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2 Zimbabweans die in horrific accident in Canada
Two Zimbabweans living in Canada, Anotida Maziriri and Edmore Mafuwe, tragically died in a car crash on Saturday night in Edmonton while on their way to the ‘Ndini Mukudzeyi' co...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:44hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
2 killed in horrific accident
Business activities along Cripps Road in Graniteside came to a halt recently after abnormal load trucks passed through the area, causing widespread disruption.Tragedy struck in Hurungwe on Fri...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Kwekwe fuel tanker crash a national disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the fatal accident involving a fuel tanker, a two-tonne truck, and a van near Kwekwe, which claimed 12 lives, a national disaster.The tragic collision...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Speeding BMW driver kills 6-year-old in road accident
A horrific accident occurred on the Ngundu-Tanganda Road in Manicaland Province on 25 February 2025, when a speeding driver struck and killed a 6-year-old child who was crossing the road.The v...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 14:40hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
4 dead at Christmas Pass as haulage truck rams into cars, pedestrians
Four people tragically lost their lives on Thursday after a haulage truck rammed into four vehicles and ploughed into pedestrians while descending the Christmas Pass along the Mutare-Harare Road....Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:05hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Fleeing armed robber dies in accident
AN armed robber died in a horrific accident last week, while his three gun-toting colleagues sustained serious injuries after their gate-away vehicle hit a tree during a high-speed chase with vigilant...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 15:47hrs | 2 | 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
Insimbi ZeZhwane successfully hold come back show
A dark cloud engulfed Insimbi ZeZhwane musical outfit as they were involved in a horrific accident which claimed the lives of co-founder of the group Elivis "Ma Eli" Mathe and drummer Thembinkosi "Mav...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:20hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu killed Insimbi Zezhwane band members?
Leader of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Mqondisi Moyo, has made sensational claims that the late Insimbi ZeZhwane musicians, ' Mpofu ‘Ma Eli' Mathe and Thembinkosi ‘Maviri' Mpofu were killed ...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:04hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Car crashes as couple fights
DRIVING can be a necessary and convenient part of everyday life, but, If you feel that you are too angry, don't.The warning came after a man who was driving with his wife was almost involved i...Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 20:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns 6 Zanu-PF supporters
President Mnangagwa yesterday sent his condolences to families of six Zanu-PF supporters who died in a horrific accident along the Murambinda-Birchenough Bridge Road on Saturday as they were going to ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chariots of death' on Zimbabwe's roads
WHILE speaking at the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) in Bulawayo recently, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona revealed that 1 559 people were kille...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Pamenus Tuso
Kombi flies off Luveve Road, into Pre-school
A COMMUTER omnibus driver lost control of his car, almost ran over a pedestrian and crashed into a tree inside Kidznet Pre-school in Bulawayo's Mzilikazi suburb this morning.The kombi veered o...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
1 dies in horrific accident
ONE person died and 14 others escaped with varying injuries when a Nissan Patrol pickup motor vehicle they were travelling in overturned.Midlands Provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emman...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Operation Dudula targets foreign national drivers
Operation Dudula in KwaZulu-Natal has repeated calls for transport operators to stop hiring foreign national drivers.This comes after a horrific accident in Pongola, northern KwaZulu-Natal, wh...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
DOP president sobs in court
Democratic Opposition Party (DOP) president Peter Harry Wilson has been found guilty of culpable homicide after his wife died in a horrific car accident in which they were involved.Wilson (62)...Published: 05 May 2022 at 18:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents call for traffic circles
BULAWAYO residents have proposed the construction of traffic circles (roundabouts) along the city and main roads to curb fatal accidents at intersections following a horrific accident that killed six ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: 5 people burnt to death at Mbalabala-Masvingo road
Five people were burnt beyond recognition after being involved in a road accident along Masvingo-Mbalabala Road on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, a Toyota Mark X from Masvingo collide...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Horrific accident kills 6 in Bulawayo
About 6 people are reported to have died in a horrific accident involving a commuter omnibus carrying passengers and a haulage truck at the Nkulumane Shopping Complex traffic lights ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
4 people killed in horrific accident
FOUR people died on Monday night after the truck they were traveling in was involved in an accident near Kaburi area in Kariba.The fourth person died on arrival at Kariba hospital while scores...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe family can't bury victim of SA serial killer
The brother of one of the victims of the alleged Limpopo serial killer is frustrated and struggling to survive in South Africa since leaving his country to retrieve the body of his sister allegedly ki...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to honour Sirizani Butau
President Emmerson Mnangagwa saluted the hero and sacrifice by Sirizani Butau who saved the lives of eight people to escape from a death trap ...Published: 27 Dec 2021 at 06:39hrs | 11 | by Shelton Muchena
Chidavaenzi captures Mugabe's legacy in latest book
Title: Chasing The Wind ISBN: 978-0-7974-79594-6In November 2017, a "powerful wind" orchestrated by the military chased Zimbabwe's long-time ruler, the...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 3 | by Fungayi Sox
4 killed as Zimbabwe returnees' bus collides with kombi in SA
Four people were killed while 10 others were injured when a bus transporting Zimbabwean returnees collided head-on with a minibus early this morning between Musina and Makhado (Louis Trichardt) towns ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 13:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
5 family members perish in SA horror crash
A FAMILY in Entumbane, Bulawayo is mourning the death of five of its members in a horrific accident which claimed six people on Saturday in Polokwane, South Africa. Of the six, four are siblings from ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Female traffic cop crushed to death at a Bulawayo roadblock
