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Seven perish in road accidents in Mash Central
SEVEN people died in separate traffic accidents in Mashonaland Central Province this week.Mashonaland Central province deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Fidelis Dhewu confirmed th...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 06:54hrs | 2520 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bogus cops terrorise Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) arrested more than 105 bogus police officers in the first eight months of 2020 for terrorising unsuspecting members of the public around the country.In the s...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:18hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
VID resumes operations today
THE Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) will start conducting road tests and issuing driver's licences from today after it closed in March due to Covid-19 induced lockdown.Cabinet okayed the r...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:18hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
VID resumes road tests, issuing driver's licences
THE Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) will from tomorrow start conducting road tests and issuing driver's licences after close to six months of closure.The closure of VID in March after the ...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1267 | by Staff Reporter
Gweru introduces US$30 clamping fee
GWERU residents and motorists were left shocked when the Gweru City Council increased the clamping fees to US$30 from ZWL $45 while the local authority is now charging US$1 for parking fees per hour....Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:30hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
17,000 motorists arrested
Over 17 000 motorists have been arrested for varying offenses during the lockdown. According to the police 13 943 motorists were arrested for operating public transport without exemption while...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
Car thief crashes in escape attempt
A CAR thief was apprehended after he crashed a vehicle he had stolen as he was pursued in high-speed chase by members of the public in Beitbridge.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesper...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 22:12hrs | 2570 | by Staff reporter
Man falls from bike, dies
A KEZI man has died from injuries sustained after he lost control and fell off a motorbike he was riding before it landed on him. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspe...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:18hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Parly orders CVR to urgently sort out number plates' shortage mess
PARLIAMENT has ordered the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) department to sort out the mess created by the shortage of number plates amid an ongoing police blitz on vehicle owners driving without displa...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:59hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle plates chaos: CVR blames police
PARLIAMENT yesterday ordered the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) to formally in-form motorists that new number plates were not available and allow them to continue using temporary plates until governme...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1263 | by Staff reporter
CVR extends office hours to clear backlog
The Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) has issued over 20 000 number plates since July and extended working hours as it battles to clear the backlog of nearly 50 000. This emerged yesterday during...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:36hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle number plate delays rile motorists
DELAYS in the issuance of vehicle number plates have raised disgruntlement among affected motorists in Bulawayo who are accusing the police of harassing them yet the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) is ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:16hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Matiza grilled over vehicle plates shortages
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said government ordered a clampdown on vehicles without number plates after witnessing a spike in accidents involving unregistered vehicles.Resp...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:37hrs | 3390 | by Staff reporter
Man falls to his death
A FILABUSI man fell to his death off a moving vehicle while a man from Gwanda died after a vehicle he was travelling in overturned in two separate incidences.Matabeleland South acting provinci...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 22:26hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will soon be making its own number plates
Zimbabwe will soon be making its own number plates that follow international standards and common Sadc guidelines and will cost motorists just over US$45, significantly less than the US$80 that import...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:01hrs | 2403 | by Staff reporter
Mastering art of 'villagising' cities
In Bishop Lazi's village, there lived this super-reclusive chap who, after a quarrel with his father over witchcraft, decided to build his own hut a spitting distance from the family homestead....Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:30hrs | 421 | by Bishop Lazarus
Robbers bundle family in vehicle, set it ablaze
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt of four men who ransacked a Harare home, tied the family inside a car and drove to Beatrice where they set the vehicle ablaze....Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:23hrs | 2938 | by Staff reporter
No passage for unregistered cars at tollgates
ALL unregistered vehicles are with immediate effect not allowed to pass through tollgates as the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) launches a blitz to ensure motorists heed the law. So far, ZRP h...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:45hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
An open letter from a concerned Bulawayo motorist
My job forces me to frequently drive along Masiyephambili Drive, past Nkulumane. Complex. I'm particularly concerned about the level of corruption & greed perpetrated by the police manning the roa...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 2143 | by Concerned Bulawayo motorist
Mystery claypot disrupts traffic
Motorists rushing to work from Makoni in Chitungwiza to Harare city along Seke road were early this morning shocked and perplexed to find a new clay pot full of water placed in the middle of the city ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:07hrs | 1550 | by Staff reporter
Govt adopts quarterly salary reviews
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said government had now resolved to review civil servants' salaries after every three months to hedge against runaway inflation rate.Ncube announced the...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:32hrs | 5062 | by Staff reporter
Police launch blitz on unregistered vehicles
POLICE have begun impounding vehicles without permanent registration plates in a development that brings to an end a moratorium that had been instituted after the Central Vehicle Registration (CVR) ha...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 08:26hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zimbabwe gets number plates material
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has reported that checks with Central Vehicle Registry [CVR] have revealed that they have some stocks of permanent vehicle registration plates.In a statement polic...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 12:23hrs | 6212 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zinara suspends use of damaged tollgate
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), has suspended the use of a tollgate structure that was extensively damaged after an accident which occurred on Saturday night at Lothian tolling poi...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:23hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Businesses warned for flouting forex auction rate
GOVERNMENT has condemned the practice by some businesses to charge people paying in local currency using rates that are above the foreign currency auction rate. Most shops are not adhering to ...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:07hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Police warn curfew breakers
