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Zimbabwe flight traffic falls 42%

Zimbabwe recorded a sharp 42% decline in flight traffic in the first quarter of 2025, with the number of flights falling to 11â€¯376 from 19â€¯588 in the previous quarter, according to the latest data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics …

Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter

Custodial sentences, demerit system for Zimbabwe reckless drivers

Drivers responsible for fatal accidents could soon face custodial sentences, while serial traffic violators may have their licenses suspended or revoked under new, more stringent measures being considered by the Government. These intervent…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:57hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter

Man killed, 2 injured in Bulawayo road traffic accident

Police have identified the victim of a fatal road traffic accident that occurred on the evening of August 1 along 12th Avenue Extension and Sherwood Drive in the suburb of Ilanda, Bulawayo. The deceased has been named as Dumisani Zhangare.…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 16:11hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe approves smart city initiative to tackle traffic offences

The government has greenlit the implementation of a home-grown Smart City concept designed to reduce traffic offences and curb road accidents across Zimbabwe.The initiative, set to be deployed by telecommunications giant TelOne, will lever…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe steps up home-grown smart traffic management system

Zimbabwe is set to accelerate the nationwide deployment of a locally developed Smart Traffic Management System aimed at curbing road traffic violations and improving public safety, a government minister has announced.Speaking during a post…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:29hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter

Trabablas Interchange eases congestion

The newly completed Trabablas Traffic Interchange has breathed new life into one of Harare's busiest road junctions, drastically improving traffic flow and turning a former congestion hotspot into a symbol of urban renewal.Once known as th…

Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare CBD traffic chaos

The Harare City Council has revealed that only 48 out of the 69 traffic signal-controlled intersections in the city's central business district (CBD) are currently operational, with the remaining 31 out of service due to a range of persist…

Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:43hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter

Taxi driver ambushed after lady-lure ride from Palace Hotel

A 30-year-old taxi driver operating under InDrive services narrowly escaped a violent ordeal after a late-night trip turned into a terrifying armed robbery in Bulawayo's leafy Suburbs on May 18, 2025.The driver, a resident of Morningside, …

Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:07hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter

80% of Matebeleland South roads untrafficable

At least 80% of the road infrastructure in Matebeleland South has been severely damaged by heavy rains that have pounded Zimbabwe in recent weeks, a Zanu-PF lawmaker has claimed. The province has been one of the hardest-hit areas, with flo…

Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 18:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Beitbridge border gears up for traffic surge

As the festive season approaches, Zimbabwe and South Africa's border authorities have begun implementing integrated plans to manage the anticipated surge in traffic at Beitbridge Border Post, ensuring smooth operations as traffic volumes c…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 06:33hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter

494 arrested in Bulawayo festive season traffic blitz

Police in Bulawayo have intensified efforts to restore law and order on city roads through an operation code-named: "No to Mushikashika, Touting, Unruly Elements, and Lawlessness on the Roads."Since its launch on Monday, the operation has …

Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:48hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter

Mbudzi Interchange's bridge opened to traffic

The Government has officially opened the newly constructed Amalinda Bridge and a 1.6 km stretch along Amalinda Road, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing development of the Mbudzi Interchange in southern Harare. The bridge is one…

Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 7150 | by Staff reporter

Woman traffics brother's daughter into prostitution in South Africa

A WOMAN who allegedly trafficked her brother's 16-year-old daughter into prostitution in South Africa has been arrested.The woman (44) and her accomplice aged 23 who both cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim were arraigned…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 18:17hrs | 21 | 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.Motorists, road users and other traffic safety actors,…

Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Alleged mistress dies in car crash

A 21-year-old woman, alleged to be the mistress of a well-known car dealer, died in an accident after she was hurled out of a vehicle she was driving along Bulawayo-Plumtree Road in the wee hours of New Year's Day.Police confirmed the acci…

Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:26hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter

Police traffic blitz nets 54,000 offenders

The ongoing nationwide crackdown by the police on unauthorized passenger vehicles and pirate taxis has resulted in the apprehension of 54,000 individuals for traffic-related violations, according to information obtained by NewsDay Weekende…

Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Gweru in traffic lights U-turn

GWERU City says it plans to negotiate with a Chinese contractor the local authority had contracted to install traffic lights after the two fell out over the deal and took each other to court.Speaking at a Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Ass…

Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Gweru set to duplicate traffic lights

GWERU City Council environment committee chairperson, councillor Trust Chineni (ward 15) says the local authority has approved plans to install traffic lights next to the ones installed earlier by one Chines investor.Seven years ago, counc…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Traffic nightmare as kombi crews create 6th Avenue rank

DRIVING on Bulawayo's streets has become nightmarish as rowdy kombi crews violate road rules causing congestion.Roads such as 6th Avenue Extension and Herbert Chitepo streets from 5th Avenue to 11th Avenue have become un-traffickable and n…

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe Airport 'now a human trafficking hub'

"A lot of things happen here at the airport. It all depends on the money on offer," an immigration official at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport said.In October 2021, Roselyn Dunga, a 31-year-old woman working as a security s…

Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Damaged urban roads need urgent attention

Importance of roads Recently I read an article by my former employer, the World Bank. The article explains that roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses. By linking producers to markets, workers to jobs, students to school, …

Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Traffic, street lighting nightmare in Harare

Many traffic lights at major Harare intersections are either not working or working intermittently, creating massive traffic jams especially when there is a sequence of failed robots along a road, with promises by the Harare City Council s…

Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mugabe chides corrupt traffic cops

President Mugabe yesterday castigated corrupt traffic police officers who are extorting money from motorists, saying such conduct is "evil" and should stop forthwith.The remarks from the Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief …

Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Move with time, traffic authorities

Once upon a time, there were creatures as huge as most of the tall buildings in Harare called dinosaurs. These creatures bulldozed their way through anything that dared impede its path, until the creature's environment changed and posed gr…

Published: 12 Feb 2015 at 10:35hrs | | by Caitlin Kamba

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