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Family of 4 killed in road crash

Grief continues to engulf Zimbabwe following another tragic road accident that claimed the lives of four members of a Bulawayo family, just days after a separate crash killed six members of the Mujuru family during the Easter holidays.Tume…

Published: 22 hrs ago | 468 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Easter road deaths rise to 30 despite fewer accidents

Zimbabwe recorded a total of 30 road fatalities during the 2026 Easter holiday period, up from 24 deaths in the same period last year, even though the overall number of road traffic accidents declined.According to the Zimbabwe Republic Pol…

Published: 09 Apr 2026 at 09:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chivayo gifts GD6 and US$50 000 support package to bereaved father

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has pledged a combined financial and material support package worth approximately US$130 000 to Ronald Mujuru, whose wife and five children died in a road traffic accident over the Easter holidays.The tragedy, …

Published: 09 Apr 2026 at 08:48hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter

Dynamos bring comfort to grieving fan Mujuru

A visit by Dynamos F.C. brought a rare moment of relief to Ronald Mujuru, who is mourning the devastating loss of his entire family in a recent road accident.Mujuru lost his wife, Lilian, and five children in a tragic crash along the Masvi…

Published: 09 Apr 2026 at 08:33hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter

Man loses car in alleged scam after accident

A 37-year-old Waterfalls man, Simbarashe Mawodze, lost his vehicle in an apparent scam following a minor road accident on Sunday.According to police, Mawodze accidentally reversed into a silver Toyota Fortuner occupied by two men. After th…

Published: 09 Apr 2026 at 08:33hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter

7 killed in crash along Bulawayo–Beitbridge road

Seven people have reportedly died after a speeding haulage truck ran into bystanders who had gathered at the scene of an earlier road accident in Mawabeni, along the Bulawayo–Beitbridge Road.According to Zachariah Jusah, the tragic inciden…

Published: 04 Apr 2026 at 15:31hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter

6 die in head-on collision along Masvingo–Harare highway

A mother and her five children were killed on the spot yesterday after their vehicle collided head-on with a haulage truck along the Masvingo–Harare Highway, marking a tragic start to the Easter holidays.The woman was reportedly driving a …

Published: 03 Apr 2026 at 20:41hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter

Truck ploughs into house on Christmas Pass

A haulage truck driver, a passenger and residents of a Fairbridge Park home narrowly escaped death after a truck lost control along Christmas Pass in Mutare early this morning.The accident occurred around 6am as the truck descended the ste…

Published: 02 Apr 2026 at 12:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

3 killed in bus accident

Three people, including a police officer, were killed in a horrific road accident that occurred early this morning along the Gweru–Bulawayo Highway.The crash happened near the Gweru tollgate at around 4am and involved a bus that was travel…

Published: 11 Mar 2026 at 20:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

5 dead, 60 injured in N6 bus crash carrying Zimbabwean passengers

Police are investigating a tragic collision between a bus and a car on the N6 road between KuGompo (formerly East London) and Stutterheim, which claimed five lives and left 60 people injured.The accident occurred on Sunday night when the b…

Published: 10 Mar 2026 at 06:07hrs | 1276 | by Staff reporter

1 dead in truck overturn accident on Matopos Road

A fatal road traffic accident occurred on Tuesday evening along Matopos Road in Bulawayo after a truck overturned, trapping two people.Chief Fire Officer Mr Mhlangano Moyo of the Bulawayo Fire Brigade confirmed that emergency teams respond…

Published: 04 Mar 2026 at 11:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bless It Up bus in fatal head-on collision with a truck

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has confirmed a fatal road traffic accident that occurred on 28 February 2026 at the 87km peg along the Harare–Masvingo Road.A Bless It Up bus, carrying 32 passengers and travelling towards Harare, collided wit…

Published: 01 Mar 2026 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

At least 4 dead after Zimbabwe‑bound bus plunges off cliff

Several people have reportedly died after a bus travelling from Gauteng to Zimbabwe veered off the N1 and plunged into a ditch near Ingwe Lodge outside Makhado

Published: 19 Feb 2026 at 12:21hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter

Speeding bus knocks pedestrian dead, injures 18 passengers

A suspected drunk pedestrian was killed after being struck by a bus along the Harare - Mutare highway on Monday night, triggering a crash that left 18 passengers injured.The accident occurred around 11pm at Reeb Business Centre when the pe…

Published: 17 Feb 2026 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 die after being tossed off truck in horror crash

Two passengers travelling in the loading box of an Isuzu KB300 truck died after they were thrown onto the tarmac when the vehicle veered off the road along the Ngundu–Tanganda Road on Thursday.The fatal accident occurred at the 213-kilomet…

Published: 14 Feb 2026 at 21:39hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter

Police confirm identities of two men killed in 6th Ave crash

Bulawayo police have named two men who died after a commuter omnibus lost control and struck pedestrians along 6th Avenue on Wednesday evening, leaving 12 others injured.The victims were identified as Christopher Mukuwapasi, believed to be…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter

