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Zanu-PF wants Harare - Beitbridge highway completed
The Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial leadership has urged the Government to expedite the completion of outstanding works on the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway, a critical infrastructure project for Zim...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:42hrs | 217 | 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
Beitbridge bus robbers jailed 84 years each
Two armed robbers who terrorized passengers on a Beitbridge-bound bus in July have each been sentenced to an effective 84 years in prison by the Chiredzi regional court. Ashton Siziba (26) of Peterwen...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
ZRP responds to viral video of confrontation with motorist in Masvingo
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has acknowledged a video circulating on social media that shows two police officers involved in a physical altercation with a motorist in Masvingo. According...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 19:50hrs | 2316 | by Staff reporter
Bus crew, passengers arrested for possessing mbanje
Police have arrested the crew and two passengers of an Inter Africa bus after discovering 62 kilograms of dagga (cannabis) in their possession at a security roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Roa...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Harare's Mbudzi Interchange partially opens to traffic
Motorists and travellers have welcomed the partial opening of the Masvingo-Glen Norah loop road, a key part of the ongoing Mbudzi Interchange project, which aims to ease traffic congestion in southern...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:27hrs | 3603 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo-Glen Norah Loop Road opened to traffic
The newly completed Masvingo-Glen Norah Loop Road, a key component of the Mbudzi Interchange project, has officially opened to traffic, marking a significant milestone in Harare's transportation infra...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 16:05hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi Interchange loop road opening
The Masvingo-Glen Norah loop road, a key component of the Mbudzi Interchange project, has been completed and will open to traffic this week. The project, aimed at easing congestion in south Harare, is...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:34hrs | 2307 | by Staff reporter
2 dead, 6Injured in head-on collision on Harare-Bulawayo road
Two people died and six others were injured on Friday when a Nissan Note collided head-on with a Toyota Hiace at the 64 km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo Road.National police spokesperson Commi...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:53hrs | 315 | 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
3 feared dead
Three people died on the spot early this morning when a haulage truck collided with a Nissan UD near Chaka Business Centre in Midlands province, along the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway.Na...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 13:39hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
6 die in Beitbridge road accident
Six people, including a woman and her infant, tragically lost their lives in a head-on collision along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway this morning. The accident occurred at the 223-kilometre ...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:45hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrested over 200 people during Sadc summit crackdown
State of Zimbabwe's major highways worries motoristsMotorists traveling between Beitbridge and Harare or Bulawayo are increasingly frustrated with the unfinished state of major road sections, whic...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:53hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to tighten traffic laws
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructural Development wants tighter enforcement of traffic laws to reduce carnage on the roads following several fatal accidents in recent days.Motoris...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
6 years later, Harare-Beitbridge Highway 108km away from completion
The Ministry of Transport says construction of the 580-kilometre Harare-Beitbridge Highway - a critical transportation and trade route linking Zimbabwe to South Africa down south and a gateway into th...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 19:03hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo - Victoria Falls Highway rehab set to resume
THE rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway is expected to resume in the next two weeks as the Government commits to improving the country's road infrastructure in response to concerns b...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Chirundu highway upgrade starts
THE long-awaited widening and upgrading of the 352-kilometre Harare-Chirundu highway has started with all the contractors on site. The upgrade has seen two of the five contractors identified t...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
No additional tollgates on Zimbabwe's premium roads
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has dismissed claims that additional tollgates were being established along the country's premium roads.Users of social media platforms have ...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:48hrs | 2 | 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
Zimbabwe fails to pay road contractors
SOME construction companies have been forced to abandon road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the government....Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to pay road contractors
SOME construction companies have been forced to abandon road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the government....Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 10:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
220,000 Zimbabweans troop back home for Christmas
MORE than 220 000 people flocked into Zimbabwe over the last week for the festive season, marking a significant surge in arrivals compared to last year when the Government started easing stringent ent...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 11 | 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
22 dead in horror crash as South Africa-bound Quantum collides with truck
Twenty-two people were killed on Tuesday night when an overloaded Toyota Quantum had a head-on collision with a DAF truck 17km out of Bulawayo on the Gwanda Road, police said.The accident happ...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:24hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway 80% complete
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway is about 80 percent complete with 470km out of the total 580km of the road now opened to traffic, a move which has been hailed by motorists...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge road nears completion
The rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway is on the brink of completion, with 465 kilometers now accessible to traffic. In addition, approximately 3 kilometers of dualized road were...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 05:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Vision 2030 unstoppable'
Vice President Kembo Mohadi expressed that President Mnangagwa has achieved remarkable strides in promoting socio-economic development and has paved the way for the nation to swiftly reach its Vision ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa back home from United Nations summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned to Zimbabwe from New York, USA, where he attended the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA78). During the UN General Assembly conference...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabweans will vote for Zanu-PF, according to Dr Obert Mpofu
ZIMBABWE is a few weeks away from the much-awaited harmonised elections.Zanu-PF is poised for a resounding victory.Thanks to the milestone-unleashing pedigree of Cde Dr Emmerson Dambud...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:51hrs | 10 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Sorry Chamisa, development has already taken off!
