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Inter Africa bus catches fire on Mutare-Masvingo road
Forty people are fortunate to be alive after escaping unharmed when an Inter Africa Bus caught fire along the Mutare-Masvingo highway early Tuesday morning.Miraculously, the pre-dawn fire resu...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
No fine option for touts
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have intensified their crackdown on touts, arresting 564 individuals during a comprehensive operation named "No To Touts." This year, a total of 6,415 touts have bee...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 killed, 6 injured in accident
Four people died, while six others were injured when a speeding Toyota Hiace they were travelling on veered off the road and overturned at the 3km peg along the Nyika-Zaka Road in Bikita around 5pm on...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 dead, 26 injured in two road traffic accidents
At least six people died while 26 were injured in two separate road traffic accidents Tuesday with one involving a bus belonging to Zebra Kiss buses.The six passengers who died were all travel...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 20:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zebra kiss bus veers off road, 20 injured
TWENTY people were injured when a Zebra Kiss bus veered off the road and landed on its side along Mutare-Masvingo Road. The accident occurred around midnight on 25 April. The injured a...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 19:24hrs | | 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
6 perish as vehicles collide in Mutare
Six people died early Sunday morning in a horrific collision involving two Honda Fit vehicles in the border city.The road traffic accident happened on a curve along the Mutare-Masvingo Road ju...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa convoy shot at, claims MDC
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's convoy was Tuesday afternoon blocked just outside Mutare along the Mutare-Masvingo highway by heavily armed suspected Zanu-PF activists who fired gunshots at the o...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 20:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5 die in horror crash
Five people died on the spot while 10 others were injured after a Nissan Caravan carrying 22 passengers veered off the road, overturned and landed on its roof near the 97km peg along the Mutare-Masvin...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops recover 3 tonnes of mbanje
Police have arrested six suspects in separate incidents, recovering nearly three tonnes of mbanje and 75 bottles of banned BronCleer cough mixture as they intensify the crackdown against drug peddlers...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 arrested in 1 080kg mbanje haul
TWO male suspects were yesterday arrested in Mutare after they were found in possession of 1 080kg of dagga.Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident....Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff report
Masvingo- Mutare road work suspended
The dualisation of Mutare-Masvingo Road has been temporarily stopped as all the equipment and staff were moved to attend to roads in Chimanimani that were destroyed by Cyclone Idai. Cyclone Id...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Smart Express owner speaks on juju use
STRONG talk doing rounds in the public sphere via social media claim that the recent spate of accidents involving Smart Express buses was a result of black magic or juju, which has now turned sour....Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Diamond exploration starts along highway
THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has intensified diamond mining by spreading its tentacles from Chiadzwa to Murazvu Village A adjacent to Wengezi, along the Mutare-Masvingo highway, wh...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Motorists fume over new tollgate
MOTORISTS have expressed dismay over the establishment of the Colleen Bawn tollgate along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, saying they were already paying too much at existing tollgates. Government y...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe motorists to pay more in toll fees
Hard-pressed motorists will have to dig deeper into their depleted pockets for toll fees, after Zinara announced yesterday that it was increasing the number of tollgates on the country’s highways. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Taxed to death - Five new tollgates open today
GOVERNMENT has established five new tollgates on major highways with effect from today as part of efforts to generate more revenue for roads infrastructure development. In an e-mailed response...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ritual killing body dumped on highway to disguise murder
HOMICIDE detectives in Mutare are battling to put pieces together and solve how a man who was initially believed to have been killed in a hit-and-run road accident ended up with some of his body parts...Published: 25 May 2018 at 06:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
5 killed, 19 injured in separate road accidents
Five people died while 19 were injured in two separate accidents along the Bulawayo-Plumtree Highway and in Bikita on Tuesday.Three people died in Bikita and 11 were injured, two seriously whe...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in $100 million roads rehabilitation deal
Government has struck a $100 million deal with banks to rehabilitate the country's damaged roads, Transport minister Jorum Gumbo has said.This comes as rampaging floods, which injured 128 peop...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fatal accident claims two, injures three
