Bulawayo24 News - Skyes! "it makes perfect sense"

Mnangagwa declares SA crash a State of Disaster

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following the tragic DNC Coach bus accident in Limpopo Province, South Africa, which claimed the lives of 43 people on Sunday.The President has directed the Ministry of Local Go…

Published: 14 Oct 2025 at 21:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa mourns Limpopo bus crash victims

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of Zimbabweans and other nationals who perished in Sunday's horrific bus crash in South Africa's Limpopo province, which claimed 49 lives. The President has …

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 18:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

42 Zimbabweans, Malawians killed in N1 Limpopo crash

The death toll from Sunday's horrific bus crash on the N1 freeway near Louis Trichardt (Makhado) in Limpopo has risen to 42, the provincial Department of Transport and Community Safety has confirmed.According to the department, the decease…

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 07:34hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter

CUT's student DJ dies in crash

Another tragedy has struck Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) after the death of Mclarian Chando, a popular student DJ, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a road accident in Chiredzi. His passing comes just days after fellow stude…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:03hrs | 8 | 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 | 66 | by Staff reporter

Woman Killed in gory highway crash

A Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway trip ended in tragedy on Thursday evening when a 29-year-old woman was flung out of a speeding commuter omnibus and crushed to death after the vehicle overturned in Gwanda.The accident occurred around 5PM at t…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africans fined for obstructing traffic at Zimbabwe crash scene

Two South Africans and their Zimbabwean accomplice were yesterday fined for obstructing traffic at the site of a deadly accident in Chitungwiza that claimed 17 lives in July.Cooper Daniel Colin, 33, Pretorius Walter James Seymour, 51, and …

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

23 injured as bus overturns on Masvingoâ€“Beitbridge road

At least 23 passengers were injured on Monday, 28 July 2025, when a Zhongtong bus overturned along the Masvingoâ€“Beitbridge Road, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed.The accident occurred at the 144-kilometre peg of the busy …

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sipho Mazibuko arrested for demo against rape injustices

The founder of Mr and Miss Rural Zimbabwe, Esteemed Businesswomen Zimbabwe and Mental Voices Trust, Sipho Mazibuko, has been arrested for disorderly conduct, as she was planning on staging an illegal demonstration outside the Bulawayo magi…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's emergency response under scrutiny after deadly Manyame crash

Zimbabwe's road accident preparedness has come under intense scrutiny following a horrific crash on Tuesday that claimed 17 lives at Manyame River Bridge along the busy Seke Road.The fatal collision involved a South Africa-registered haula…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare pilot collapses after losing US$724

A Harare-based pilot collapsed on Tuesday evening after reportedly losing US$724 while gambling (flying) on the popular online betting game Aviator, locally referred to as Chindege.According to witnesses at a local betting lounge in the ci…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 22:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

10 survive aircraft crash in Zimbabwe's Kanyemba airstrip

Ten people miraculously escaped unhurt after a light aircraft crash-landed at Kanyemba Airstrip in Mbire District on Wednesday evening. The aircraft, which was en route from Harare to Kafuko Safaris in Mozambique, made an emergency landing…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:54hrs | | 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 | 475 | by Staff reporter

Former Zimbabwean CIO boss recounts near-fatal helicopter crash

Former Zimbabwean Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has revealed that he narrowly escaped death in a helicopter crash in Manicaland province in May 2007. Bonyongwe was traveling with the then-head …

Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 dead in Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway bus crash

Two people have been confirmed dead following a tragic accident involving three buses along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway on Sunday morning. The crash occurred at the 197km peg and involved buses from Tombs Motorways, Rimbi Tours, and Mb…

Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:53hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter

Joseph Dube dies in horror crash

Matabeleland South Rural Infrastructure Development Authority (RIDA) acting provincial coordinator, Mr. Joseph Dube, tragically lost his life in a car accident along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway on Sunday evening. He was 54.Dube, who wa…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:41hrs | 3189 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police name seven accident victims

Police have identified seven people who tragically lost their lives in two separate road accidents over the weekend in Masvingo and Rusape.The first accident occurred on Saturday at around 7:25 AM, when a Nissan Serena, carrying eight pass…

Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa was supposed to be in crashed chopper

The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that the helicopter which crash-landed at an airstrip in Masvingo on Sunday was initially meant to transport President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The President, who was celebrating his 82nd birthday at Grea…

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe plane crashes

An Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crashed during takeoff this afternoon at Masvingo Airport. The incident, which occurred under unclear circumstances, has prompted an ongoing investigation by AFZ officials.Sources within the AFZ, w…

Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 19:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ngezi Platinum crash out

