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11 cars stolen in single day in Zimbabwe
At least 11 vehicles were stolen in Zimbabwe in a single day, prompting police to issue a warning to motorists over the growing trend of vehicle thefts, some involving cars left unlocked or with keys ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 788 | by Staff reporter
Gweru, Kwekwe flagged as hotspots for fuel adulteration
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has raised alarm over rampant fuel fraud in Gweru and Kwekwe, identifying the two Midlands cities as high-risk zones where unscrupulous traders are adul...Published: 8 hrs ago | 263 | by Staff reporter
Deep-rooted corruption at Harare City Council
Harare City Council has for decades been run by unscrupulous individuals whose corrupt activities continue to cripple service delivery, a damning Commission of Inquiry report has revealed. The finding...Published: 8 hrs ago | 148 | by Staff reporter
Car thefts surge across Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a warning to the public over a sharp increase in motor vehicle thefts across the country, calling on motorists to exercise greater caution and take proact...Published: 21 hrs ago | 757 | by Staff reporter
Robbery victims clash with Sangoma claiming to send bees to recover stolen goods
Two robbery victims have confronted a Ruwa-based sangoma, Sekuru Muzura, after his claimed supernatural method of sending bees to recover stolen property failed to deliver results.A Concession...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | 1033 | by Staff reporter
3 suspects arrested after high-speed chase
A major police operation in Headlands last week culminated in the arrest of three suspected copper cable thieves and the seizure of two vehicles, including a Toyota GD6 truck loaded with stolen cables...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
3 arrested in connection with copper cable theft
In a separate incident, Zimbabwe Republic Police arrested three individuals on Monday over the theft of copper cables belonging to the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA).The suspects...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls out nationwide housing projects for police officers
Several housing projects aimed at providing decent and secure accommodation for members of Zimbabwe's security sector are planned across the country, building on the success of the recently commission...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:38hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Small town councillors plan US$50,000 South Korea trip
Residents of Chiredzi and disgruntled council workers have voiced strong opposition to a planned overseas trip by the town council chairperson and two junior councillors to South Korea next month. The...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Inside Zimbabwe's market of pregnant vendors
Commuters along Seke Road have started calling the busy H Bus stop by a new and curious name - "Pamimba", a term referring to pregnancy in Shona. The moniker reflects an unusual yet poignant reality: ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Harare fails to procure tar, patches roads with soil
The City of Harare (CoH) has been without tar for over a year, forcing municipal workers to patch roads using soil and rubble, a stark indicator of the worsening state of basic service delivery in the...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:54hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
US$5K fine for litter bugs
The City of Mutare is set to impose a hefty US$5,000 fine on anyone caught littering in undesignated areas, according to new by-laws currently being drafted by the local authority, The Manica Post has...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:27hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Polad members cry foul
Members of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) are attempting to reassert their relevance on Zimbabwe's political stage after months of being sidelined, but political observers say the platform lack...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:48hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rogue cops hijack cars in broad daylight
"Stop, open the door, and drive to the station!"These chilling words have become a familiar horror for Zimbabwean motorists, often delivered with alarming ease by uniformed traffic police offi...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 13:23hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Mandatory radio licence risks fuelling Zimbabwe corruption
The recently enacted Broadcasting Services Amendment Act No. 2 of 2025, which makes it mandatory for all motorists to pay for a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio licence before renewing ve...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 945 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Chair's car spotted in without number plates or insurance
A Toyota Fortuner belonging to Zanu-PF Harare Province youth chairman Emmanuel Mahachi has been caught on camera in Masvingo operating without a number plate, third plate, or valid insurance - a blata...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 14:41hrs | 2168 | by Staff reporter
Tractor accidents kill 6 in Masvingo in one month
Authorities have raised alarm over a surge in road accidents involving agricultural tractors in Masvingo Province, with at least six lives lost in the past month alone. The disturbing trend has prompt...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:07hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa delivers key resources to extension officers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is today presiding over a high-level ceremony dedicated to empowering the nation's Agriculture Extension Officers, popularly known as Madhumeni, as part of the Government'...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 12:09hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Harare motorist faces resentencing over driving ban
A Harare motorist convicted of reckless driving is set to face resentencing following a High Court directive for the trial magistrate to reconsider the scope of the driving ban imposed.Gerald ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:47hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo proposes US$13.4 million fleet overhaul amid tracking system lapse
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has recommended a US$13.4 million phased investment over five years to replace its ageing and unreliable municipal vehicle fleet, amid growing concerns over operational...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 17:37hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police hunt 20,000 motorists for traffic light violations
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a full-scale crackdown on traffic law violators, targeting at least 20,000 motorists in Harare and Bulawayo for failing to obey traffic light signals. T...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 17:34hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drivers will need medical report to renew licences
Seventy-year-old Sekuru Moyo was unsettled when he read a newspaper report suggesting that all local drivers might soon be required to undergo mandatory retesting. For Moyo, whose daily life revolves ...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:31hrs | 16470 | by Staff reporter
Free emergency medical care for road accident victims
In a major overhaul of Zimbabwe's post-accident emergency response system, the Government is proposing a new law that will ensure road traffic accident (RTA) victims receive free emergency medical att...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:56hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Stiff penalties for defiant motorists caught on camera
Thousands of motorists caught on camera running red traffic lights will face stringent penalties, including the inability to renew vehicle licences or pass through tollgates, as police roll out a robu...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:53hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls: A world wonder at risk as Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road crumbles
A weekend trip to Victoria Falls offers breathtaking experiences - from a serene breakfast at Makuwa Kuwa Restaurant, perched on the cliffs of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, to mesmerizing views stretch...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:45hrs | 3010 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale road: A stretch of prestige shadowed by tragedy
Driving along Borrowdale Road offers a stark contrast to the chaotic scenes common on many other city roads. Known as the route favored by Zimbabwe's elite-politicians, business executives, and securi...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:44hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Sobukhazi student dies in commuter omnibus crash
A pall of grief hangs over Sobukhazi High School after a tragic road accident claimed the life of a 16-year-old student and left her schoolmate seriously injured.The two girls were struck by a...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deploys drones along Mozambique border
The Zimbabwean government has intensified efforts to clamp down on smuggling along the country's porous eastern border with Mozambique through the full-scale deployment of drone surveillance technolog...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:44hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A country where a Ferrari can't travel!
