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10 die in early festive road accidents
As the Christmas and New Year holidays approach, ten people have lost their lives, while several others sustained injuries, some seriously, in three separate road accidents reported this week....Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:03hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Joint venture to upgrade Harare-Nyamapanda Road
The Zimbabwean Cabinet, under the leadership of Honourable Anxious Masuka, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, convened to review the latest developments on the 202...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Farm input abusers face blacklist
The government has introduced stringent new measures to curb the theft and abuse of agricultural inputs under the Presidential Input Scheme, as part of its ongoing efforts to improve food security and...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:03hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa extends road rehab
President Mnangagwa has extended the state of disaster for Zimbabwe's road infrastructure network until December 31, 2026, following the initial declaration on February 23, 2021. This extension is for...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:30hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ZIDA attracts US$1,8bn investment
Zimbabwe attracted investments totaling US$1.8 billion in the second quarter of the year, with US$745 million in the manufacturing sector and US$282.7 million in mining. The Zimbabwe Investment and De...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:26hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Bus route war turns bloody
GOODLUCK Nyakabau lies on his back in Harare's Stoneridge area pondering his next move.Around this time, he should be more than 300km away from the capital city on a bus heading to the northea...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt neglects Matebeleland roads, to focus on other regions
The last gaps in the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway are the primary target on the Government's infrastructure programme this year, while the modernisation of Forbes and Nyamapanda border posts is ...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:30hrs | 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 | 10 | by Staff reporter
Only 46km of Harare-Mutare dualisation complete, open to traffic
A 46-kilometer dual carriageway between Harare and Marondera has been successfully completed and opened to traffic as part of the Second Republic's efforts to enhance the country's road infrastructure...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZimbabwePorts of entry get boost
GOVERNMENT has started overhauling and refurbishing three of the country's major ports of entry and highways that connect Zimbabwe to the region.The country is looking to cement its status as ...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 arrested over smuggled drugs
POLICE in Nyamapanda, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two men for smuggling three bags of medical drugs into the country.Collins Kanhukamwe (49) and Brian Samu (35) were arrested for ...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe highway 'mysterious' bus demystified
Today, Zimbabweans are being treated to yet another story of a "talking bus" that has been parked by the roadside along Harare-Nyamapanda Highway for over three years.Tales of "talking" buses ...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Speed freaks turn Zimbabwe highways into racecourses
WITH a cigarette stuck between his shaking fingers, Moses Nerutanga (37) puffs up clouds of smoke into the air as he relives how he escaped death by a whisker in a recent bus accident.As he sa...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rimbi bus collides with motorcycle
Rimbi Travel and Tour bus was involved in an accident today, it collided with a motorcycle while travelling from Zimbabwe to Malawi.The bus collided with a motorcycle near Mutoko centre, two p...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 16:50hrs | 10 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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 | 7 | by Staff reporter
Buses shift to new illegal rank
PUBLIC transporters who used to operate from an illegal bus rank along Leopold Takawira Avenue near Centenary Park have moved to another illegal rank along 4th Avenue behind Eveline High School....Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspended bus operators fire reckless drivers
Suspended bus companies Zebra Kiss and Rimbi Tours have apologised and further revealed they were firing drivers who got involved in a fierce road race along the Harare-Nyamapanda road earlier in the ...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 22:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn drivers over speeding
ONE person died while seven others were seriously injured after a bus rammed into a tipper truck at the 160 km peg along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road.The accident happened on Tuesday at around 4...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
27 men believed to be migrants found dead along road in Zambia
Twenty-seven bodies, believed to be of Ethiopians or Somalis, have been found dumped along a road in the Meanwood Khosi Area in Lusaka, Zambia, after apparently suffocating in a container used by huma...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 00:49hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
Police recover 6,8kg of dagga in Zupco bus
Police in Mashonaland East province have recovered 6,8kg of dagga from a Zupco bus travelling along the Harare-Nyamapanda highwayMashonaland East police spokesperson Inspector confirmed the in...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Self-styled prophet up for car theft
A 34-year-old self-styled Murehwa prophet has been arrested on allegations of stealing a Toyota Belta worth US$4 000, belonging to a client during a cleansing ceremony on a mountain in Mutoko....Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 16:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tollgate relief for motorists
Five tollgates on the outskirts of cities and towns will be moved further out to ease the financial burden on motorists living in peri-urban areas who have to pay road tolls twice daily on their way t...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Number plates backlog being cleared
The backlog in issuing number plates should be cleared by next month after which authorities do not expect to see any unregistered vehicle on the road as enough raw materials have been secured for the...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:19hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Road now development corridor
Harare City Council has designated Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Road (formerly Enterprise Road) in Harare as a development corridor in a move it says will spur development and contribute to its realisa...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Horror crash fatality increases to 18
GOVERNMENT will meet funeral expenses for 18 people who died in a horrific road accident near Mutoko Business Centre on Sunday afternoon.Eight members of the Rutsito family, seven from the Chi...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 17:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
17 die in Mutoko head-on collision
