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Harare traffic cop in bribery storm
A Harare City Council traffic and parking officer is under investigation following allegations of demanding bribes and assaulting a motorist, bringing to light ongoing concerns about the behavior of m...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 11:46hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cop wakes up to find empty coffin splashed with blood in her yard
Harare traffic enforcement female police officer and her family got a big shock when they woke up on Sunday morning to find an empty coffin dumped inside their yard with blood splashed in it.P...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 08:26hrs | 1677 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses over US$400 million to road accidents every year
ZIMBABWE is losing over US$400 million in costs related to road traffic accidents every year, a Zimbabwe Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) official has said.TSCZ managing director Mune...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
300 buses lost to accidents annually
Transport operators in Zimbabwe are losing an average of 300 buses per year due to road traffic accidents with companies approaching the police for stricter speed monitoring to curb the carnage, a sen...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
City Parking gives grace period, steep fine remains
CITY Parking of Harare yesterday moved to end the uproar over its clamping penalties with a 60 minute grace period before vehicles were clamped if the driver had not bought enough parking time and a 3...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police concerned over high crime rate
MURDER cases are said to be on the rise in the country, with police saying they are on the lookout for criminals.In a statement today, police said a half-naked body of a 54 year old woman was ...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bribe-taking cop arrested at roadblock
A HARARE traffic police officer was arrested by members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) last week after he allegedly received a bribe from an unlicensed driver to pass through a road...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
It is NOT illegal for City of Harare to clamp and tow away vehicles
ON November 21, 2020, The Herald newspaper published an article titled Vehicle clamping, towing illegal - Supreme Court. That article portrays, and has been understood by a wide section of the...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Jeremiah Bamu
Vehicle clamping, towing illegal, says Supreme Court
It is illegal for Harare City Council to clamp and tow away vehicles parked in the city centre without displaying parking discs, the Supreme Court has ruled. However, council can fine offenders under ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:14hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
List of Zimbabwe police officers being transferred
FROM COMPOL [HRA] TO ALL STNS CLASS ‘A’ RDO TM 375/18 DD 11/10/18'IMMEDIATE'SUBJECT: TRANSFERS: OFFICERS AND...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 20:02hrs | 25 | by Compol HRA
Journalist in court for filming police, vendors' wars
A FREELANCE journalist based in Harare was on Wednesday heavily assaulted by police for filming them as they forcefully removed vendors from the central business district.Conrad Gweru (33), wh...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare traffic lights dysfunctional
MOST traffic lights in Harare are malfunctioning, exposing motorists and other road users to accidents and unnecessary traffic jams.A snap survey by The Herald recently showed some of the traf...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Police are on a reformation drive, give them a chance
The new dispensation, under the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa ushered in a new era of collectiveness, unity and aspiration towards growing the Zimbabwean economy and upholding peace and s...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 13:49hrs | | by Tatenda Gono
Teachers demonstration going ahead a planned today
TEACHERS from various parts of the country and representing different unions have threatened to storm President Emmerson Mnangagwa's offices today demanding urgent address on their work-related grieva...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Zvimba masquerade as top cop Matibiri
A Zvimba man appeared in court on Friday for allegedly masquerading as police Deputy Commissioner-General Innocent Matibiri.Dominic Murefu Matibiri appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Joseph...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traffic cop in trouble over $2 bribe
A 24 year old Harare traffic cop Andrew Kapirima who is stationed at Southerton Police Station is in trouble for allegedly demanding and receiving $2 bribe from a commuter omnibus driver along W...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Notorious Harare cop arrested for harassing civilians
A notorious Harare traffic Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer was arrested on Easter Saturday for several accounts of misconduct in Mvurwi Mashonaland Central province. Sources familiar wi...Published: 16 Apr 2017 at 13:07hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
PHOTO: Isn't that vehicle overloaded?
#Overloaded...Published: 30 Dec 2016 at 22:43hrs | | by Concerned Citizen
Mugabe's youths warn 'malcontents'
In a massive show of support for the ruling party, thousands of Zanu-PF youths yesterday brought Harare traffic to a standstill as they marched along Jason Moyo Avenue before converging at the party's...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe and Felex Share
Thousands of Zanu-PF youths march
IN a massive show of support for the ruling party, thousands of Zanu-PF youths yesterday brought Harare traffic to a temporary standstill as they marched along Jason Moyo Avenue before they thronged t...Published: 21 Jul 2016 at 06:43hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe and Felex Share
ZRP shun banking
An undated report from the Auditor-General, Mildred Chiri's office has revealed that some Zimbabwe Republic Police stations are not banking money on time.In its findings, the Auditor Gener...Published: 23 Jun 2016 at 11:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Senior cops' names used in mobile money scam
Four men, among them a former policeman and an MDC-T Manicaland provincial secretary for security, allegedly registered cellphone lines in the names of senior police officers, Government officials, ma...Published: 14 Apr 2016 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Tendai Rupapa
Harare - Nyamapanda accident victims named
Police have released names of five people killed in a road traffic accident on the 23 kilometre peg along the Harare-Nyamapanda road on Friday evening.In a statement, Police Spokesperson, ...Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare traffic jam irks motorists
There was chaos in Harare's central business district this Thursday due to congestion caused by malfunctioning traffic lights.Motorists and commuters who woke up to find themselves in darkness...Published: 29 May 2014 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vehicle shortage cripples ZRP
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is grossly under-resourced with serious vehicle shortages which are negatively impacting the day-to-day operations at police stations, thereby militating against ef...Published: 15 Nov 2013 at 14:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Cop drags Chihuri to court
A Harare traffic cop accused of accepting a bribe has dragged police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri to the High Court to stop the police chief from sacking him from the force.Brighton ...Published: 19 Jun 2013 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Cops ordered to stop windscreen smashing
POLICE officers have been ordered to stop shattering commuter omnibus windscreens and any other activities likely to endanger the lives of passengers when carrying out their duties in and around Har...Published: 24 Apr 2013 at 08:02hrs | | by Crime reporter
Seven people run over by out-of-control kombi
One person died and six others were injured after they were run over by a commuter omnibus at Copacabana Bus Terminus in Harare on Wednesday.The accused has been identified as conductor Thomas...Published: 27 Mar 2013 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Traffic cop escape death by whisker at a roadblock
A Harare traffic police officer escaped death by a whisker on Wednesday last week after a commuter omnibus driver hit and fractured her leg in an attempt to evade a roadblock.The incident occ...Published: 05 Jun 2012 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Court Reporter
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