We live in a curious country.In traversing Zimbabwe's diverse and often rugged landscapes, one cannot help but notice the overwhelming presence of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). F...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 22:30hrs | 8608 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Prophet Magaya sparks buzz with acquisition of 2025 Rolls-Royce Cullinan
Prominent religious leader and entrepreneur Walter Magaya has made headlines once again after acquiring a 2025 Rolls-Royce Cullinan, one of the world's most luxurious and expensive SUVs. The vehicle's...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:27hrs | 2197 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo bans heavy vehicles from entering CBD
The City of Bulawayo has formally implemented a ban on heavy vehicles weighing more than 9 tonnes from entering the Central Business District (CBD), as part of new traffic management measures....Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:13hrs | 1698 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cracks down on informal trading
The City of Bulawayo (BCC) has announced a swift and decisive crackdown on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and other traders operating in undesignated areas within the city centre....Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:13hrs | 1945 | by Staff reporter
284 Bulawayo motorists wanted for crossing red robots
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released a list of 284 Bulawayo motorists caught on camera violating traffic regulations by driving through red traffic lights, as the Electronic Traffic Managem...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:09hrs | 613 | 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 s...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:39hrs | 2655 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo calls for repeal of outdated car radio licence law
Former Information Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has called on the Zimbabwean government to scrap the car radio licence law he helped introduce in 2001, describing it as outdated in the face of rap...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 1426 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo gifts his lawyer a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E300
Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has once again made headlines after gifting his lawyer, Advocate Edley Mubaiwa, a brand-new 2024 Mercedes-Benz E300 as a token of appreciation for his legal bri...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 10:02hrs | 2966 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates Town Council Auditor amid ongoing resistance
A Labour Court ruling last week overturned the dismissal of Manasseh Mhlolo, the internal auditor at Gokwe Town Council, who was fired eight months ago over a minor US$80 vehicle damage expense. Despi...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
4 dead, 5 injured in head-on collision
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed a tragic road traffic accident that claimed four lives and left five others injured on May 29 at around 2:00 PM, near the 44-kilometre peg along the Ch...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:43hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Harare businessman in $76,000 vehicle import fraud
A local businessman, Elias Murandu, 37, has been charged with fraud after allegedly deceiving the director of Cobra Security in a failed vehicle importation scheme involving a total of US$76,000....Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:27hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans appreciate real development but can't keep quiet when it's a veil for looting
This is a fact we all need to understand. Zimbabweans are a naturally appreciative people. We are not inherently negative or ungrateful. On the contrary, we cherish and celebra...Published: 31 May 2025 at 19:31hrs | 3085 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Trabablas immortalised?
Yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially inaugurated the Trabablas Interchange, a flagship US$88 million infrastructure project designed to transform north-south traffic flow in Harare by re...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:05hrs | 1857 | by Staff reporter
Multiple marriage claims as legal dispute erupts over estate of ex-Zanu-PF MP
A fierce legal battle has broken out over the estate of the late Zanu-PF legislator for Insiza North, Farai Taruvinga, amid revelations that he may have had four wives at the time of his death on Marc...Published: 30 May 2025 at 14:18hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
Former Chitungwiza deputy mayor's home bombed
The home of former Chitungwiza deputy mayor and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Rangarirai Mutingwende was bombed late Thursday night, in what appears to be a politically motivated attack....Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:57hrs | 1368 | by Staff reporter
Trabablas Interchange opens today
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the Trabablas Interchange today, a major infrastructure project that replaces the notorious Mbudzi Roundabout, long known as a traffic bottleneck...Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:24hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners face deportation from South Africa
South Africa has arrested over 400 illegal miners, including Zimbabweans and other foreign nationals, during a large-scale operation targeting illicit artisanal mining activities across the country. T...Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
How can MPs protect Zimbabweans from exploitation when they themselves are shielded?
It's a tragedy when those meant to represent you no longer do. The recent enactment of a law compelling Zimbabwean motorists to first purchase a ZBC car radio licence before they are allowed t...Published: 29 May 2025 at 20:29hrs | 319 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean banker's 5 cars seized as cops probe US$2,3m fraud case
A banker accused of manipulating the banking system he was entrusted to protect and creating fake accounts to swindle his employer of approximately US$2.3 million has had his fleet of five vehicles se...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:26hrs | 1554 | by Staff reporter
Objection to recently imposed US$92 radio licence fee
HIS Excellency, The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, Office of the President and Cabinet, Munhumutapa Building, Harare, Zimbabwe.Your Excellency Sir,...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:24hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
How to avoid paying US$92 ZBC car radio licence the legal way
Zimbabwean drivers are now legally required to pay US$92 a year for a car radio licence from the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) before they can renew their vehicle licences or insurance. But ...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:29hrs | 3372 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally launches Uber like taxi service in Zimbabwe
In a bold move set to redefine urban mobility in Zimbabwe, Dr. Paul Tungwarara, the Presidential Investment Advisor to the President, has unveiled Tap and Go, a cutting-edge taxi service poised to cha...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:27hrs | 2862 | by Staff reporter
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