SEVENTEEN people perished in a head-on collision involving an Isuzu double cab vehicle and a BMW in Mutoko on Sunday night.The horrific accident occurred near Mazarura Farm, at the 130km peg a...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 died in holiday accidents
Eighteen people were killed, while 73 others were injured in 147 road accidents on Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays. During the same period last year, 17 were killed, while 174 others were injure...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prioritise locals over Chinese contractors for the benefit of Zim economy
Kenyan law professor Patrick Lumumba gets animated when he talks about China's rising influence on the African continent where governments get blinded by their fraternal ties with the Communist Party ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 10:51hrs | 7 | by Anthony Matutu
Police kombi shooting: Fresh details emerge
POLICE have arrested the driver of a fleeing unregistered kombi and two cops following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman which occurred in Gletwyn, Harare, on Wednesday.National police...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest driver in kombi shooting incident
Police have arrested the driver of the unregistered kombi in which a passenger was shot and killed while another was seriously injured near Juru Growth Point along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road on Wednes...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police round up and fine vendors who cheered on Chamisa
Police in Murehwa on Monday rounded up 15 vendors suspected of having cheered on MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa when he passed through the area on Saturday.Chamisa's convoy was mobbed by s...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
STI drug shortages hits Mashonaland East
Health centres in marginalised communities of Mashonaland East province have been hit by an acute shortage of drugs for sexually-transmitted infections (STIs).National Aids Council (NAC) provi...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Masvingo highway tar thief arrested
POLICE have arrested a 32-year-old man on charges of stealing tar worth $94 000 that was meant for the Harare-Masvingo Highway dualisation.National Police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner ...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Getaway car catches fire
TWO suspected copper cable thieves were recently arrested after their getaway car caught fire during a high-speed chase along Harare-Nyamapanda Road. The two were fleeing the police after stea...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland East consumes 7 million condoms
ABOUT seven million condoms were distributed across Mashonaland East province last year alone, in a bid to combat sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and new HIV infections.Addressing score...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Major Matabeleland roads under reconstruction
THE multi-million dollar road infrastructure development programme undertaken by the Government has moved a gear up with work on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road now underway, amon...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Accident kills 8
Eight people have died after two vehicles heading towards Murehwa side swiped before plunging into a river at the 40km peg near Murehwa along the Harare-Nyamapanda road last night. One of the ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 12:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Holiday accidents kill 16
At least 16 people died in road traffic accidents since Independence Day, while 96 were left injured, police have said.A total of 192 road accidents occurred on Independence Day and Good Frida...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Milestone in Harare-Bulawayo dualisation
GOVERNMENT has completed dualising another 12-kilometre section of the Harare-Bulawayo highway, with work on the road-over-rail bridge after the Norton tollgate expected to be completed in four months...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
A black diamond curse for Mutoko
The paradox of resource abundance typically explains the case of black granite mining in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. The area is home to the best black granite rock highly demanded ...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:32hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
PHOTOS: 14 die in Murehwa accident
14 people have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred when two commuter omnibuses collided head on at the 49-kilometre peg along the Harare-Nyamapanda highway, two kilometres from Juru G...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 08:53hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government pins development on infrastructure
Government's policy reforms which also encompasses infrastructure development is key to modernising and boosting productivity in all the productive sectors, as well as facilitating delivery of social ...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 14:37hrs | | by Rudo Saungweme
Hitch-hiker drugged, robbed along highway
Police in Mashonaland East Province are investigating a case in which a Harare man was drugged before being robbed of his belongings by unknown people along the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway recently. ...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
More than $5 billion required for Zimbabwe roads rehabilitation
THE Government requires more than $5 billion to rehabilitate the country's entire road network with more than $250 million having been availed to the department of roads as work on re-establishing tra...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
6 die in kombi crash
Six people were killed, while three others were seriously injured near Juru Growth Point when the driver of the commuter omnibus lost control of the vehicle following a tyre burst, resulting in it vee...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 23:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare-Nyamapanda highway dualisation soon
Dualisation of the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway is set to commence this year as Government moves to reduce road carnage, a Cabinet minister has said.Addressing people at Hurungwe Primary School i...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash kills 2, injures 17
TWO commuter omnibuses were involved in an accident close to the Showgrounds in Harare yesterday, killing two people and injuring 17, police confirmed yesterday.According to the Zimbabwe Repub...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
8 die in Nyamapanda Road accident
EIGHT people, among them five soldiers, died on the spot while 31 others were injured following a head-on collision between an army bus and a Mutoko-bound Zebra Kiss bus along the Harare-Nyamapanda Hi...Published: 30 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
7 perish in road accidents
Seven people died while six others were injured in two separate road accidents that occurred in Chivhu and Murewa on Tuesday.Mashonaland East police confirmed the two accidents yesterday....Published: 13 Apr 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to restructure Air Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe is set to be restructured amid concerns that the national carrier was bleeding State coffers through loans and subsidies, with no hope of resuscitation, Transport and Infrastructural Deve...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
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