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1 dead, 31 injured as bus carrying school pupils overturns
One person was confirmed dead while 31 were injured, among them 25 primary school pupils, after a bus carrying staff and the young learners overturned near Rusape on Friday afternoon.Police sp...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 12:03hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends duty on bus, lorry tyre imports
The Zimbabwean government has suspended import duty on commercial tyres for buses and lorries in a bid to strengthen the public transport system. The move, announced by Finance, Economic Development a...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
2 killed, 3 injured in Harare-Mukumbura road accident
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a fatal road traffic accident that claimed the lives of two people and left three others injured on the evening of October 4, 2024. The tragic incident...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:43hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
5 die in Mabvuku accident
Five people died on the spot when two commuter omnibuses and a lorry were involved in a crash on Tuesday night.According to the police, the accident occurred when one of the commuter omnibuses...Published: 23 May 2024 at 10:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Hope for trapped Redwing miners
The GOVERNMENT has stepped up rescue efforts for 15 miners believed to be trapped underground at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga amid indications they could be found alive.Yesterday, experts said t...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Court frees murder suspect after police boob
THE High Court has acquitted a murder suspect after the police submitted inconsistent evidence during trial.Tafadzwa Mudavanhu, who was represented by Freddy Masarirevhu, was being accused of ...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 die in Chinhoyi-Chegutu road accident
FOUR people died on the spot while two others escaped with injuries after a lorry rammed into the back of another lorry along the Chinhoyi-Chegutu road in Zvimba district, Monday evening.Polic...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 13:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Matinyarare's property worth over ZW$100m forfeited
FORMER Croco Motors boss Joseph Matinyarare's properties have been forfeited to the state after a court established that he acquired them using the proceeds of crime between 2016 and 2020. The exchang...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:41hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
2 die in CAG Bus accident
Two people died and several others were injured when a CAG bus collided with a lorry.The incident occurred on Saturday at a peg of 30km when the bus was heading from Gokwe to Chitekete....Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
3 600 stands for Zanu-PF youths
FAMILIES of six Zanu-PF Chipinge youths who died in a road accident six years ago are set to be among beneficiaries of 3 600 housing stands at Reitvlei Farm in Chipinge district, a scheme founded by t...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Strongman takes his eating challenge to Bulawayo
THE two most important factors in determining your success as a competitive eater are stomach capacity and the speed at which one can consume food.And for unknown Harare-based Arnold Zikhali (...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 07:01hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
3 die as truck ploughs into pedestrians
Three pedestrians died on the spot while a truck driver and two passengers were injured when a truck veered off the road and ploughed into four people.The incident occurred in Mutare on 14 Jul...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 17:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Dealer loses gold, cash to robbers
A Chegutu man lost 16 grammes of gold and US$940 cash to four armed robbers who attacked him while he was walking last Friday night.The robbers were travelling in a Honda Fit when they attacke...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira's aide destroys people's houses
Chief Charumbira Aide Pondiwa Charumbira appeared yesterday before Masvingo Magistrate Conceptor Ngwerume, facing Malicious Damage to Property charges. Pondiwa allegedly destroyed houses at Hofmeyer f...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 18:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
90% of waste in Zimbabwe not being recycled
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern that 90% of waste being generated across the country is not being recycled.Speaking during the World Environment Day commemorations in Harare yesterday, Enviro...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'CCC members led by Sikhala initiated violence in Zengeza'
ZENGEZA West legislator Job Sikhala yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda together with Zengeza West councillor Lovemore Maiko facing a charge of disorderly conduct.The pair...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bees sting man to death
Whilst others were enjoying the last day of Easter holidays, Chiwumburu family in Bikita District was thrown into mourning after a family member died from a bee attack.Collen Kumbirai Chiwumbu...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Dakamela launches housing and education foundations
Chief Dakamela of Nkayi has launched a housing scheme and education foundations to assist less privileged members of his community.The housing foundation will target mostly the elderly who do ...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:48hrs | 1 | 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
6 Zanu-PF supporters die in road accident, 17 seriously injured
A Lorry carrying Zanu-PF supporters was involved in an accident along the Murambinda-Birchnough Bridge road. Three people died on the spot whilst the other three died at Murambinda Hospital. ...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
11 killed in road accidents between Thursday and yesterday
At least 11 people were killed in separate road accidents that were recorded between Thursday and yesterday.Of the 11, nine of them died along Masvingo-Mbalabala Road on Thursday while the oth...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:56hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
School heads roped in in presidential inputs distribution
GOVERNMENT says it has roped in school headmasters to help in the distribution of agricultural inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme to curb corruption.The programme is this year targeti...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala renew freedom bid
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole have filed a fresh application challenging their continued placement on remand in respect of the case they ar...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 19:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
American lawyers join Sikhala legal team
A LEADING international law firm based in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) has joined the legal team representing incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member of parliamen...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo's trial deferred
THE fraud trial involving former Minister, Ignatius Chombo, in which he is being accused of duping the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe of $14 billion, has been deferred to June pending the finalisation of a ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 10:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Accident scene a black spot
