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Smuggler, police in 250km high speed chase
A truck driver fleeing Beitbridge Border Post with a load of smuggled groceries in his 30-tonne rig was cornered after a 250km high-speed chase and although he managed to run off into the fields, his ...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:11hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
What balance and fairness can one truly give a wicked cruel government?
As much there is always overwhelming acceptance and approval of my articles on social justice in Zimbabwe - now and again, there are, nonetheless, some who demand fairness and balance in my analysis....Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 18:53hrs | 417 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Accident victims linked to robbery
A gang of three robbers who first dispossessed a driver of a Toyota Wish in Rusape on Thursday night last week and then raided a bottle store was involved in an accident a few hours later when they cr...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:28hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
6 NUST students feared dead as horror crash claims 9
Six students from Bulawayo's National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are believed to have perished Thursday in a horrific road traffic accident which killed nine people, according to poli...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:14hrs | 2248 | by Staff reporter
12 injured in kombi crash
A COMMUTER omnibus veered off the road on Friday evening in Magwegwe West suburb in Bulawayo and passengers were seriously injured.The accident occurred around 5pm after the vehicle's brakes a...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:00hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Two perish in road accident
Two people died after a Toyota Wish and a truck collided head-on in Marondera CBD today.Names of the deceased are yet to be released.Eyewitnesses told Bulawayo24.com that the crash was...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 11:48hrs | 1110 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Air Force of Zimbabwe probes plane crashes
THE Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has established a board of inquiry to probe circumstances surrounding this month's plane accident.An AFZ SF260 aircraft went down during routine training near G...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Kombi overturns after a crash
Two people were seriously injured while others escaped with minor injuries when a commuter omnibus bus they were travelling in collided with a Toyota Dyna truck along Simon Mazorodze road this morning...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 08:35hrs | 2066 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Waterfalls
1 800 die yearly from Zimbabwe road accidents
AT least 1 800 people die every year from an estimated 35 000 road accidents recorded in the country each year, Transport minister Felix Mhona has said."According to available statistics in Zi...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:08hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans man survives SA horror bus crash that claimed 21 lives
One of the survivors of the bus crash that claimed at least 21 lives and left more than 60 people injured has described the accident as the "worst event" he has seen in his 59 years of life.Ja...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:32hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Kombi accident several injured
Several people were injured on Thursday morning when a Kombi they were travelling in crashed along Simon Mazorodze....Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 16:10hrs | 1911 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Crashed Zimbabwe plane was carrying diamonds
THE light plane owned by mining giant, Murowa (Private) Limited, which force-landed near Beatrice on Monday afternoon, had a parcel of diamonds which were being transported under armed guard by police...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 3459 | by Staff reporter
2 survive plane crash in Zimbabwe
Police are investigating a plane crash, which happened in the Furtherstone area in Chivhu last night. National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the crash and sa...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 05:20hrs | 2321 | by Staff reporter
Hubby cheats with maid, crashes car with pregnant wife inside
TODAY we are going to die in this car!Those were the words of a husband, who after allegedly being caught cheating with the maid, deliberately attempted to commit suicide with his pregnant wif...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:41hrs | 2166 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane crash advert causes stir on social media
National airline Air Zimbabwe experienced social media outrage on Friday after posting an advert on Twitter that social media users deemed as inappropriate and insensitive to the potential users...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 17:01hrs | 2103 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo's Renkini a white elephant as intercity buses shun it
Renkini Bus Terminus was, for years, the nerve centre for Bulawayo's transport system with people intending to travel to other cities and towns trooping to the station to board buses.Many othe...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:39hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe crash pilots named
The two Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots who perished in an air crash near Gweru last week Thursday have been named as Group Captain Ben Munyanduki and Wing Commander Daniel Manyenga.The two died ...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the death of two Air Force of Zimbabwe senior pilots in a plane crash as unexpected, saying the nation had been robbed of experienced and committed officers....Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa leaps to defence of Ginimbi's ex
Zimbabwe has long struggled with the problem of drug and substance abuse with experts noting that a deepening economic crisis and the attendant poverty and despair have resulted in increasing numbers ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 348 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
Two pilots die as aircraft crashes in Gweru
Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) trainer aircraft crashed in Gweru, killing two pilots today.AFZ Wing Commander Donovan Muroyiwa said the AFZ SF260 trainer aircraft crashed in the Mlezu college gen...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 15:13hrs | 918 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Prayer warrior kills own two children during prayer
Buhera woman Mary Rukobo (24) allegedly mashed her two kids aged two months and two years against a rock during a prayer session last week.Sources said Rukobo was arrested today after she alle...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 16:26hrs | 2992 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Car crash ends 10-day marriage
PAINFUL wails and heart-wrenching sobs filled a local mortuary hall in Bulawayo yesterday as two families that were brought together through marriage 10 days ago said their goodbyes to the couple that...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:44hrs | 1394 | by Staff reporter
Why Prince Harry's book is a must read!
