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Fuel smuggler arrested
A Bulawayo man, Raytor Chibvongodze (42), from Queenspark suburb, has been arrested by Plumtree police for smuggling over 1,400 litres of fuel valued at US$2,280 from Botswana, confirmed Acting Matabe...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
19 killed in five road accidents
At least 19 people died while 27 others were seriously injured over the weekend in five fatal road accidents countrywide.The accidents occurred along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road, along Gokwe-...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
4 dead, 7 injured after Granvia overturns
Four people died on the spot after a Toyota Granvia carrying 11 passengers veered off the road and overturned along the Masvingo-Beitbridge road.The fatal accident happened on Friday along the...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest hit and run driver
Police in Bulawayo have arrested a motorist who fatally struck two pedestrians along Nketa drive and sped off.The victims died on the spot.The incident occurred last Tuesday at around ...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for Bulawayo hit-and-run driver
Police have launched a manhunt for a motorist who was involved in a hit-and-run road traffic accident before speeding off from the scene without rendering assistance to the pedestrians s/he ran over....Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 19:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree: A fuel smugglers paradise
FUEL smuggling is rampant along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border, with illicit traders resorting to paying bribes to evade arrest, a practice that has seen the country losing millions of dollars in potent...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
23 arrested for bribing police
POLICE on Friday turned down bribe offers by 23 motorists they had nabbed for traffic offences at a roadblock in Norton and arrested them for an additional crime of bribery.The four hours blit...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean illegal miners wreak havoc in Botswana, SA
To the residents of Matsiloje in northern Botswana, no foreigner is unwelcome unless they commit a crime.This is due to their own lives being deeply linked with their fellow clan members in Zi...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:24hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Woman tries to bribe police with R100
A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on allegations of trying to bribe police officers with R100 at a roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road while another man has been nabbed for smuggling a To...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Police officer dies in accident
A POLICE officer died yesterday morning after he was involved in an accident when his car collided with a Zupco bus along Khami Road in Bulawayo.National police spokesman Assistant Commissione...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 murder victims named
Police have released the names of seven Redcliff murder victims where Thubelihle Khoshow went berserk and struck people with an axe, spear and knife.Six people died on the spot while four othe...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dead woman 'haunts family'
A Cowdray Park family in Bulawayo says it is being haunted by its 22-year-old daughter, who died in a car crash nearly three months ago as they constantly "see" her in the house. The family wa...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Call for all vehicles to have speed limiting devices
Automobile experts want present law that compels all large buses to be fitted with speed limiting devices extended to other vehicles, and at least to the sort of vehicles used by pirate taxis. ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another Granvia crash kills 3
THREE people died while 15 others were injured after a Toyota Granvia burst a tyre and overturned about 70km from Bulawayo on the Victoria Falls highway yesterday, the second such accident involving a...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police release names of people who died in Masvingo - Mbalabala road accident
POLICE have released names of 15 of the 21 people who died in an accident which occurred on Monday at the 61-kilometre peg along the Masvingo- Mbalabala Road near Chitowa Business Centre.In a ...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 20 killed in car crash
Twenty people were killed this afternoon after a Toyota Granvia vehicle burst a tyre and collided head-on with a Toyota Wish at the 61 km peg along the Masvingo-Mbalabala Road near Chitova Business Ce...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 21:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Petrol attendant shot as violent crime wave sweeps Bulawayo
A petrol attendant was shot in the chest on Friday after armed robbers targeted a Flo garage in Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb – the latest in a series of violent robberies in Zimbabwe's second city....Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops recover 3 tonnes of mbanje
Police have arrested six suspects in separate incidents, recovering nearly three tonnes of mbanje and 75 bottles of banned BronCleer cough mixture as they intensify the crackdown against drug peddlers...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 arrested in 1 080kg mbanje haul
TWO male suspects were yesterday arrested in Mutare after they were found in possession of 1 080kg of dagga.Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident....Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff report
2 drug dealers arrested in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO police have arrested two suspects for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs and prohibited substances.In a statement on Monday, police said the suspects were arrested along the Victo...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Cop run over trying to arrest driver
A policeman doing traffic enforcement duties near Simon Muzenda Street bus terminus (formerly Fourth Street) died after he was run over by a truck as he was trying to arrest the driver for picking up ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police hunt down 10 armed notorious robbers
THE police are hunting for 10 armed notorious robbers who allegedly caused havoc, robbing a number of motorists along Beitbridge-Dite Road.In a statement yesterday, police spokesperson Paul Ny...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khaya Moyo mourns Plumtree accident victims
Bulilima-Mangwe Senator Simon Khaya Moyo has mourned three accident victims who died in a horrific truck accident along the Plumtree-Brunapeg Road last week. The accident occurred at the 62-ki...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Plumtree road accident kills 1, injures 12
A Plumtree teacher died while 12 people were injured when a car they were travelling in overturned along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Road on Sunday afternoon.The accident occurred at the 62 km peg n...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Musina residents 'reject' their police
RESIDENTS of Musina, South Africa's northernmost town bordering Zimbabwe, last week demonstrated against their police's alleged general dereliction of duty in the wake of rising crime such as murder a...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motorist loses R40 000 at accident scene
