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Bus, truck collide in Zimbabwe
A Harare-bound Bolt Cutter bus has been involved in an accident with a haulage truck at Buffalo Downs, near Karoi. The bus, which was coming from Chirundu and headed for Harare veered off the ...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:23hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
Kombi loses brakes hits tree, injures 11
A Harare-bound Toyota Hiace allegedly lost brakes and hit a tree at the 52-kilometer peg along Mazowe-Centenary road yesterday.Eleven people were injured one of them seriously injured....Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 08:21hrs | 832 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga cautions drivers, urges stiffer penalties
Motorists and public transporters should always exercise extra caution on the roads to minimise road traffic accidents, and the police must adopt stringent measures against those caught on the wrong s...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
6 people killed in kombi accident
Six (6) people died in a road traffic accident that occurred in Rusape along the Harare-Mutare Road on Friday evening.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul N...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 12:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
7 perish in CAG bus crash
SEVEN people died and 45 others were injured after a Harare-bound CAG bus veered off the road and overturned in Dotito, Mt Darwin, on Saturday morning.Police confirmed the accident saying it w...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tops global road carnage
LATEST world statistics on road accidents have ranked Zimbabwe as one of the world's two countries with the most unsafe road networks.According to the World of Statistics, 41 per every 100 000...Published: 02 May 2023 at 08:59hrs | 33 | 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 | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
18 passengers cheat death as Harare-bound bus catches fire
Eighteen passengers early today cheated death after a Harare-bound BM Transport bus they were travelling on caught fire on the outskirts of Masvingo city along the Harare-Masvingo highway.All ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara owned bus crash victims rise to 7
The number of people who died in a road accident in South Africa when a Harare-bound bus overturned near Makhado in Limpopo Province last week has risen from five to seven after two more people succum...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 17:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Speeding Zupco bus overturns
Twenty-three passengers and two Zupco bus crew members this morning cheated death after the Harare-bound speeding bus failed to brake and overturned at Mushagashe tollgate along the Harare-Masvingo hi...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 16:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Govt clamps down on uninsured buses to reduce accidents
The ruling Zanu-PF party has urged government to impound all uninsured buses in a bid to reduce road traffic accidents in the country.The issue was discussed during the Zanu-PF politburo meeti...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Drunk pedestrian blamed after 4 die in fiery collision between bus and fuel tanker
A drunk pedestrian is being blamed after a fiery bus collision with a fuel tanker which killed four people near Mutare on Christmas Eve.Police say the driver of a Beta bus was avoiding running...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 19:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
4 perish in horror crash
FOUR people were killed when a Beta bus burst into flames after colliding with a fuel tanker at the 242km peg along the Harare-Mutare highway yesterday.The deceased included two passengers on ...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
1 dead, 15 injured in Beitbridge accident
One person died while 15 others were injured — eight of them seriously when a Harare-bound Munhenzva cross-border bus they were travelling in burst its tyre and landed on its roof near the Matshilon...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
9 DRC border jumpers nabbed
Nine Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nationals who, last week, slipped into the country illegally but were arrested by police, appeared in court last Friday.Chinhoyi magistrate Ms Tamari Ch...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 18:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimra seizes 'army chiefs' drugs haul
ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials in Beitbridge last week intercepted a dedicated consignment of banned habit-forming Bron Cleer cough syrup whose recipients were given as ranked army offic...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'2020 was challenging, but local tourism is resilient'
IT is that time again when we reflect on the year that was. The year 2020 came to a close yesterday and yes, it had its joys and sorrows.I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the t...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Givemore Chidzidzi
Beitbridge-Harare Highway robbers nabbed
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, last week arrested four Mbare men linked to a spate of robberies targeting trucks along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway.Ngonidzashe Jeke (36), Sile...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo men steal US$40 000 from City Link
TWO men from Bulawayo have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than US$40 000 which was under a Harare-bound City Link luxury bus driver's seat after the bus had stopped at a pick up and drop of...Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's Boeing B767 back in skies
A foreign object absorbed by Air Zimbabwe's Boeing 767-200ER on the left engine at take-off caused an engine surge resulting in the "brief" tail pipe fire, a probe by a team of the national airline's ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe engineers probe fire incident
Air Zimbabwe engineers have launched investigations into the cause of an engine malfunction that resulted in a "brief" tail pipe fire on its Boeing 767-200ER on its way from Johannesburg, South Africa...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donations thieving cop gets bail
A HARARE police officer, who on Monday appeared at the Rusape Magistrates Court charged with stealing foodstuffs donated to victims of Cyclone Idai in Manicaland, has been granted $200 bail and remand...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministry official nabbed over Idai donations
A deputy director in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development on Saturday appeared before a Chipinge magistrate facing charges of stealing Cyclone Idai donati...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
11 in court for smuggling
ELEVEN PEOPLE have appeared before a Mutare magistrate in connection with smuggling of goods from Mozambique following an incident in which a bus carrying more than 400 packs of Coca Cola drinks was i...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bus impounded over smuggling
A web of corrupt officials involving Zimra, Immigration and security personnel at Forbes Border Post in Mutare is under investigation after a bus carrying more than 400 packs smuggled Coca Cola drinks...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 long-distance bus robbers arrested
