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Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZRP instantly outlaws use of spikes
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has banned outlawed the use of hand held metal spikes by law enforcements agents follow...Published: 13 May 2022 at 16:57hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Parly summons Kazembe over spikes
PARLIAMENT has summoned Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to explain why the police were using metal spikes to deflate "errant drivers" car tyres.Parliament raised the issue after police t...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Residents protest against use of spikes
KAROI residents have petitioned the municipality to register a complaint after a local woman was injured in an accident when municipal police threw metal spikes towards a vehicle she was travelling in...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court to hear spike-throwing appeal
THE Supreme Court will today preside over a challenge by the Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) against a High Court judgment giving the police the right to throw metal spikes at speeding vehicl...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police taken to court over spikes, teargas
HARARE High Court judge Justice Owen Tagu is today expected to preside over a case where the Zimbabwe Human Rights Non-governmental Organisation Forum on behalf of the Passengers Association of Zimbab...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Strong warning sent to Police officers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned its overzealous members against smashing vehicle windscreens and use of metal spikes in order to effect arre...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 20:56hrs | 3 | by Shelton Muchena
Minister defends spike-throwing cops
HOME Affairs deputy minister Mike Madiro on Wednesday defended the use of metal spikes by traffic police despite reports that they were causing unnecessary accidents and sometimes deaths.Madir...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops tried to arrest Chiwenga upon arrival from China?
TENSIONS between the country's security services this week intensified after the police reportedly attempted to arrest military chief General Constantino Chiwenga upon his return from an official visi...Published: 17 Nov 2017 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police use spikes again
The Harare City Council and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) enforcement team tasked to restore order in the city centre has begun using metal spikes again, the Daily News can reveal.The team, w...Published: 07 Nov 2017 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police threaten to reintroduce metal spikes
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) last week threatened to reintroduce spikes in Harare following an increase in errant motorists who are refusing to stop at roadblocks and checkpoints. Unruly motoris...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZRP threaten to use spikes
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has threatened to bring back metal spikes in Harare following an increase in the number of errant motorists who refuse to stop at roadblocks and checkpoints when ordered t...Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 16:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Traffic cops stop using metal spikes in Zimbabwe
POLICE have been stopped from indiscriminate use of metal spikes on vehicles as new measures are being introduced to deal with errant drivers on the country's roads.The use of spikes had attra...Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bogus cop skips bail
HARARE magistrate, Barbara Chimboza has issued a warrant of arrest for former Harare City footballer, Misheck Mburayi and his alleged accomplice, Muneishe Mazarire, who failed to appear in court on Fr...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Use of spikes wreaks havoc
Zimbabwe Peace Project has said the use of spikes by the police and local authorities security is wrecking haoc in people's lives.ZPP said it is alleged that a Karoi woman died after she was r...Published: 18 May 2017 at 06:42hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Minister defends use of spikes by traffic police
Home Affairs deputy minister Obendingwa Mguni yesterday said police officers should only use metal spikes to control traffic and not to the extent of endangering motorists and passengers.R...Published: 30 Mar 2017 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rowdy crowd bash cops for causing accident
Two cops were injured and riot police were called to control a rowdy crowd that was attacking police officers who threw spikes in the path of a kombi, causing it to overturn....Published: 12 Mar 2014 at 20:08hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Police ignore motorists' plea on roadblocks
POLICE yesterday [Tuesday] said they would continue mounting roadblocks on the country's despite protests by motorists over their high number, as the holiday death toll increased to 86.Natio...Published: 01 Jan 2014 at 07:45hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
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