TWO people died and three others injured when a car they where traveling in overturned twice at 216KM peg along Mutare-Masvingo road near Pamushana Mission High School.According to a police in...Published: 09 May 2017 at 10:23hrs | | by Alice Dube
Traffic cops arrested for collecting bribes
Three traffic police officers based at Zimunya police post have been arrested after they were caught red handed collecting bribes from motorists at a police check point on independence day.Acc...Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Snake rescues kidnapped woman
A snake came to the rescue of a kidnapped 29 year old Tarisai Musandidaro from Birchenough Bridge after it bit one of her attackers.Musandidaro had been given a lift by four unknown peop...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Bhasera in car crash
ZIMBABWE international Onismor Bhasera escaped with minor bruises yesterday after the car he was driving on his way back to South Africa was involved in a road accident along the Mutare-Masvingo R...Published: 31 Jan 2017 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in state of the art tollgate plaza project
GOVERNMENT is set to spend millions of dollars in constructing state-of-the-art tollgate plazas to replace the makeshift structures that are currently being used at some tolling points around the ...Published: 13 Oct 2016 at 09:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mystery disease kills Zimbabwe's baobabs
CHIMANIMANI: A black baobab tree stands forlornly on the side of a highway in Chimanimani district, in the east of Zimbabwe. The tree is one of many in this region afflicted by a mysterious disease, w...Published: 05 Jul 2016 at 08:24hrs | | by Andrew Mambondiani
Boy (8) shoots dead friend (7)
AN eight-year-old Marange boy has reportedly shot dead his friend (7) with a home-made rifle last Saturday.Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa, confirmed t...Published: 12 Feb 2016 at 13:52hrs | | by Blessing Rwizi and Mercy Ngwebvu
Transporters call for rehabilitation of Mutare Masvingo Road
Public transporters and motorists in Manicaland have called for the rehabilitation of the busy Mutare–Masvingo highway, which is now an eyesore particularly the stretch from Gudyanga Business Centre...Published: 08 Jan 2016 at 08:03hrs | | by Ngoni Dapira
'State of roads main cause of accidents'
MANICALAND'S road network is in a poor state, having deteriorated over the years and now poses grave danger to motorists as funding to make them trafficable remains elusive. At least $2 billion is req...Published: 02 Jan 2016 at 10:41hrs | | by Samuel Kadungure
Government approves 10 more tollgates
GOVERNMENT has approved the construction of 10 more tollgates in major highways as it moves to mobilise funds for roads maintenance and upgrading.This development is highlighted in a Governmen...Published: 25 Oct 2015 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
New tollgates for major highways
Over the coming weeks, 10 new tollgates will be erected on the country's major highways as Government moves in to augment funds for road infrastructure maintenance. Statutory Instrument 39...Published: 24 Aug 2015 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police impound car over radio licence
POLICE on Tuesday impounded a vehicle in Mutare and charged the owner with breaching the country's broadcasting laws by allegedly failing to display a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio lis...Published: 19 Mar 2014 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Holidays accidents death toll rises to 81
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) say 81 people have been killed and 461 others injured in 880 recorded accidents countrywide since the festive season began on the December 15.This marks a decre...Published: 29 Dec 2013 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Unlicenced ET driver jailed for crashing passenger's leg
TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD unlicenced kombi driver, Joshua Dzakandwa, will spend the next 26 months behind bars after he was convicted of driving without a licence and crashing a passenger's leg due to his...Published: 19 Apr 2013 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mutare-Masvingo road accident, three family members perish
THREE people from one family perished in Mutare on Saturday night while five others sustained serious injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road and hit a tree.Manic...Published: 18 Dec 2012 at 05:30hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Female rapists pounce, man in ICU after sexual attack
A 25-YEAR-OLD Marange Resources employee is in the intensive care unit at Mutare Central Hospital after reportedly being kidnapped and sexually abused by three women who had offered him a lift....Published: 22 May 2012 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man (39) shoots dead woman (80) he was trying to rescue
Rescue mission goes wrong as 39-year-old Masvingo man accidentally shoots dead an 80-year-old granny he intended to rescue from a knife-wielding thief....Published: 10 Apr 2012 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutare-Masvingo road accident, 'bus overturns and rolls three times'
Zbc News reports that one person has died and several people were injured when a Masvingo bound bus overturned and rolled three times at the thirty kilometre peg along the Mutare-Masvingo highway this...Published: 17 Dec 2011 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
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