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested two suspected armed robbers believed to be part of a five-man gang linked to a spate of robberies targeting long-distance and cross-border buses.In one of th...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Intercape bus involved in accident
A Harare-bound Intercape bus was reportedly involved in an accident near Masvingo town this morning.More details to follow:...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:21hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Survivors recall harrowing horror crash
SURVIVORS of the fatal accident involving Smart Express and Bolt Cutter buses — which killed 50 people — at the weekend recalled the harrowing experiences of the horror night and said the memories...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Most accidents attributed to human error, speeding'
THE newly-refurbished Plumtree-Mutare Highway has become Zimbabwe's deadliest road, with Wednesday's Rusape bus disaster, which claimed 50 lives being one of the many fatalities along the road....Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 die in Beatrice bus accident
Seven people died while eight others were seriously injured when two buses from the same company side-swiped each other at the 98km peg along the Harare-Masvingo Highway near Pimbi River yesterday....Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Spike in road fatalities
The country's roads are increasingly becoming death traps as fatalities from traffic accidents have progressively risen in the first quarter of 2018, something the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 killed in horrific accident
SEVEN people were yesterday killed and six others seriously injured when a Harare-bound Toyota Wish collided with a truck at the 203-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare Highway.According to witn...Published: 19 Apr 2018 at 07:11hrs | | 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
2 die, 20 injured in Beitbridge accident
TWO people died on the spot and another 20 were injured yesterday, when a speeding Harare-bound Munenzva bus hit a pedestrian, veered off the road and landed on its side, approximately 40 kilometres f...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 06:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motorists stranded as train blocks highway
Scores of motorists were left stranded yesterday morning after a Harare-bound passenger train broke down at the level crossing at Grasslands in Marondera, blocking the road.As a result, motori...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 perish in accidents
Five people, including a three-year-old girl, died on the spot in two separate road accidents in Masvingo over the weekend, police have said. Masvingo police spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula said...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare-bound train derails in Mutare
A Harare-bound goods train has derailed in Mutare.Eyewitnesses said the train went off the rails at around 2 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon in the area between Chikanga Phase 2 and Sakubva Devon...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 19:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Fake whiskey, vodka flood Zimbabwe
Thinking of ending your weekend with a whiskey, brandy, rum or vodka? Think twice!Illegal distribution of liquor in Zimbabwe has seen a lot of knock-off brands enter the market. Most bottles a...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:23hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
31 dead, truck driver pleads guilty
THE driver of a South African-registered haulage truck which sideswiped a Johannesburg-bound Proliner bus killing 31 people on the spot and injuring 40 near Mvuma, has pleaded guilty.Regis Man...Published: 28 Aug 2017 at 12:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - South Africa aviation tiff was poorly handled
The wrangle between Zimbabwean and South African aviation authorities, which left thousands of travellers between the two countries stranded over the weekend, could have been handled differently....Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean ordered off Harare bound flight at OR Tambo, arrested over car theft
A car thief suspected to be a Zimbabwean, who was arrested at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport when South African police and aviation officials ordered a Harare-bound aircraft off the run...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suspected Zimbabwean car thief nabbed at OR Tambo
There was drama at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport when South African police and aviation officials ordered a Harare-bound aircraft off the runway and back to its parking bay to allow th...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police identifies 2 crash victims
Police have identified two of the nine people killed in a traffic accident that occurred on Monday along the Harare- Wedza highway near Dema police station in Mashonaland East province.Police ...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 15:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
13 die in separate kombi accidents
THIRTEEN people died, while several others were seriously injured in two separate kombi accidents that occurred in Mashonaland East province between Saturday and yesterday.In the latest accide...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kombi accident kills 8
Eight people died when a Harare-bound commuter omnibus from Sadza Growth Point hit a stationery haulage truck at the 41km peg along the Harare-Wedza road near Dema Police Station this morning....Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 11:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killer truck driver fit for trial
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 Mvuma along the Harare-Masvin...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ asset register in shambles
THE rundown National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) is sitting on countrywide real estate estimated to be worth more than $150 million, with the potential to raise at least $5 million in rentals monthly....Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 10:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Money changer robbed of R15 000
FIVE gun-toting robbers at the weekend raided the house of an illegal foreign currency dealer in Bulawayo's Emganwini suburb and got away with R15 000 and $70.The gang gagged family member...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Passengers trapped as bus crashes
THREE people including a boy (3) died while about 15 others were seriously injured after a Harare-bound Metrolyn Bus burst a tyre and overturned along the Bulawayo- Plumtree Road. Plumtree Pol...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 08:12hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
'Ban second-hand tyre imports'
Government should ban second-hand tyre imports as these contribute significantly to fatal road accidents, passenger representative organisations say.A week ago, 32 people were killed in an acc...Published: 13 Mar 2016 at 06:54hrs | | by Harmony Agere
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