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Zimbabwe approves smart city initiative to tackle traffic offences
The government has greenlit the implementation of a home-grown Smart City concept designed to reduce traffic offences and curb road accidents across Zimbabwe.The initiative, set to be deployed...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:35hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up home-grown smart traffic management system
Zimbabwe is set to accelerate the nationwide deployment of a locally developed Smart Traffic Management System aimed at curbing road traffic violations and improving public safety, a government minist...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:29hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Concerns over high cost of blood in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe faces a critical health challenge as the high cost of blood continues to contribute to poverty-related deaths and acts as a significant barrier preventing many ordinary citizens from accessin...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Gweru to repair all traffic lights by year-end
Gweru City Council Mayor Martin Chivhoko has announced ambitious plans to install new traffic lights and refurbish malfunctioning ones at all intersections in the city's central business district (CBD...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:08hrs | 41 | 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 Fri...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls out nationwide housing projects for police officers
Several housing projects aimed at providing decent and secure accommodation for members of Zimbabwe's security sector are planned across the country, building on the success of the recently commission...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:38hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Gold rally is bringing new riches to rural Zimbabwe
In Filabusi, the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle in the small town's bars.The th...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:43hrs | 2373 | by Ray Ndlovu
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 prompt...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:07hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
4,912 injuries, 76 fatalities recorded in workplaces in 2024
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has revealed alarming statistics for workplace safety in 2024, reporting a total of 4,912 injuries and 76 fatalities across various sectors. The labour fed...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:51hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police hunt 20,000 motorists for traffic light violations
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a full-scale crackdown on traffic law violators, targeting at least 20,000 motorists in Harare and Bulawayo for failing to obey traffic light signals. T...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 17:34hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drivers will need medical report to renew licences
Seventy-year-old Sekuru Moyo was unsettled when he read a newspaper report suggesting that all local drivers might soon be required to undergo mandatory retesting. For Moyo, whose daily life revolves ...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:31hrs | 16495 | by Staff reporter
Free emergency medical care for road accident victims
In a major overhaul of Zimbabwe's post-accident emergency response system, the Government is proposing a new law that will ensure road traffic accident (RTA) victims receive free emergency medical att...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:56hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Stiff penalties for defiant motorists caught on camera
Thousands of motorists caught on camera running red traffic lights will face stringent penalties, including the inability to renew vehicle licences or pass through tollgates, as police roll out a robu...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:53hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls: A world wonder at risk as Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road crumbles
A weekend trip to Victoria Falls offers breathtaking experiences - from a serene breakfast at Makuwa Kuwa Restaurant, perched on the cliffs of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, to mesmerizing views stretch...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:45hrs | 3011 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale road: A stretch of prestige shadowed by tragedy
Driving along Borrowdale Road offers a stark contrast to the chaotic scenes common on many other city roads. Known as the route favored by Zimbabwe's elite-politicians, business executives, and securi...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:44hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
284 Bulawayo motorists wanted for crossing red robots
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released a list of 284 Bulawayo motorists caught on camera violating traffic regulations by driving through red traffic lights, as the Electronic Traffic Managem...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:09hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cabinet approves Road Accident Fund Bill
The Zimbabwean Cabinet has approved the principles of the Road Accident Fund Bill, a landmark legislative step aimed at improving emergency treatment, medical care, and funeral assistance for road tra...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:32hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Matthew Takaona arrested by Ferret team
Veteran journalist and opposition activist Matthew Takaona has been arrested by members of the Ferret team, a joint police and intelligence unit, while participating in a community road safety initiat...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:41hrs | 1999 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed
In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incid...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 1988 | by Staff reporter
Nssa targets zero workplace accidents
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities across Zimbabwe, as it intensifies efforts to promote occupatio...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:01hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates Town Council Auditor amid ongoing resistance
A Labour Court ruling last week overturned the dismissal of Manasseh Mhlolo, the internal auditor at Gokwe Town Council, who was fired eight months ago over a minor US$80 vehicle damage expense. Despi...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Bus rank chaos and reckless competition plague Zimbabwe's public transport sector
A disturbing video recently surfaced showing two buses dangerously tailgating and jostling for a loading bay at a terminus, rekindling painful memories of the tragic 2023 Rimbi-Zebra Kiss fatal bus cr...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:18hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Harare CBD traffic chaos
The Harare City Council has revealed that only 48 out of the 69 traffic signal-controlled intersections in the city's central business district (CBD) are currently operational, with the remaining 31 o...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:43hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Trabablas Interchange opens today
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the Trabablas Interchange today, a major infrastructure project that replaces the notorious Mbudzi Roundabout, long known as a traffic bottleneck...Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:24hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Kwekwe fuel tanker crash a national disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the fatal accident involving a fuel tanker, a two-tonne truck, and a van near Kwekwe, which claimed 12 lives, a national disaster.The tragic collision...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
ZPA urges Mnangagwa to address road carnage in the country
Zimbabwe Passengers Association Secretary general Paul Makiwa has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to try and address road carn...Published: 28 May 2025 at 22:27hrs | 431 | by Stephen Jakes
Gas explosion turns car into fireball in Bulawayo
Bulawayo was rocked by another terrifying gas explosion on Monday night when a car burst into flames near the Amakhosi Cultural Centre, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell and raising fresh concer...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1345 | by Staff reporter
ZRP chief kills senior prison officer trying to save trapped CIO boss
A tragic accident on May 21 has claimed the lives of two senior Zimbabwean security officials, turning an act of heroism into a devastating loss. Principal Correctional Officer Masimba Mandimutsira di...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:00hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for musician Mbeu
Popular Afro-fusion musician Ashton "Mbeu" Nyahora has been issued with a warrant of arrest, four months after being involved in a road accident in Harare that has since sparked a bitter dispute over ...Published: 21 May 2025 at 09:17hrs | 676 | 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 witness...Published: 19 May 2025 at 23:24hrs | 1449 | 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 Borrowd...Published: 17 May 2025 at 16:47hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Weighbridges, truck arrestor beds at tollgates
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has launched a comprehensive transport system modernisation programme aimed at enhancing road safety and streamlining regulatory services in M...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:19hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Widower cleared of causing wife's death
Hilary Chisuko, a man from Nyanga, has strongly denied accusations by his late wife's family that he was responsible for her death in a car accident last April. Chisuko, who himself was critically inj...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:10hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Is the Trabablas Interchange a monument to Zimbabwe's misplaced priorities and corruption?