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has written a biography of his life and times in the House of Windsor, the ruling family of Great Britain. He was paid US90 million.This type of a book is cal...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 15:08hrs | 534 | by Kenneth Mufuka
WATCH: Speeding Rimbi Travel and Tours bus crash caught on camera
A video of a speeding Rimbi Travel and Tours bus has surfaced on the socials. Watch the video below to the endhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u-iQvH41PoA source familiar with the situ...Published: 18 Jan 2023 at 10:29hrs | 23111 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Baron Leong expects UK to hold free elections but it's 'too much and unfair' to ask same of Zimbabwe - how patronising
There are four tenets to rule of law: 1) The law must be simple, concise, relevant, and easily enforceable2) No one is above the law, especially those in positions of power and authori...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:25hrs | 860 | by Wilbert Mukori
Judge tosses CCC MPs' yellow neckties challenge against speaker
HIGH Court judge, David Mangota has dismissed a challenge by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmakers who had sued the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda for throwing them out of the august hou...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:57hrs | 2093 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's re-engagement drive losing steam?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is serving the last few months of his five-year term, is facing the monumental failure of one of his major goals since he was brought to power by a military coup in 2...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 20:09hrs | 2363 | by Staff reporter
'What leadership invest in violence?' asked Chamisa - a dictatorship and after 23 years you have done nothing to end it
"If you have support why are so violent, so heartless against citizens even the elderly? And why should bases and vigilante groups be allowed around the country? Are we now worse than animals? What le...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 18:25hrs | 892 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Three perish in car crash along Bulawayo-Vic falls road
Three people died while six others were injured when a Toyota Hilux double cab they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned before landing on it's wheels on Thursday at the 59-kilometer ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 23:24hrs | 1006 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man slips, falls to death while chasing baboons
A Rushinga man Tashinga Bvumba (23) died on New Year's Eve after slipping on a mountain while chasing away a troop of baboons at a field in Rushinga.Bvumba crashed his head on the rocks and di...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 08:47hrs | 922 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Violent Storm kills headmistress
Bare Secondary school headmistress in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central province was yesterday trapped to death by a tree that was uprooted by a violent storm which crashed a car she was in.Grace ...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 19:22hrs | 1719 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Chiweshe
Headmaster dies after tree fell on car
Bare Primary School Head was yesterday crashed to death by a tree that fell on the car in which she was sitting while preparing to leave for a funeral.She was in the company of a fellow teache...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:20hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean shot dead in Lincoln
A day after Zimbabwean national Kupo Mleya (38) was shot and killed, police arrested a 23-year-old on Christmas Eve who they allege is responsible.Kupo was son to the late Brigadier General Fa...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:18hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Pothole causes head-on collision
A Harare-bound Nissan vehicle encroached into the oncoming lane at Mazowe while trying to avoid a pothole and crashed into an oncoming Toyota vehicle this afternoon.Witnesses said the accident...Published: 23 Dec 2022 at 12:36hrs | 2731 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
Five perish along Harare- Bulawayo highway
Five people died at the 379-kilometre peg along Harare -Bulawayo highway yesterday when a Toyota Hilux vehicle crashed with a Nissan Magnìte.The police said the Hilux had one passenger on boa...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 19:03hrs | 1205 | by Simbarashe Sithole
4 family members die in Beitbridge minibus crash
FOUR people, including two 13-year-old girls died on the spot and several others seriously injured when a minibus veered off the road and hit a tree near Lion and Elephant Motel in Mwenezi along the B...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 19:42hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Chariots of death' on Zimbabwe's roads
WHILE speaking at the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) in Bulawayo recently, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona revealed that 1 559 people were kille...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 306 | by Pamenus Tuso
Plot to take out Ramaphosa's deputy David Mabuza?
A number of South Africans are wondering if there is a plot to take out ANC Deputy President David Mabuza, who is also known as the "CAT".Mabuza's convoy was involved in a freak accident in Mi...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 12:35hrs | 2305 | by Staff reporter
$6 billion for new Zupco buses
Government will spend $6 billion to recapitalise Zupco next year in a development set to enhance service delivery and modernise the mass public transport system.Presenting the 2023 National Bu...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:05hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
2 killed and several injured as kombi ferrying mourners to funeral bursts tyre and overturns
Two mourners died whole 10 others were injured after a vehicle ferrying them to a funeral was involved in a road crash.Midlands Acting police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Fungai Ngawagare...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:14hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Game Sanctuary gets new furry resident
Tshabalala Game Sanctuary on the outskirts of Bulawayo has a new tenant; a three-year-old male lion that was released yesterday to the facility from Hwange National Park.Still nameless, the li...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:55hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
What are AOD-9604's advantages?
AOD-9604 is a peptide segment from the C-terminus of HGH attached, but what does that mean, and what are AOD-9604's advantages? One of the 20 amino acids required to create proteins is added at the en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 16:30hrs | 207 | by Staff Reporter
Honada Fit and 10 cars in freak pile-up
A ROAD accident at Coca-Cola intersection, in Harare's Graniteside industrial area, led to an 11-vehicle pile-up yesterday.Witnesses said the accident was caused by the driver of a bus who los...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
3 dead in bus crash with private vehicle
Three people died while one was seriously injured when an Inter Africa bus carrying some 50 passengers was involved in a fatal road traffic accident with a private vehicle Friday.The tragedy, ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 16:11hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Govt to recruit 7 000 teachers
The GOVERNMENT will recruit an additional 7 000 teachers next year to enhance the delivery of quality education, with special focus on infant education.In the 2023 National Budget tabled in Pa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military shops for arms in Pakistan
A HIGH-POWERED delegation of military officers led by Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono was in Pakistan this month to inspect modern aircraft and armaments during a d...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 18:22hrs | 3529 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must call war veterans to order
WHILE it is a public secret that Zimbabwe is a democracy where freedom of expression and freedom of thought are enshrined in the Constitution, it defies logic that a person who left the comfort of his...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 458 | by Mambo Dari
38 people injured as bus carrying Zimbabweans overturns in South Africa
Western Cape police are investigating a case of reckless and negligent driving following an accident on the N1 between Paarl and Rawsonville on Saturday morning.According to police spokesperso...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:37hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's road traffic accidents stats worrying
ZIMBABWE has recorded 1 559 deaths while 7 851 were injured in 38 776 road traffic accidents from January to September this year. The statistics translate to a traffic collision after eve...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:37hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
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