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Shurugwi-Boterekwa Road set for dualisation
BOTEREKWA Road in the mining town of Shurugwi is set to be dualised to facilitate easy movement of trucks that pass through the escarpment.Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima las...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's telcos hit by credit crunch
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says a credit crunch and foreign currency challenges affected network expansion in the sector during the first quarter of thi...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Mobile data, Internet traffic up 30pc: Potraz
MOBILE Internet and data traffic increased by 30 percent in the first quarter ended March 2021 due to increased adoption of digital platforms. The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:24hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
667 more Zupco buses coming
Zupco is buying 667 buses from China by year end, with delivery of the first batch of 100 buses expected soon. Further, through its intercity digital payment platform in partnership with Vaya, every i...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:07hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
'Spot fines not mandatory'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says it is illegal for police to demand spot fines from offending motorists as they will be violating provisions of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.In i...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:27hrs | 2027 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers bounce back with new routes
Scores of smugglers who were lying low in the last four months following the deployment of more security personnel along the Limpopo River, have resumed their illegal operations and are using new rout...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Police shooting victim awarded US$7,000 in restitution by High Court
A taxi driver who was shot by a trigger-happy cop has been awarded US$7,000 in damages by the High Court after suing home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and police commissioner-general Godwin Matang...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:25hrs | 1489 | 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 | 1134 | by Staff reporter
$2bn for roads rehabilitation
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed more than $2 billion to road authorities for the national emergency road rehabilitation programme.The disbursements were made b...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crews plot attack on police
SOME rowdy pirate kombi crews operating in Bulawayo are reportedly plotting to attack traffic police officers at their homes in retaliation for skirmishes that occurred in the city centre last Wednesd...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1509 | by Staff reporter
Accident victims named
Police have released the names of five people who died in a road accident on Saturday morning in the Matizha area of Gutu.The accident occurred after an Inter Africa bus had a head-on collisio...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:18hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
MDC factions have bungled in running Harare
The MDC Alliance (MDC-A) faction leader, Nelson Chamisa, uses every opportunity he gets to pontificate about smart cities each time he has to talk of Zimbabwe's urban areas.Given the fact that...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:17hrs | 406 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa's fired ally allocated cheap industrial stand by Bulawayo City Council
THE uproar that resulted in former Bulawayo deputy mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami attempting to bulldoze a full council meeting despite his recalling has been exposed as a "mere smokescreen", as during t...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 1241 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver in hot soup for shouting F* word at police boss
A 25-YEAR-OLD pirate taxi driver here has landed himself into trouble for reckless driving and obstructing a vehicle belonging to a top-ranking police officer, whom he allegedly insulted for sounding ...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:57hrs | 2076 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tells citizens to borrow to pay police spot fines
GOVERNMENT has said motorists must borrow from colleagues to pay for on-the-spot road traffic offenses if they do not have cash, and said it would not introduce alternative means of payment as it was ...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:57hrs | 2083 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge-Chirundu remains route of choice'
BEITBRIDGE-CHIRUNDU Highway remains the route of choice within the Sadc region despite completion of the Kazungula Bridge by Zambia and Botswana, Transport minister Felix Mhona said yesterday....Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:42hrs | 1803 | by Staff reporter
No negotiations over spot fines at roadblocks
MOTORISTS must pay spot fines at road blocks and if they do not have money, they can borrow from their friends or relatives as police cannot follow up offenders who say they will pay at a later date....Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cops deny torching kombis, blame 'vendors, touts and money changers'
Metro traffic cops in Bulawayo were accused of shifting blame after allegedly burning down two kombis in the city center on Wednesday and then telling their boss in an internal memo that the commuter ...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2895 | by Staff reporter
Cops near death as tout mob attacks
PIRATE kombi operators and illegal money changers yesterday allegedly ganged up and attacked traffic police officers who were patrolling in the Bulawayo city centre.The rowdy crew smashed wind...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1366 | by Staff reporter
Police continue to enforce curfew
The Covid-19 public health and lockdown regulations, although more relaxed than at the peak of infection waves, are still being enforced and people have been urged to take them seriously to prevent a ...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:18hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Police must not be cowed by criminals
In March, a mob attacked police on official duty in Bulawayo and damaged their service vehicle.Yesterday, another police team enforcing the law was attacked. This means that there have been tw...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:17hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
3 die, nine injured in horror crash
Three people died while nine others were injured after the driver of a Toyota Hiace kombi they were travelling in lost control of the vehicle which then rolled several times before landing on its roof...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:19hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Trade unions castigate MDC led council demolitions
TRADE unions yesterday blasted the move by Harare and Chitungwiza councils to demolish structures used by informal traders to sell their wares, saying it was going to severely affect their livelihoods...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
ZRP warns 'hit and run' accident drivers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has expressed concern over a recorded increase in hit-and-run accidents countrywide.In a statement, police reiterated that drivers should stop after being involved...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:47hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
MDC led Harare, Chitungwiza kick-start demolitions
HUNDREDS of informal traders in Harare and Chitungwiza were yesterday left without livelihoods after their councils joined forces with the police to demolish "illegal" vending structures across the ca...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
Murambatsvina is back at MDC led councils