Is Zimbabwe's so-called ‘spaghetti road' just another highway to corruption?The recent announcement by Zimbabwe's Ministry of Transport that the long-awaited Mbudzi Interchange - now curious...Published: 15 May 2025 at 08:08hrs | 386 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
BREAKING: Mawarire says Mnangagwa now part of the criminals
Jealousy Mawarire, former spokesperson to the late President Robert Mugabe, has launched a blistering attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing him of surrendering executive power to a clique o...Published: 14 May 2025 at 19:13hrs | 4531 | by Staff reporter
Train collides with ZRP vehicle
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) vehicle was severely damaged in Gweru today after it was struck by a train at a level crossing, in an incident that has raised renewed concerns over road safety awaren...Published: 14 May 2025 at 10:15hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Trabablas Interchange to open this May
The long-awaited Trabablas Interchange Construction Project is in its final stages and is set to officially open to traffic this May, bringing much-needed relief to motorists and commuters who have lo...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:29hrs | 3723 | by Staff reporter
Govt mobilises for construction of Simon Mazorodze-Willowvale flyover
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has announced the mobilisation phase for the construction of a Grade Separation Structure (flyover) at the busy Simon Mazorodze and Willowvale...Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:28hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Kombi driver jailed for 36 months for evading arrest
A Harare commuter omnibus driver, Tapiwa Kaseke (28), has been sentenced to 36 months in prison after he evaded arrest for negligent driving, which resulted in a series of accidents. The sentence was ...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:47hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to retest all drivers in some money making scheme
All licensed drivers in Zimbabwe will soon be required to undergo retesting as part of a new initiative to account for changes in their facial features and health conditions, a government official rev...Published: 10 May 2025 at 18:05hrs | 14701 | by Staff reporter
Mystery surrounds 'haunted' bus
In the Chitungwiza area near a car repair garage at Chikwanha Shopping Centre, there is a parked bus that residents claim has not moved for several months - but has been displaying strange and mysteri...Published: 08 May 2025 at 12:19hrs | 2846 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo begins training rural firefighters
The City of Bulawayo's Fire and Ambulance Services Unit has commenced a firefighter training programme for Rural District Councils (RDCs) in the southern region of Zimbabwe, in a major step toward enh...Published: 07 May 2025 at 16:07hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
3 people killed in hit-and-run accidents
Police have launched a nationwide manhunt for motorists involved in three separate fatal hit-and-run accidents that occurred over the weekend, leaving three people dead.In a statement, Zimbabw...Published: 05 May 2025 at 15:59hrs | 389 | 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 vehicl...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 13:39hrs | 767 | 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 (...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:32hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Independence tragedy, Dairiboard trucker plunges into Mupfure River
A visibly unretrieved floating lifeless body belonging to a Dairiboard milk tanker truck driver has been idle since independence when he lost control of the vehicle, overturned at the bridge and plung...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 16:39hrs | 1870 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Beatrice
Zimbabwe power utility warns over 'bush' electricians
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has issued a stern warning to the public about the dangers of hiring unqualified electricians to carry out electrical work, follo...Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 852 | 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 (...Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 15:22hrs | 1199 | by Staff reporter
Breathalysers to be used at Zimbabwe roadblocks during holidays
The Government has unveiled a major initiative aimed at curbing the alarming rise in road accidents caused by reckless and drunk driving, through the deployment of more breathalysers and the rollout o...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:34hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo-Vic Falls Road upgrading to take 10 months'
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has confirmed that the long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road will resume next month and is expected to be compl...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:19hrs | 4708 | by Staff reporter
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