A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo lost R40 000 and US$ 100 in the city's central business district while attending to a minor accident he had been involved in as he was about to park his car. Th...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police intercept 700 explosives
Police intercepted a bus along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway last weekend and recovered more than 750 explosives worth $5 800 believed to have been on the way to South Africa. National police ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police recover dynamites, explosives
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after he was found in possession of dynamites and various other explosives at a roadblock along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway in Bubi.Godknows Nkomo...Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gabriel ditches Bosso
HIGHLANDERS have officially parted ways with one of their senior players, Gabriel Nyoni who is said to be headed for Caps United.Makepekepe have reportedly offered Nyoni a stand in the affluen...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unlicensed killer driver gets acquitted
Not only lawyers can keep a killer out of jail these days in Zimbabwe, but even magistrates too as cases of corruption become rampant in the justice system especially on cases involving traffic accide...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Four die, 9 injured in road accident
Four people died while nine others were seriously injured when a Toyota Granvia they were travelling in side-swiped with a Ford Ranger before colliding head-on with a Mazda B1800 along the Kwekwe-Gokw...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 arrested for gun theft during mine violence
FOUR miners have been arrested for allegedly being part of a 30-men gang that attacked a group of miners at West Nicholson Youth Mine in Gwanda and stole a pistol from a security guard during a mine w...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda bullish despite injuries
HIGHLANDERS coach Madinda Ndlovu is unfazed by injuries plugging his camp which has seen five of his regular players ruled out as they take on ZPC Kariba this afternoon at Barbourfields Stadium in a C...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
9 SA-based armed robbers nabbed
NINE South Africa-based Zimbabwean armed robbers linked to a series of robberies recorded around the country, were arrested in Masvingo and taken to court last Friday.The accused - Pius Siband...Published: 25 Apr 2018 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso take on unpredictable Shabanie
HIGHLANDERS are hoping to continue with their fine run when they take on unpredictable Midlands based side, Shabanie Mine, who became the first team this season to put a dent on Ngezi Platinum by deny...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Two armed robbers attack fuel dealers
TWO armed robbers yesterday attacked three illegal fuel dealers and got away with more than $250 at gunpoint at West Nicholson in Matabeleland South.The robbers who are on the run allegedly ap...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealers robbed at gunpoint
TWO armed robbers yesterday attacked three illegal fuel dealers and got away with more than $250 at gunpoint at West Nicholson in Matabeleland South.The robbers who are on the run allegedly ap...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Accident claims 5 near Bulawayo
Five people have died and five others injured in a road traffic accident that happened last night along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Highway.In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police said the acci...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 13:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
6 family members die in road crash
Six family members died in a road traffic accident in Masvingo yesterday, while four others died in another accident along the Harare-Mutare Highway. In the Masvingo accident, two other people...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Two die in head-on collision on New Year's eve
Two people reportedly died this afternoon near Harare turn off along Beitbridge road when a Toyota Granvia collided with a bus.Details about the accident a still sketchy.See photos bel...Published: 31 Dec 2017 at 16:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
2 killed, 24 injured in separate accidents
TWO people died on the spot while three others were injured when a bus failed to negotiate a curve and veered off the road before landing on its right side in Lupane.The Maplanka Bulawayo-boun...Published: 01 Nov 2017 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chombo in car accident
National People's Party member Marion Chombo was allegedly involved in a road accident in Banket, Mashonaland West yesterday, an official has said.Speaking to Bulawayo24.com a national member ...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 16:36hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man collapses, dies addressing mourners
A Bulawayo man whose cousin was killed in a road traffic accident, collapsed and died while making an announcement at the funeral.Stanley Dube collapsed and died on Monday at around 7PM in Mpo...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda terror gang arrested
A GANG of nine gold panners which attacked people and patrons at night spots in Gwanda Town with machetes, knobkerries and knives has been arrested.The arrest of the gang that moved around...Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops shot woman on the leg while pursuing car with smuggled goods
A BULAWAYO woman has dragged the police to court demanding $10 000 compensation after a Plumtree cop allegedly shot her on the leg while pursuing a vehicle which was suspected to be carrying smugg...Published: 09 Dec 2016 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders vs Bulawayo City - live updates
Highlanders 3 - 1 Bulawayo CityFull-timeCaps United remain on top.90+3'90' Nadolo scores90' Caps score again its now Caps United 2 - 3 DynamosCaps Unite...Published: 16 Oct 2016 at 15:19hrs | | by Sports reporter
8 killed at black spot
EIGHT people died while four others were injured after a Toyota Granvia burst its right rear tyre, veered off the road and rolled three times before landing on its wheels at the 75km peg along the...Published: 17 Sep 2016 at 12:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxi cop evades roadblocks, tollgate
A POLICE officer operating an unregistered public transport vehicle allegedly shot past three roadblocks and evaded a tollgate along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road.Constable Felix Matare is now ...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
AFM pastor, wife and child die in car crash
AN Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) pastor, his wife, their two-year-old daughter and a female member of the church died on the spot while four other people were seriously injured when a vehicle they wer...Published: 26 Aug 2016 at 06:24hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
PICTURES: Mbalabala fatal car crash
A Mazda B18 and Toyota Granvia from Gwanda crashed in Mbalabala, one person has dead....Published: 30 Jul 2016 at 02:11hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
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