Hundreds of informal traders who had built shacks and shelters on road verges and the sides of the roads in Harare Metropolitan province had their structures demolished yesterday after they failed to ...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Impact of new licensing fees on Zimbabwean gambling facilities
Earlier in the year, the Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe announced that the all ...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 21:57hrs | 289 | by Staff Writer
Police boss arrested for stealing impounded Kombi
A POLICE boss in Bulawayo has been arrested after he allegedly muscled his way into Ross Camp impound yard and stole a commuter omnibus that had been impounded by his colleagues for flouting Covid-19 ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Govt buys 100 ambulances
GOVERNMENT has procured a fleet of 100 new fully equipped ambulances that are set to be deployed to healthcare facilities throughout the country.The first batch of the specialised vehicles is ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:50hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa left shell shocked by ED's achievements
The policies and programs of Zimbabwean government under ZANU PF wield enormous influence on National development progress and the ultimate goal towards 2030 vision. Despite the little manoeuvring spa...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 18:16hrs | 3434 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Driver, nurse, patients die in ambulance accident
A Karoi District Hospital ambulance driver, an escort nurse and two patients died after the ambulance they were travelling in collided with a two-tonne truck that was travelling to Kariba at the 196-k...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 18:06hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Govt spruces up Nkomo statue area
GOVERNMENT has replaced bollards surrounding the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo statue in Bulawayo that were knocked down by motorists, while a permanent solution in controlling traffic around the statue is bei...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:00hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo to open Arts Festival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) and the launch of the Heritage Corridor in the city.The President will tour ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
BCC fixes vandalised traffic lights
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has repaired all the traffic lights that were destroyed during the violent opposition instigated demonstrations in January 2019 at a cost of over US$60 000.The viol...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 18:45hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19-infected educational institutions to undergo quarantine
GOVERNMENT has resolved to place all learning institutions that record COVID-19 cases on quarantine to contain the spread of the respiratory disease.This followed an outbreak at Bondolfi Teach...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 280 | by Staff report
Human trafficker nabbed with 5 Ethopians
Kanyemba based human trafficker Edmore Teguru (34) was arrested last week for human trafficking.Sources familiar with the incident told Bulawayo24.com that Teguru received five Ethiopians from...Published: 31 May 2021 at 13:40hrs | 1801 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Kanyemba
Police bust marijuana traffickers
POLICE in Nyamapanda, Mashonaland East province, on Monday intercepted an ox-drawn scotchcart laden with marijuana crossing from neighbouring Mozambique, and arrested two suspects.Obert Katsan...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:17hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Security guard dies in horror crash
A security on duty at a nearby building died on the spot while seven people were injured and rushed to hospital when a Honda CRV allegedly went through a red traffic light and collided with a 7.5 tonn...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:14hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
US$137m loss sinks run-down Air Zimbabwe
NATIONAL flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe (AirZim), chalked over a US$137 million loss in four successive years which helped sink the airline deep into the abyss under the yoke of corporate malfeasance, inc...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:00hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Police seek accident victim relatives
POLICE in Kwekwe are looking for relatives of a man who died in an accident on Tuesday evening.Samuel Kamanga, who was driving a tractor towards Kwekwe from Gweru, died on the spot after the t...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:43hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Police clear air on traffic congestion
Police yesterday urged the City of Harare to work hand-in-glove with other stakeholders to deal with traffic congestion as major factors leading to that include dysfunctional traffic lights, the prese...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:35hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Tractor driver dies after hitting head on tarmac in crash with a truck
A tractor driver died on the spot after he was tossed on impact from his seat and landed on the tarmac with his head in a smash with a truck just outside Kwekwe, police said.The deceased, who ...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | 1688 | by Staff reporter
Council blames police roadblocks for congestion
Harare City Council yesterday claimed that police roadblocks caused traffic congestion across the city although most of the roadblocks put in place to enforce the lockdown have been removed.Po...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:01hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Kombi-bicycle crush, kombi passenger dies
ONE person died on the spot and eight passengers were seriously injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in hit a cyclist, veered off the road and rolled once before landing on its right s...Published: 26 May 2021 at 15:25hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport works on course
The refurbishment and expansion of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is progressing well with the works expected to be completed next June, Transport and Infrastructural Development Mini...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:12hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Military parade, fly-past for Nehanda statue unveiling
AIR FORCE of Zimbabwe jets Friday spent some time Monday shooting through Harare skies during rehearsals for what promised to be a grand unveiling of First Chimurenga icon Mbuya Nehanda's statue by Pr...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:11hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Child kidnapping scare at Petra
THERE was a child-kidnap scare at a Bulawayo private school, Petra Primary School, after reports that a stranger attempted to snatch a pupil at the institution last week, an incident which was confirm...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:48hrs | 2379 | 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 | 125 | by Staff reporter
Top soldier confronts Muchinguri seeking retirement over labour abuses
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officer has approached the courts seeking an order that would compel his employer to allow him to retire.This comes after his employers have turned down his appl...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2332 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe breathes fire to cops
Police commanders have been directed to immediately put to an end the rampant child kidnappings, ritual killings, traffic chaos caused by pirate taxis and general armed robberies targeting families an...Published: 21 May 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
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