AS Maniema Union 0 - 0 Ngezi Platinum Stars(AS Maniema Union progress to the first round after a 4-3 penalty shootout win)Ngezi Platinum Stars were eliminated from their debut CAF Champions League campaign after a heartbreaking penalty sho…

Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Iranian president confirmed dead in helicopter crash

Iranian state media have confirmed that President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. His entire entourage, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Gover…

Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

13 Zimbabweans die in Cape Town crash

THIRTEEN Zimbabweans were killed and 26 others injured when their coach belonging to Simplex Bus Company collided with a haulage truck on the N1 Highway near Hex River Pass in Western Cape, South Africa, on Saturday evening.There are fears…

Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

3 die in NRZ crash

THREE National Railways of Zimbabwe workers perished following a fatal train accident which occurred between Mutare and Machipanda at around 9 pm last night.In a statement, the NRZ said preliminary investigations suggest that the locomotiv…

Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mbongeni Ngema dies in Eastern Cape car crash

Tributes have been pouring in for legendary South African playwright, musician and creator of the iconic South African play Sarafina! Mbongeni Ngema following his passing.The 68-year-old Ngema passed away in a head-on collision in Lusikisi…

Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:37hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Horror crash exposes parlous state of Matebeleland roads

The Bulawayo City Council has completed a sewer and water sanitation rehabilitation project funded through an African Development Bank AfDB US$33,6 million grant.Council is considering approaching the bank for more funding to expand Bulawa…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:33hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

22 dead in horror crash as South Africa-bound Quantum collides with truck

Twenty-two people were killed on Tuesday night when an overloaded Toyota Quantum had a head-on collision with a DAF truck 17km out of Bulawayo on the Gwanda Road, police said.The accident happened just after 10PM between Muchbinding and Et…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

9 die in horror crash

Nine people died, while 12 others were injured in a head-on collision involving a Nissan Caravan and Honda Hit vehicle that occurred along the Harare-Chirundu Highway on Monday evening.The injured are receiving medical treatment at Sally M…

Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:48hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

3 dead, 4 injured in horror crash

THREE people died while four others were injured after a Toyota Hilux veered off the road and hit a trailer being pulled by a Mthethi Dragon Bus.The incident occurred along Bulawayo- Beitbridge highway on July 5, 2023.The bodies of the dec…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 13:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 die in fatal road accident along Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway

FIVE people died after a Toyota Corolla vehicle collided with a Mazda Axela along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway.National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said four people died on the spot and the fifth person died …

Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Helicopter owners speak on crash

Investigations are now underway to establish the cause of Sunday's helicopter crash, which killed the pilot on the spot in the Mhondoro-Chivero erea. The R44 helicopter crashed in Lothin Farm popularly known as kwaJojo in Mhondoro-Chivero …

Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chopper crash: New details emerge

A pilot died on the spot after a helicopter crashed in the Mhondoro area on Sunday afternoon, in what has been described as a horrific experience by eyewitnesses who said they were yet to overcome the shock.The cause of the crash is not ye…

Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe probes 4 deaths linked to Covid-19 vaccines

Zimbabwe investigated four deaths over possible links to Covid-19 vaccines, officials said on Sunday.The four cases were among 96 reported post-vaccination adverse reactions, but none of them have conclusively been proved to have been caus…

Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:45hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Inside Zimbabwean tycoon Billy Rautenbach's offshore family trust

Records from a massive offshore data leak have provided the most detailed account yet of buccaneering mining and fuel magnate Billy Rautenbach's family empire.It started with a marriage settlement.In 2013, one of Zimbabwe's richest men and…

Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | 9 | by Daily Maverick

Who is behind forex dealers?

NO matter how well-meaning and determined, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions are inflaming the situation through their i…

Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 3 | by Nathan Gurira

Warriors off to Ghana

The Warriors are expected to travel to Ghana today ahead of their important World Cup qualifier against the hosts.Zimbabwe begin a new chapter under Norman Mapeza, who has been given the mandate to try and breath life into their faltering …

Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Sanctions are real, but we're shooting ourselves in the foot

No matter how well-meaning and determined the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions that should be seized with fighting the vice…

Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Nathan Gurira

SDRs war chest to bolster reserves

THE nearly US$1 billion special drawing rights (SDRs), which Zimbabwe received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will bolster the country's foreign currency reserves and  capacity to respond to emergencies  if the need …

Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Scary details on Mnangagwa helicopter crash emerge

NEW details have emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's official helicopter crash-landed due to a technical problem triggered by a faulty power system and flat battery, The NewsHawks reported.This comes as Mnangagwa has quickly moved …

Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Another Air Force of Zimbabwe chopper crashes

AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crash-landed near oil expresser Surface Wilmar in Chitungwiza on Thursday evening, but details of the accident have been kept under wraps.The chopper reportedly made a sudden U-turn just after cros…

Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 11:00hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe in crash landing with Mi-35 helicopter gunship

Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots have been commended for averting a major accident after an emergency landing with their Mi-35 helicopter gunship in Chitungwiza, which had developed a technical fault. As a result of the actions, there we…

Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe hands over property to chopper crash victims

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) yesterday handed over household property worth thousands of dollars to the Fenyere family, whose house was razed to the ground by flames when the Agusta Bell 412 (AB 412) helicopter crashed into their house …

Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Funeral parade for copter crash victims

A funeral parade to honour two pilots and a technician who died in a helicopter crash in Goromonzi last week will be held by the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) on Friday. The pilots are Wing Commander Thomas Tinashe Manyowa and Flight Lieuten…

Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Army chopper horror crash details emerge

VILLAGERS in the Arcturus area in Ruwa where an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crashed on Friday say they watched helplessly as the plane exploded with people inside because they were afraid to get closer.The chopper, a Bell 412, c…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Board of inquiry for helicopter crash

GOVERNMENT has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the cause of Friday's helicopter crash which killed two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots and a flight technician in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province.Wing Commander Thomas Tinash…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns the death of helicopter accident victims

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is in mourning after the horrific accident that claimed the lives of two pilots and an aircraft technician.The pilots who perished are Wing Commander Thomas Tinashe Manyowa and Flight Lieutenant Anita Mapiye…

Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa mourns AFZ officers, child killed in chopper crash

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has send condolence messages to the families of two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots, a technician, and a child who died after a helicopter crashed in Chinyika, Goromonzi Friday.Among the deceased is 18-month…

Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's first female helicopter fighter pilot dies in crash

Zimbabwe's first female combat helicopter pilot was killed in a fiery helicopter crash in Arcturus, 32km east of Harare, on Friday.Thirty-year-old Flight Lieutenant Annita Mapiye, who has flown President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was killed with…

Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Roy Bennett dies -UPDATED

FORMER MDC-T treasurer-general Roy Bennett and his wife Heather died together with three others in a helicopter crash in New Mexico, US yesterday.MDC-T vice-president Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday confirmed the couple's demise."He died follo…

Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staffr eporter

Helicopter crash-lands in Hwange National Park

A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) helicopter crash-landed in Hwange National Park yesterday afternoon.Reports show that none of the two people who were on board the aircraft were injured.ZimParks spokesperson Mr…

Published: 24 Aug 2017 at 06:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Search / Crash

Zimbabwe's southern corridor highway overhaul

Lawyer's estranged hubby remanded over maintenance

Man killed while protecting bar attendant

Man tried to kill himself says he was 'intoxicated'

Cops need community help in fight against crime

Barbourfields set for epic showdown - Highlanders vs Dynamos!

Zimbabwe to feature in Pakistan Tri-series

2 ex-Herald editors shortlisted as Zimbabwe Media Commissioners

Mai Rwizi estate wrangle turns nasty

Zanu-PF Conference concludes with key resolutions

Nees' Afcon dream is on its knees

SA can no longer afford to ignore Zimbabwe's accelerated descent

The Unity Accord and Gukurahundi

Zanu-PF infighting could destabilise Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe opposition says 'no' to constitutional amendment

60% of Zimbabweans feel unsafe protesting

'Social media stealing Zimbabwean childhoods'

BCC must address illegal livestock keeping in residential areas

Gwanda suburb hit by water shortages

Boy (4) killed by tombstone

Matebelaland digital divide raises alarm

Drug abuse crisis threatens Zimbabwe's creative industry

Zimbabwe war vets petition Parly demanding more recognition

NTA advocates warn of state capture and instability

Police hunt armed gang after mine robbery

Chief embroiled in teen pregnancy saga

Zanu-PF moves to declare Mnangagwa birthday holiday

10 war veterans join Geza protests

Masimba Dinyero suspended over poor results

An 80-Year-Old Geza's October 17 Uprising Flopped Dismally

Timba demands clarity on Zanu-PF's Resolution 1

It is no longer a Zanu-PF factional fight

Sex workers want to be called pleasure managers

Mai Rwizi estate wrangle turns nasty

Zanu-PF Conference concludes with key resolutions

SA can no longer afford to ignore Zimbabwe's accelerated descent

An 80-Year-Old Geza's October 17 Uprising Flopped Dismally

Chiwenga warns Zanu-PF 'fatcats' again

Mliswa proposes Zanu-PF transition Presidium

UK family's move to Zimbabwe brings peace, happiness, & balance

News Team

Advertising