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Bus crew arrested for smuggling drugs
Two bus crew members were arrested after police intercepted their vehicle along the Harare-Masvingo Road and discovered 34kg of dagga along with various smuggled items.The suspects, identified...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 17:38hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
2 dead, several injured in separate Zupco bus accidents
In a tragic turn of events on Wednesday, two separate accidents involving Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses claimed two lives and left multiple passengers injured along the Harare-Mutare...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 20:31hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
5 people died in an accident along the Harare-Bulawayo road
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a devastating road traffic accident that occurred on October 31, 2024, claiming the lives of five individuals along the Harare-Bulawayo Road. The incid...Published: 31 Oct 2024 at 10:15hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
3 dead in head-on collision
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed a fatal road accident that took place on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at around 6:00 AM along the Harare-Masvingo road, near the 217 km peg.Accordi...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:11hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
3 dead in horrific accident
A HORRIFIC road traffic accident claimed three lives on the spot when an Isuzu Rigid truck collided head-on with a Jaguar vehicle.In a statement on X, police said the accident occurred at the ...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 18:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Plans to relocate tollgates at advanced stage
THE Skyline Tollgate will soon be moved to the 36km peg along the Harare-Masvingo Road, moving it outside the present urban conglomeration, while the new Shamva tollgate which was last month moved fro...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
5 die in head-on collision
On September 15th, a tragic incident occurred at the 96-kilometer mark along the Harare-Masvingo Road, resulting in the loss of five lives and one individual sustaining injuries. The accident...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 22:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga visits accident scene
Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga this morning visited the accident scene where four children died in a road traffic accident which occurred along the Harare-Masvingo Road on Wednesday....Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 18:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctor extorts US$350 from accident victim
A Chitungwiza Central Hospital medical doctor is facing disciplinary charges on allegations of attempting to extort US$350 from a parent of a girl who was one of the learners injured in a road traffic...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 pupils die, 18 injured in accident
Three pupils died while 18 others were injured after a T35 truck that was carrying them was hit on the driver's door by a bus, which resulted in all being thrown out of the vehicle.According t...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
30 killed in Easter accidents
THIRTY people died while 153 others were injured in 288 road traffic accidents that were recorded countrywide during this year's Easter Holidays.Of the 288 road accidents, 16 of them were fata...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Deadly accident kills 5 people on the spot...injures 3
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a fatal road traffic accident which occurred at the 159 km peg along Harare-Masvingo Road on 11th February 2023 at around 1330 hours where five people die...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 22:08hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
5 die in road accident
FIVE people died on the spot while three others were seriously injured when a vehicle they traveling in was involved in an accident along the Harare-Masvingo road on Saturday afternoon.Police ...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Mbudzi roundabout closes for construction
As motorists adjust to the closure of Mbudzi roundabout while the huge and complex Mbudzi Interchange is built over the next 18 months, the diversion of traffic into roads in Hopely and Waterfalls was...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi roundabout to be closed to traffic until 2024
The busy Mbudzi traffic interchange in Harare is set to be closed until 2024 to pave way for further construction work, the local government ministry announced Wednesday.The development, delay...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Roads closed for Mbudzi Intercharge
MULTIPLE stretches of vital roads constituting a combined 4,5km will be shut down this Sunday, to allow for the construction of the US$88 million Mbudzi Interchange in Harare, officials said yesterday...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe jails 148 Malawians transiting to South Africa with no passports
Zimbabwean courts have handed jail sentences of up to six months on 148 undocumented Malawians who were apprehended at different points in Chivhu and Murewa enroute to Beitbridge where they intended t...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:00hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
2 armed robbers run out of luck in Zimbabwe
TWO suspected armed robbers have been arrested in Plumtree, a few hours after they had attempted to rob a house in the area before the owner blew a whistle to alert some neighbours early Wednesday mor...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Presidential Guard soldiers arrested in Beatrice gun robbery
Two soldiers from the Presidential Guard have been arrested after a family was robbed at gunpoint at a farm in Beatrice, Mashonaland East.Police are also holding a third man, who retired from ...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 arrested after shootout with police
Six members of a suspected eight-member armed robbers gang were arrested on Tuesday afternoon following an intense exchange of gunfire with Masvingo police detectives. The six were arrested ne...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highway fuel robbers nabbed in Beatrice
Two suspects have been arrested by Chivhu police on allegations of stealing diesel from Fossil Contractors machinery parked on their site along Harare-Masvingo highway after a high-speed chase. ...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Admits Zimbabwe is under Armed Siege
On 21 June 2021, President Mnangagwa (ED) put gun robbers on notice. Simply, this is an admission that the country is under siege from gun toting gangs. While we all Zimbabwean citizens except the out...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 14:20hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
5 contractors gun for Harare-Beitbridge Highway tender
GOVERNMENT plans to speed up the refurbishment of the Harare-Beitbridge Highway beginning next month, with five contractors expected to be selected in a shortened tender process. Further, a fr...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Farewell fighter: Tribute to Vimbai Tsvangirai
Death has robbed Zimbabwe of one of her most esteemed and accomplished daughters, Vimbai Tsvangirai - Java.The heroic conquests of the Tsvangirai's over the years can never be overstated, howe...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 10:28hrs | 15 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Chiwenga in ICU