THE place where four staff members from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) perished while two others sustained injuries in an accident, which occurred on the 38km peg along the Nyanga-Ruwan...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF demands opening of industries
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has called for urgent reopening of local industries to curb brain drain and migration of youths to other countries in search of employment opportunities.Zanu-PF Bulawa...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dumisani Madzivanyati kick out of Esidakeni
The Deputy Sheriff on Tuesday ended the illegal occupation of Esidakeni Farm in Umguza, Matabeleland North, after evicting Dumisani Madzivanyati and his workers.Madzivanyati, a lecturer at the...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 10:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Security forces assault police officers over roadblock
A team of soldiers, central intelligence officers and police officers reportedly pounced on police officers who were refusing to remove a roadblock at Maz...Published: 20 Nov 2021 at 07:48hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiyangwa loses US$300 000 building materials to robbers
MORE than 20 armed robbers raided the construction site of businessman Dr Philip Chiyangwa's multi-million dollar property development of Kirkman Mall in Westlea, Harare, early yesterday morning and g...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:23hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
ZRP joins Interpol in drug trafficking operation
The Zimbabwe Republic Police was among countries in Africa and the Middle East that recently participated in an International Police Organisations (Interpol)'s operation code-named "Lionfish" which wa...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo, Chipanga, Hamandishe case deferred
Harare magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has deferred the matter of former Public Works and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo and ex-Zanu-PF youth leaders —Kudzanayi Chipanga, Innocent Hamandi...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 14:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Granny dies in freak accident
AN 84-YEAR-OLD Mount Darwin woman died on the spot when a Nissan lorry she was travelling in hit a pothole and veered off the road before falling into a ditch yesterday.Mashonaland Central pol...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lorry swept away in floods, 5 feared dead
Five people are feared dead after a lorry carrying them was swept away while trying to cross a flooded river in Chikombedzi on Monday.Bodies of two of the five, a male and female adult have si...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 15:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Pothole kills 84-year-old woman
An 84-YEAR-OLD Mount Darwin woman died on the spot when a Nissan lorry she was travelling in hit a pothole and veered off the road before falling in a ditch yesterday.Mashonaland Central polic...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 12:55hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
9 guards turned robbers in custody
NINE security guards employed by Northern Deep Security, allegedly caught red-handed while robbing a truck driver near Maruta Shopping Centre along Seke Road in Harare after robbing a motorist earlier...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Council exchanges 150ha for grader, fuel pumps
MARONDERA Municipality has reportedly surrendered a 150 hectare piece of land to a local company in exchange for a grader and a fuel pump to be constructed at the local authority's workshop, among oth...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chombo, former Zanu-PF youth leaders' case deferred
Harare regional magistrate Mr Trynos Utahwashe yesterday deferred the matter involving former Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo and ex-Zanu-PF youth leaders ...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's 'caught pants down'
Zimbabweans have been shocked by blatant lies said by the MDC A leader when he went on defensive denying his ugly hand in the demolition of properties in Budiriro. The under fire leader tried to blame...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 17:13hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Illegal kombis risking lives'
PASSENGERS and pedestrians are risking their lives everyday due to the running battles between police and pirate commuter omnibus operators in all urban centres across the country.Ever since t...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ student steals father's trailer springs
A 23-YEAR-OLD University of Zimbabwe student allegedly stole his father's trailer springs valued at $43 160 and sold them to his friend.The matter came to light at Bindura magistrates co...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 09:01hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga humiliates 'gravely sick' wife
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga used soldiers to humiliate his estranged wife by dumping her property at her Harare offices on Friday.Chiwenga and his wife Marry Mubaiwa are embroiled in a...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 18:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Storm over farm invasion
A RUWA commercial farmer lost his farm on Friday after a government official evicted him with the help of the police.Martin Grobler, whose Protea Valley Farm is situated about 40km east of Har...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia urges truck drivers to 'avoid travelling to South Africa'
Zambia's transport ministry has said that truck drivers should "avoid travelling to South Africa until the security situation improves".The statement refers to reported attacks on foreign lorr...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zambian truck drivers told to avoid travelling to SA
Zambia's transport ministry has said that lorry drivers should "avoid travelling to South Africa until the security situation improves".The statement refers to reported attacks on foreign lorr...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:53hrs | | by BBC
Nigeria summons South Africa ambassador over 'anarchy'
Nigeria's government has summoned South Africa's high commissioner over the looting in Johannesburg.It alleges that Nigerian-owned businesses have been targeted in the South African city, sayi...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:52hrs | 1 | by BBC
African governments issue warnings about South Africa violence
Following the outbreak of violence in South Africa, which has seen some foreign-owned businesses targeted, a number of other African countries have expressed their concern and issued warnings....Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:50hrs | | by BBC
20 injured in lorry accident
AT least 30 people were seriously injured when the loading box of a lorry they were travelling in opened resulting in passengers being thrown out onto the tarmac on their way to Heroes' Day celebratio...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reliving Gukurahundi and need for reparations by
It is now nearly four decades after the Gukurahundi genocide that saw more than twenty thousand people killed in a seemingly ethnic cleansing act in the Midlands and Matabeleland north provinces. Ghos...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 14:33hrs | | by Makho Precious Moyo
Reliving Gukurahundi and need for reparations
It is now nearly four decades after the Gukurahundi genocide that saw more than twenty thousand people killed in a seemingly ethnic cleansing act in the Midlands and Matabeleland north provinces. Ghos...Published: 29 May 2019 at 13:22hrs | | by Makhoprecious Moyo
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