Police arrested 1 232 people countrywide on Wednesday for violating national lockdown regulations, amid concern over the high numbers of people who continue to break the curfew, especially motorists w...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:31hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
2 cops kidnapped by motorist
Two police officers were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday night by a motorist they had stopped at a check point in Harare city centre set up to enforce the 6pm to 6am curfew.The motorist, 31-yea...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 16:55hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Police act on fake roadblocks
Rogue police officers have been putting up illegal roadblocks and conducting patrols countrywide to extract bribes from the public, but the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is urging those who suspect t...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:48hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
Zera warns errant service stations
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has warned service stations not using their own offshore funds against charging fuel in forex only. Zera said it is illegal for service stations...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:46hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt does not tolerate abuse of citizens by uniformed forces'
GOVERNMENT does not tolerate abuse of citizens by uniformed forces enforcing Covid-19 lockdown measures and those who violate the law must be reported to authorities, Media, Information and Broadcasti...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 11:51hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Fresh fuel shortages hit Zimbabwe
FRESH fuel shortages have hit the country and in Bulawayo most service stations have been dry for the past week. A news crew took to the streets of Bulawayo and observed motorists queueing for refills...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:08hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Motorists plead for fuel dual pricing
Government should come up with legislation that makes it mandatory for service stations to sell fuel in both foreign and local currency in line with the prevailing exchange rate, motorists have said. ...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:07hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Fuel service stations abandon selling fuel in local currency, only forex sold gas is available
MOST motorists who are earning money in local currency have a daily nightmare as they struggle to get fuel sold in local currency amid revelations most service stations with fuel now sell it in ...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 11:41hrs | 1668 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa staves off threat to his rule for now
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has staved off national demonstrations that could potentially have loosened a few screws anchoring his faltering rule as there were no reported acts of any significant pub...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 18:58hrs | 9888 | by Staff reporter
Security forces clear city centre ahead of planned protests
SECURITY forces cleared people off streets in central Harare yesterday and forced shops to close, a day before planned anti-corruption demonstrations.The demonstrations against corruption in g...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:55hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Armed sodliers take over major CBDs
Armed soldiers and police officers stormed Harare and Bulawayo on Thursday beating up people and shutting down shops. In Bulawayo, armed soldiers and police entered the Central Business Distri...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 12:38hrs | 7294 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo man pours petrol on his son and ex-wife...sets them on fire
Police in Bulawayo have arrested a 32-year-old man from Lobengula who attempted to kill his ex-wife and son. According to reports, the accused person poured petrol onto his son and ex-wife thr...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 17:58hrs | 2208 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MaShurugwi wreak havoc in Mbembesi
MBEMBESI villagers are living in constant fear of violent illegal gold panners, popularly known as MaShurugwi, who have reportedly invaded the area and are digging around homesteads and gravesites in ...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 13:07hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Police empowered to impound vehicles
GOVERNMENT has gazetted a statutory instrument authorising law enforcement officers to impound vehicles being used to violate lockdown restrictions with owners or drivers of the vehicles liable to pro...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 19:26hrs | 6595 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Curfew regulations clarified
THE gazetted legal statutory instrument amending lockdown regulations by setting the 6PM to 6AM curfew, now requires church gatherings, jogging, walking and cycling to take place not earlier than 8AM ...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:20hrs | 5127 | by Staff Reporter
Police tighten lockdown regulations
Police have tightened the implementation of lockdown measures announced by President Mnangagwa on Tuesday, with everyone without an exemption letter from their company, barred from entering Harare's c...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 18:12hrs | 1968 | by Staff reporter
Over 1 000 arrested for violating Covid-19 curfew
MORE than 1 000 people were arrested on Wednesday countrywide for flouting Covid-19 national lockdown regulations while in Bulawayo, police arrested 170 people and impounded 90 vehicles for lockdown d...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 07:42hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
More funds for Beitbridge-Harare Highway
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) is working on a supplementary budget for road authorities following the recent increase in tariffs, board chairman Engineer Michael Madanha has said....Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 20:16hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Robbers arrested after warning shots
FOUR suspected armed robbers believed to be part of a gang that was targeting people after offering them a lift, have been arrested in Harare following a high speed chase with police officers....Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 17:47hrs | 2900 | by Staff reporter
4 killed in road accident
FOUR people including a 3-months-old baby died on the spot after a commuter omnibus they were travelling in dislodged a rear tyre and veered off the road.The accident happened in the wee hours...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 17:46hrs | 1580 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zimbabweans banned from entering CBD
Secretary for Information Ndabaningi Nick Mangwana has announced that ordinary Zimbabweans will not be allowed to enter the Central business District with immediate effect. Mangwana said in an...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 10:21hrs | 26424 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Council hikes maternity fees 14-fold
Harare City Council has announced a 14-fold increase in clinic and maternity fees, a move that is raising opposition as the charges will now vary directly with weekly changes in the exchange rate, wit...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 07:42hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Forex fuel prices tumble
Fuel dealers allowed to charge in foreign currency are now competing on price, with most charging well below the legal maximums of US$1,28 a litre for petrol and US$1,09 for diesel. While fuel...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:41hrs | 7932 | by Staff reporter
Police lock down Masvingo
POLICE yesterday imposed a total lockdown in Masvingo city, demanding letters of employment while barring some motorists from driving into the central business district (CBD).Some entry routes...Published: 15 Jul 2020 at 08:33hrs | 5428 | by Staff reporter
Three minors knocked down, 2 die on the spot
THREE minors, two from Mvurwi and one from Mount Darwin were knocked down by motorists killing two on the spot on Monday.Mashonaland Ce...Published: 14 Jul 2020 at 22:56hrs | 4058 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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