Controversial pastor Talent Chiwenga was involved in an accident which allegedly claimed the lives of his wife, son and sister-in-law near Chatsworth turn-off at the 80-kilometre peg along the Harare-...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver shot dead by police while avoiding paying $4 tollgate fee
A man was shot dead by a police officer while trying to avoid a tollgate in Harare.The incident, at around 8PM on Monday night, took place at the Skyline tollgate just after the Mbudzi roundab...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Debunking the Chamisa's political persecution claims
Following the violent and destructive protests of January 14 , which were called for by the MDC Alliance, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and some civil society organisations ostensibly t...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3 | by Nobleman Runyanga
4 die in kombi crash
FOUR people were killed, while 11 others were injured when a Masvingo-bound commuter omnibus collided head-on with a Honda Fit along the Harare-Masvingo highway. The accident occurred at the 4...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
No leads in Mnangagwa bombing
Investigations into a bomb blast that missed President Emmerson Mnangagwa by a whisker nearly six months ago do not seem to be heading anywhere, with the probe team still to apprehend suspects linked ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new 'serial killers'
For many couples in Zimbabwe, the performance of customary marriage rites signifies the beginning of a new life journey for the two respective families tied. In September this year, lovebirds ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:36hrs | 2 | by Lawrence Tichaona Mangenje
Zimbabwe motorists to pay more in toll fees
Hard-pressed motorists will have to dig deeper into their depleted pockets for toll fees, after Zinara announced yesterday that it was increasing the number of tollgates on the country’s highways. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Taxed to death - Five new tollgates open today
GOVERNMENT has established five new tollgates on major highways with effect from today as part of efforts to generate more revenue for roads infrastructure development. In an e-mailed response...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Accident kills 6 lives, injures 2
SIX people died - four on the spot - while two others were seriously injured when a Hyundai Tucson collided head-on with a Mercedes Benz vehicle near Gutu turn off in Masvingo, police have confirmed....Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army told to be vigilant,
ARMY officers should remain vigilant and alert to avoid the recurrence of incidents similar to what occurred at White City Stadium, in Bulawayo recently, where a bomb blast killed two VIP security per...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Four killed in road accident
FOUR people died on the spot while several others were seriously injured when an Eagle Liner bus which was travelling from South Africa was involved in a head on collision with a private car in Mvuma ...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Six die in head-on collision
SIX people including the driver died on the spot when a Nissan Vanette they were travelling in collided head-on with a bus near Mushagashe Vocational Training Centre.National police spokespers...Published: 26 May 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
6 people killed on the spot
Six people died on the spot when a Nissan Vanette they were traveling in was involved in a head-on collision with a bus on Wednesday morning near Mushagashe Vocational Training Centre.The acci...Published: 25 May 2018 at 07:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for stealing 10 birds
A Beatrice man has appeared in court for stealing 10 chickens and selling them to unsuspecting residents.Bauren Tapera appeared before Chitungwiza magistrate Mr Oliver Mudzongachiso on Thursda...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
$400 fine for killing pedestrian
A Beatrice farmer who was involved in an accident that killed one person has been fined $400 by a Chitungwiza court.David Rickards was convicted on his own plea of guilty when he appeared befo...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Easter death toll doubles
POLICE have described this year's Easter holidays as the bloodiest, with 42 people killed in separate road accidents, almost a 100 % rise in fatalities from the 22 recorded last year.Police sp...Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mystery car crash deaths
This is a 2013 article extracted from amabhungane website.The death of outspoken Zanu-PF MP Edward Chindori-Chininga has reignited debate over the mysterious deaths of Zimbabwean politicians t...Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 05:34hrs | 1 | by amabhungane
Mnangagwa under probe on 39 counts of fraud; Mugabe to stand trial on 20 000 murder charges
The ideology ZANU PF is a proponent of a conservative socialist ideology, Pan Africanist and anti- imperialist western values, doctrines and democracies. Pu...Published: 03 Nov 2017 at 05:38hrs | 6 | by Themba Mthethwa
Tsvangirai approaches ex lover for prayers
Despite their acrimonious break-up about five years ago, Morgan Tsvangirai's former lover Locadia Karimatsenga no longer bears any grudges against the former prime minister and, in fact, now yearns to...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 15:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's ex breaks silence
Despite their acrimonious break-up about five years ago, Morgan Tsvangirai's former lover Locadia Karimatsenga no longer bears any grudges against the former prime minister and, in fact, now yearns to...Published: 25 Oct 2017 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt reduces police roadblocks
Zimbabwe has reduced the number of roadblocks on highways, Home Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni has told the Senate."As policy makers, we sat down together with the police and we estab...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 13:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killer truck driver blames steering fault
THE trial of the driver of a South African-registered haulage truck, which sideswiped a Johannesburg-bound Proliner bus, killing 31 people on the spot and leaving 40 others injured near Chaka business...Published: 13 Jul 2017 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Driving public transport vehicles at night faces ban
DRIVING public transport vehicles at night may soon be a thing of the past if Government approves recommendations made by the Civil Protection Unit.The decision to lobby Government against nig...Published: 14 Jun 2017 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff Report
'Ban night-driving'
Government should seriously consider banning use of public service vehicles at night as part of measures to reduce road traffic accidents, a senior police officer has said.This follows a serie...Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 10:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
ICTA statement on Nyamakate King Lion Bus Accident
As the organisation, We have been saddened by the death of 43 passengers in the King Lion's Nyamakate accident today. It is with deep pain to acknowledge that 40 of the deceased were Cross-Border Trad...Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 18:22hrs | | by Denis Juru
'Beitbridge-Harare road dualisation a political gimmick'
OPPOSITION parties have said the groundbreaking ceremony for the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway was a desperate attempt by President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF to win next year's e...Published: 20 May 2017 at 12:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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