A FEMALE Bulawayo traffic police officer died Thursday morning in a horrific accident after a Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) bus hit her along Khami road where cops were manning a road bloc...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 die in horrific city centre accident
TWO people died on the spot in a horrific accident that occurred in Bulawayo's city centre after their car veered off the road, hit and uprooted a tree that crushed the vehicle, causing extensive dama...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns the death of helicopter accident victims
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is in mourning after the horrific accident that claimed the lives of two pilots and an aircraft technician.The pilots who perished are Wing Commander Thomas Tin...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife convoy biker's death linked to juju
SOCIAL media in Chinhoyi is abuzz with claims the sudden death of Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) executive escort motorbike outrider, Sergeant Freddy Chipato, was a result of witchcraft by a motorist ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife's convoy in an another fatal road crash
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) executive escort motorbike outrider (name withheld), who was leading First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's motorcade, died on the spot this afternoon after colliding head-on...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:47hrs | 5 | by Sytaff reporter
One die, 20 injured in horrific kombi crash
One person died on the spot while twenty other passengers were injured in a horrific accident involving a Nissan Caravan, Toyota pick up and Honda Fit yes...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 15:58hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
2 people die in road accident
TWO people died on the spot and 15 others were seriously injured when a Toyota Hiace omnibus they were travelling in that was towing a body for burial, bursts a rear tyre and overturned.The ho...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 15:39hrs | 1 | 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
Chegutu hospital in sorry state
A freak accident near Mupfure River on Sunday in which two people died has exposed the shocking condition at Chegutu District Hospital with reports that survivors were left in pain and bleeding as the...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally in horrific accident
THE MDC Alliance Women's Assembly National Acting Chair and former MDC Alliance proportional representation Member of Parliament (MP) Machirairwa Mugidho was involved in an accident as she was travell...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Moana's burial judgment deferred again
HIGH Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda yesterday again deferred judgment in a matter involving the burial of late fitness trainer and model Michelle "Moana", saying local jurisprudence on the matter...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Remains of Ginimbi's foreign friends repatriated
THE charred remains of Malawian Limumba Karim and Alishia Adams from Mozambique were Saturday repatriated to their respective countries, police have confirmed.Karim, a controversial fugitive b...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 19:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Family wrangle defers Moana funeral service
SOCIALITE Michelle Amuli, affectionately known as Moana, will be buried the Muslim way, her father declared yesterday, despite the chaos, family feud and drama that characterised her funeral wake....Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:30hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
4 die in Kariba road accident, 3 burnt in mangled Mercedes C200
At least four people died and three others were seriously injured in a head on collision involving a BMW X5 and a Mercedes Benz C200 about 2km from Kariba Airport this afternoon.The horrific a...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 20:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Nyanga horror crash death toll rises
The death toll from the horrific accident that occurred in Nyanga on Saturday has risen to six after Lesley Matizakurima (5) succumbed to her injuries yesterday. Lesley died at Victoria Chitep...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zapu candidate chides Tsvangirai's son
FORMER liberation movement Zapu's candidate for the Glen View South by-election has unwittingly taken a dig at former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's son Vincent the MDC's candidate in the race to ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Couples perish in horrific accident
RUSAPE was on Easter Sunday plunged into deep mourning when two biological brothers and their wives were killed in the horrific accident, which also killed seven others on the spot in Headlands....Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
10 Zimbabweans killed in head-on collision in South Africa
Ten people have been killed in a head-on collision on the N1 in Limpopo, while another is in a critical condition in a Modimolle hospital.Limpopo Department of Transport spokesperson Matome Ta...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo airport designer dies in horrific accident
The Bulawayo based architect popularly known as Gody Chitima has passed on. Reports say he was involved in a horrific accident in Woodlands in the early hours of Wednesday morning....Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 10:59hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Temba Mliswa in accident
Norton member of Parliament Temba Mliswa was involved in a car accident when he was coming from prominent Harare lawyer Inviolata Dumbutshena's funeral.Mliswa said the accident occurred when t...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 die in kombi, truck collision
THREE people died when a kombi and a truck collided as they tried to avoid a broken down truck and stray donkeys about 40 kilometres from Gokwe centre along the Kwekwe–Gokwe road. Four donke...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zvirekwi to get a prosthetic hand
CAPS United captain Hardlife Zvirekwi is set to get a prosthetic hand after emerging as one of the candidates to benefit from Nashua Zimbabwe's ambitious 3D prosthetic hand printing trial, which is un...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Defensive driving training should be made compulsory
Official statistics show that most of the traffic road accidents recorded in Zimbabwe have been due to human error.Despite commendable efforts by various players including the Vehicle Inspecti...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:54hrs | 4 | by Jeffrey Muvundusi
Intercape driver arrested trying to skip border to Zimbabwe
South African police early today arrested the driver of an Intercape bus which killed nine Zimbabweans, among them a toddler, in a road accident near Polokwane on Friday last week.The bus was ...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 15:48hrs | | by STaff reporter
Zimbabwe reels from spike in fatal accidents
MOTORISTS and other road users have been urged to exercise extra caution during the forthcoming festive season to prevent loss of lives through accidents.Three weeks ago, 33 people were burnt ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
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