No one would want to be in the situation which CCC leader Nelson Chamisa finds himself at the moment — being faced with an election for which you know your opponent has already addressed most of the...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Lovemore Chikova
Zanu-PF sets 600 000 votes target in Masvingo
The ruling Zanu-PF has set a target to garner over 600 000 votes for President Mnangagwa in Masvingo in next month's harmonised elections, it aims for a clean sweep in the province.This develo...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga addresses sold-out rally
ZANU-PF'S August 23 harmonised election campaign trail is now in full force with the party's Second Secretary and Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga addressing a sold-out rally at Mbare Netball Co...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Urban rot' worries Chiwenga
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is pained by the rot that has descended on urban areas under the watch of opposition led municipalities, which is slowing down the country's development towards an empowered u...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Truck driver jailed 18 months for negligence
A TRUCK driver, who caused the death of five Rusape residents who were travelling between Beitbridge and Masvingo, was last week jailed 18 months for negligence.Ronnie Tsutsutsu, employed by a...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to meet first time voters today
First time voters drawn from all the country's 10 administrative provinces will today have an opportunity to interact with President Mnangagwa during an interface at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo today ...Published: 09 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare - Beitbridge highway nears completion
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway is near completion with 435km now open to traffic, as the start of work on the upgrade of the 342km Harare-Chirundu Highway has also reache...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe commits to resolve debt, arrears
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday committed to resolve Zimbabwe's long overdue debt arrears, and re-engaging with development partners and creditors to reposition the economy for sustained growth anchored...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
19 killed in five road accidents
At least 19 people died while 27 others were seriously injured over the weekend in five fatal road accidents countrywide.The accidents occurred along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road, along Gokwe-...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
4 dead, 7 injured after Granvia overturns
Four people died on the spot after a Toyota Granvia carrying 11 passengers veered off the road and overturned along the Masvingo-Beitbridge road.The fatal accident happened on Friday along the...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
1 dies in Masvingo-Beitbridge road accident
ONE person died while seven others were injured in an accident which occurred at Chivi turn-off along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway on Monday, police have said.Initially there were fears tha...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Many feared dead in Zimbabwe horror crash
Four vehicles, including two haulage trucks, were involved in a pile-up before bursting into flames along the Masvingo-Beitbridge HighwaySEVERAL people are believed to have died yesterday afte...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:09hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
4 vehicles burnt to shells in accident
Four vehicles were yesterday reduced to shells after they caught fire in a pile up caused by a head-on collision of two haulage trucks along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway.The accident occurr...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:08hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Ambassador-at-large on a property-buying spree
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel, who is holed up in Dubai after being exposed as a player in gold smuggling and money laundering activities, has been on a property-buying spree...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare-Chirundu Highway upgrade begins
UPGRADE of the Harare-Chirundu Highway, the northern leg of the main north-south corridor, has begun with five of the contractors now on site doing preparatory works as the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge ...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Part of Harare-Beitbridge highway to be closed for upgrade
A portion of the Harare-Beitbridge highway will be temporarily closed tomorrow for almost an hour at the Ngundu section to allow for blasting to pave way for its widening and reconstruction, contracto...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donkey-drawn carts ply Zimbabwe's abandoned remote routes?
From the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway in Zimbabwe at a spot popularly known as Turn-P, the road passing through Neshuro Township has been degraded, disused, and derelict for over two decades, with buse...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chivhu bypass complete
National and international traffic no longer has to inch through Chivhu town centre, and the residents no longer have to fear for their lives every time they cross their main street, with the new 2,6k...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
$130 billion Zimdollars earmarked for massive roadworks
ZIMBABWE will double down on road development projects this year, with Treasury and the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (ZINARA) injecting over $130 billion to rehabilitate about 10 000 kilomet...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 24 500km road network to be revamped by 2025
THIS week Zimbabwe Independent (ZI) business reporter, Freeman Makopa caught up with Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona (FM) to discuss updates in the progress of crucial i...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
370km of Harare-Beitbridge road open to traffic
The ongoing upgrade of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway into a modern road by the Second Republic has now seen a total of 370km being opened to traffic, with many other roads being reconstructed...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
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