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Zimbabwe man fined $120 for insulting police officers

A Bulawayo man has been fined US$120 after verbally abusing police officers at Pumula Police Station in frustration over the handling of his missing child's case.Simbarashe Gurajena (54), a resident of Mpopoma suburb, pleaded guilty to dis…

Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:33hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police, VID officers under investigation

Police and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officials responsible for clearing the unroadworthy Urban Connect bus, which was involved in a fatal accident in Beitbridge, are now under investigation to determine why they allowed the veh…

Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:33hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter

VID bans revealing clothing at its depots

The Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) has implemented an immediate ban on visitors dressed in revealing clothing, such as shorts, sleeveless tops, and miniskirts, at all of its depots across the country. The move has generated mixed re…

Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter

Errant cops, VID officers to face the music

The Government has issued a stern warning to police officers and Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) inspectors who allow passage to vehicles with defects or without requisite papers past roadblocks.The law, Government stated, will take it…

Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:42hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter

Zupco, operators break impasse

THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and bus operators have broken an impasse which was threatening to affect mainly urban public transport after Zupco ditched some franchised vehicles over non-compliannce with its standards.The o…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

An online driver's licence verification System will solve fake licence fraud that the DVLA is experiencing

The British authorities are aware that as from the year 2000 many Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom (UK) have either a fake driver's licence or have paid thousands of dollars to be given a valid drivers licence by the corrupt Vehicle Inspe…

Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 20:20hrs | 248 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Zinara and VID deal raises eyebrows

The country's roads administrator, Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) assigned the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) to collect transit and overload fees without a contract, a new report by auditor-general Mildred Chiri revea…

Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:47hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Irregularities in VID testing protocol during lockdown

In March 2020, Statutory Instrument (SI) 77/20 was promulgated by the Health ministry directing the VID in the Transport ministry to cease offering and conducting driving test services in order to contain and prevent the spread of the Covi…

Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:10hrs | | by Thembinkosi Siziba

Matiza talks tough on VID corruption

Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza inherited a portfolio that superintends over struggling, but key parastatals such as Air Zimbabwe and the National Railways of Zimbabwe.Matiza (JBM) told our senior reporter Richard Chidza (RC) in an e…

Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff reporer

Corruption at Chinhoyi VID

So the police are out of the roads but there is serious corruption taking place at driving centres. I have heard of people paying bribes in Harare and it has really hit close to home when my sister has been repeatedly failed at VID. Can ha…

Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 13:49hrs | | by Saddened citizen

VID officers given 100-day ultimatum to stop corruption

Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has given officials from the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) a 100-day ultimatum to stop corrupt activities or risk prosecution.Speaking at a press conference in Harare …

Published: 01 Feb 2018 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Jorum Gumbo acts on VID corruption

Rampant corruption in the process of acquiring a driver's licence is now threatening Zimbabwe's signatory status to the 1968 United Nations Convention, a reason one can obtain an international driving permit upon producing a Zimbabwe drive…

Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

VID's retest is an unworkable law and a deflection towards traffic safety

I have to say that as a Zimbabwean and as a human being, I am very concerned about traffic safety in Zimbabwean roads and in the world at large. This is practically the main reason why I would like to discuss certain issues regarding traff…

Published: 29 Mar 2015 at 14:58hrs | 158 | by Sean Mukasa

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