is facing disciplinary action after he allegedly engaged in a high-speed car chase that resulted in a fatal accident on Monday night.Constable Sakala, while on duty, is said to have pursued …

Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:52hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter

7 injured in Binga road accident

Seven people were injured in a terrifying accident on Saturday night when a commuter omnibus, travelling near Chilila in Binga, developed a mechanical fault and rolled backwards on a slope. The vehicle narrowly avoided plunging into a deep…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 13:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

1 dead, 5 injured after car rams into elephant near Victoria Falls

One person died and five others were injured on Wednesday night after their vehicle hit an elephant which landed on the car's roof about 40km from Victoria Falls on the Kazungula Road.The driver of a Toyota Isis heading towards Victoria Fa…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:46hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter

Significant rise in accidents during holidays

Zimbabwe recorded a significant rise in road traffic accidents during the 2025 Independence and Easter holidays, although the number of fatalities declined, according to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).A total of 384 accidents were repo…

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:32hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter

6 killed in road traffic accident

Six people lost their lives in a fatal road traffic accident on Thursday near the Magunje turnoff along the Harare-Chirundu Highway, in Mashonaland West province.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the incident, which involved a h…

Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 15:22hrs | 1218 | by Staff reporter

BREAKING: Rovos Tourist train collides with goods train in Zimbabwe, several injured

A luxury Rovos Rail train carrying 47 international tourists en route to Victoria Falls was involved in a collision with a goods train operated by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) affiliate, Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway (BBR), near G…

Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 14:27hrs | 8030 | by Staff reporter

Zebra Kiss bus crashes near Chirundu

A Zebra Kiss bus traveling from Harare to Lusaka was involved in a serious accident late Wednesday night, just a few kilometers before reaching Marongora near Chirundu. The bus reportedly veered off the Harare-Chirundu highway and plunged …

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

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