4 escape death as train, bus collide in Hwange

Four people narrowly escaped death yesterday morning when a Turbo Mining company bus was struck by a train at a level crossing in Hwange Town.The accident occurred around 9 a.m. along 4 Mile Drive, when the 72-seater bus collided with an o…

Published: 30 Jan 2026 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter

Pedestrian collided with Mliswa's vehicle

Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa was involved in a road traffic accident in Harare on Tuesday after his vehicle struck a pedestrian, an incident that has since drawn public attention following his comments on social media.Mliswa, 55, …

Published: 28 Jan 2026 at 06:47hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter

2 killed in Ngungumbane-Mataga road accident

Barely a week after its commissioning, the newly surfaced 30km Ngungumbane–Mataga Road has claimed the lives of two people following a fatal road traffic accident in the Midlands Province.Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mah…

Published: 27 Jan 2026 at 16:02hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter

Temba Mliswa involved in road traffic accident

Former Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa was involved in a road traffic accident near Harare Polytechnic along Prince Edward Road on Tuesday.According to witnesses at the scene, Mliswa's Mercedes-Benz vehicle struck a pedestrian, wh…

Published: 27 Jan 2026 at 15:01hrs | 1702 | by Staff reporter

Driver run over by vehicle he was driving, dies

A RUSAPE family has been left without a breadwinner following the tragic death of Morris Majiri, who was fatally injured after being run over by his own vehicle at his home in Crocodile suburb last week.Majiri, the owner of Staunch Hardwar…

Published: 23 Jan 2026 at 20:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bus driver jailed for fatal Beitbridge-Bulawayo Highway crash

A 62-year-old cross-border bus driver employed by South Africa-based Mthethi Bus Coaches has been sentenced to an effective 18 months in prison for negligent driving that claimed the lives of two people in December 2024 near Makhado along …

Published: 21 Jan 2026 at 13:00hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter

4 die in head-on crash

Four people, including both drivers, were killed in a fatal road traffic accident that occurred on January 14, 2026, near Mvuma along the Harare–Masvingo Road.National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident, sa…

Published: 16 Jan 2026 at 21:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

4 survives head-on collision on Harare–Bulawayo road

Four people, including the drivers of two haulage trucks, narrowly escaped death on Monday afternoon following a head-on collision at the 126km peg along the Harare–Bulawayo Road.Initial reports circulating on social media, particularly on…

Published: 14 Jan 2026 at 18:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bushiri dies in car crash

The Zimbabwean football fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the death of former TelOne FC defender Frankson Bushiri, who died in a car accident early Sunday morning.Bushiri was involved in a fatal crash near Gweru, just aft…

Published: 11 Jan 2026 at 19:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZRP dismisses claims of police involvement in fatal Harare CBD accident

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed as false and misleading social media reports claiming that its officers were involved in a fatal road traffic accident in Harare's Central Business District on Wednesday.In a press release o…

Published: 08 Jan 2026 at 19:40hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter

4 die, 12 injured in kombi crash along Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road

At least four people lost their lives and 12 others were injured when a commuter omnibus overturned along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway on Saturday.The accident occurred after the driver of the Nissan Caravan kombi, carrying 16 passe…

Published: 05 Jan 2026 at 22:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Elderly motorist crashes into shop at Bulawayo shopping centre

An elderly motorist narrowly escaped injury after accidentally driving his vehicle into a shop at Northend Shopping Centre on Friday afternoon, leaving the shop owner counting significant losses.The incident occurred around 4pm when the ma…

Published: 04 Jan 2026 at 10:45hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter

Scottland FC CEO Ronald Moyo in road accident

Scotland FC chief executive officer Ronald Moyo was involved in a road traffic accident on Wednesday morning just outside Bulawayo at a location known as Heany Junction.Mr Moyo was travelling to the City of Kings when the incident occurred…

Published: 22 Dec 2025 at 21:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police release names of 17 people killed in road accidents on 17 December

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released the names of people who lost their lives in three separate road traffic accidents that occurred on December 17 in Nyamapanda, Ruwa and Nyabira.In a statement issued on Saturday, December 20, …

Published: 21 Dec 2025 at 10:14hrs | 1364 | by Staff reporter

10 die in Harare–Nyamapanda road head-on collision

Ten people lost their lives in a devastating road traffic accident along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.The accident occurred shortly after 11:30 AM near the 185-kilometre peg in the Suswe area, involving an…

Published: 17 Dec 2025 at 19:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Writing's on the bright yellow wall

The Bishop is back.What a restful, restorative and therapeutic sabbatical it was!Once in a while, it is quite helpful to extricate ourselves from the maddening rush of our manic lifestyles, as well as the hyper-toxic environment of social …

Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | | by Bishop Lazi

A political accident waiting to happen

Communities are glued and bound together by more than blood.They share a common past, history, heritage, values, norms and aspirations.The commonality bred by sharing similar languages and belief systems often engender characteristics that…

Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 114 | by Bishop Laz

When God uncovers mortal men

The true length of a frog is known on the day it dies. Such has been wisdom since time immemorial. Juxtaposing that with the recent deaths of Genius 'Ginimbi' Kadunungure and Lazarus 'Gringo' Boora as people who had larger- than -life char…

Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:51hrs | | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria

Ginimbi tragedy: Right class, Wrong lessons

For the past few days, social media has been awash with several theories of how and why Ginimbi and his friends died. There are several conspiracy theories and speculations being put across and it has come to my attention that most of thos…

Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:23hrs | 95 | by Garikai Mananje

MDC's 'Black Monday Shock'

On behalf of myself, the National Reclamation Assembly and the 5 Million Vote Effect Campaign Worldwide, It is grievous and greasly that i learnt of the passing on of Leader Paul Rukanda the Glenview  South District Organising Secreta…

Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Taurai Leonard Gwesu

Road carnage at Mupfure Bridge near Chegutu, three feared dead

An Alion sedan and a sewage refuse removal truck were involved in an accident at Mupfure bridge along Chegutu Harare road.The accident happened when the Alion coming from Harare overtook in front of on coming truck and hit the kerb side of…

Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 19:19hrs | | by Henry Madiro

NPP youth mourns 22 Tsholotsho accident victims

Revolutionary greetings dear comrades. The festive season in Africa is known to be the period of  unadulterated happiness but it has turned to be a period of mourning our loved ones. Road accidents have claimed a hotch potch of people…

Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 09:24hrs | | by Khulani David Ndhlovu, NPP National Youth Spokesperson

Something must be done about stray livestock

EDITOR,Recently, I travelled along the Harare-Bulawayo highway and government should urgently do something about stray livestock.These animals are causing a lot of accidents on the road.I witnessed a number of accidents involving stray liv…

Published: 06 Sep 2017 at 12:37hrs | | by Sihle

Police spikes cause tragic accident at an illegal roadblock

MDC-T has claimed that police in Mt Pleasant left residents in a state of shock and agony when 3 police officers from Highlands police station illegally put a road block along Churchill road at the southern side of the then illustrious Uni…

Published: 26 Jul 2017 at 08:53hrs | 2556 | by Stephen Jakes

uLoyiko members involved in a car accident- foul play suspected

Yesterday around 7am two members of uLoyiko Theatre play, Mr Ayanda Manala and Prosper Siza Nkosi, were involved in a car accident in Cape Town, SA."This is the car we usually use and it was in good condition when it was last checked yeste…

Published: 31 May 2017 at 10:26hrs | 1233 | by Thulani Nkala

Cop bribed in head-on collision accident, taxi driver driving without licence - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.[11:52, 5/2/2017] +263 77 *** ****: Hi[11:52, 5/2/2017] +263 77 *** ****…

Published: 02 May 2017 at 13:10hrs | 2515 | by Concerned Citizen

Inter Africa bus kills 5 people - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.[10:05, 4/26/2017] +263 7*********: ðŸ‘†ðŸ¿interAfrica ðŸšŒ bus this morning paShamhu …

Published: 26 Apr 2017 at 09:24hrs | | by Concerned Citizen

Mvuma accident update, truck driver denied bail

The driver of the South African registered haulage truck, Regis Mungwari (29) who was driving to Harare carrying tyres, has been charged with 20 cases of culpable homicide.He appeared before Mvuma magistrate's Court on Friday 07 April 2017…

Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 07:04hrs | | by Citizen journalist

Negligence and greed are the source of road carnage

It is with great shock, dismay and anger that The Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe has received the news of the passing away of 14 family members in a road accident involving a truck and Kombi. We wish to pass our deepest condolences to t…

Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 14:44hrs | | by Mfazo Mpunzi

Gwanda-Bulawayo painful accident

Kuwe Editor,Ngithanda ukubingelela uzulu wonke,Ngidlulise induduzo kwimuli evelelwe yisehlakalo esibuhlungu engozini yomgwaqo.Sithi mabathobise izihliziyo, empeleni ngeke sibuzwe lobu buhlungu ababuzwayo njengamanje kodwa sizwelana labo. N…

Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 14:26hrs | 2835 | by whatsapp

'Charamba in road accident' - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.[05:19, 2/13/2017] +263 7* *** ****: Accident along Mvurwi-Mtorashanga highway yesterda…

Published: 13 Feb 2017 at 07:39hrs | 7209 | by Concerned Citizen

PHOTOS: Urban Connect bus in head on collision with a sprinter - WhatsApp update

Please note that Bulawayo24 does not edit WhatsApp updates. We publish them as sent by our readers and we do not disclose the sender's telephone number.              &nb…

Published: 06 Jan 2017 at 09:08hrs | 3464 | by Concerned Citizen

Human error a cause of many road traffic accidents

A number of innocent people are being killed daily in road traffic accidents emanating from human error.According to the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe 93, 4 percent of road accidents are caused by human error which manifests in variou…

Published: 29 Oct 2016 at 07:32hrs | 1384 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Bus accident in Chivhu - WhatsApp update

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Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 00:13hrs | | by Concerned Citizen

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