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The 1km death trap on Bulawayo-Gwanda Road
A one-kilometre stretch of road along the busy Bulawayo/Gwanda Highway, just past the Kensington shops, has been dubbed a "death trap" following four accidents in the area within the last two months. ...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:45hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Bulawayo road bus accidents leave 15 injured
Fifteen people were injured on Monday morning when a bus veered off the road and overturned along the Harare-Bulawayo Road. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reported that the Govasburg bus, which wa...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 11:34hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Inter Africa bus crash kills 2
Two people lost their lives, and several others sustained injuries when an Inter Africa bus overturned at Umguza Bridge along the Bulawayo-Gwanda Highway on Saturday. The accident occurred as the bus,...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 06:56hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Robbers get away with US$25 000
FIVE armed robbers raided a company in Kadoma and went away with US$25 000 cash while another group of criminals got away with 130kg of gold trapping carbons worth US$62 000 after raiding Atlas 16 Gol...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Fatal crash at Umguza bridge
ONE person died on the spot while six others were injured when a Toyota Sprinter they were travelling in burst its rear left tyre and collided head on with an Isuzu King Cab at the 11km peg along the ...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Drunk pupil beds two kombi drivers
TWO commuter omnibus drivers have been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 15- year old pupil while she was drunk.The teenager, a Form Three pupil at a school in Bulawayo, was with her fr...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Truck, scotch cart accident kills 1
ONE person and his two donkeys died on the spot when a haulage truck rammed into his scotch cart from behind at Umguza Bridge.The accident occurred at the 56KM peg along the Bulawayo–Victori...Published: 06 Jun 2017 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police vehicles now death traps
Newly commissioned Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) vehicles worth $1million are fast become death traps.This week, two known accidents, one fatal involving the vehicles where recorded.A...Published: 10 Dec 2016 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Alice Dube
'Cop robs, dumps two women in bush'
A PLUMTREE-based police officer appeared in court for allegedly robbing his two passengers of $150 and groceries before dumping them in a bush along the Bulawayo-Gwanda road.Harman Mutero ...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 04:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man rams car into Umguza Bridge, dies on the stop
A Bulawayo man, Sizani Maphosa, died on the spot when the Nissan March he was driving rammed into Umguza Bridge along Bulawayo-Harare road on Monday morning.The accident happened at the 11km p...Published: 22 Nov 2016 at 01:04hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
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