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Speeding and mechanical failure caused DNC bus accident

The South African Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, and her deputy, Mkhuleko Hlengwa, have received a preliminary investigation report from the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) into the horrific Limpopo bus crash that claime…

Published: 17 Oct 2025 at 13:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Banker, wife dies in car accident

A fatal head-on collision at the notorious Susunje River blackspot along the Harare-Chirundu highway has claimed the lives of Patrick Samboko, operations manager at FBC Chinhoyi branch, and his wife Oline Samboko (nee Mudzimba), who had ju…

Published: 16 Oct 2025 at 15:44hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter

MP's death: More details emerge

There is mounting pressure for an independent investigation into the death of Nkulumane legislator and political poet Desire Moyo, amid growing public doubts about the official explanation of the tragic accident that claimed his life.Moyo,…

Published: 15 Oct 2025 at 18:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road accidents up 20%

Zimbabwe has witnessed a 20% rise in road traffic accidents during the second quarter of 2025, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat), prompting renewed calls for motorists to exercise caution on the country's roads…

Published: 15 Oct 2025 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZRP speaks on Zimbabweans killed in SA bus accident

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it is awaiting the completion of formal identification processes by relevant authorities in South Africa before releasing the names of Zimbabwean nationals who perished in the tragic road traffic acc…

Published: 14 Oct 2025 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa mourns Limpopo bus crash victims

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conveyed his deepest condolences to the families of Zimbabweans and other nationals who perished in Sunday's horrific bus crash in South Africa's Limpopo province, which claimed 49 lives. The President has …

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 18:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa releases names of 43 Zimbabweans who died

Authorities in South Africa have released the names of 43 Zimbabweans who perished in a devastating bus accident near Musina, Limpopo, on Sunday evening. The tragedy has left families across Zimbabwe and South Africa in mourning as efforts…

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

42 Zimbabweans, Malawians killed in N1 Limpopo crash

The death toll from Sunday's horrific bus crash on the N1 freeway near Louis Trichardt (Makhado) in Limpopo has risen to 42, the provincial Department of Transport and Community Safety has confirmed.According to the department, the decease…

Published: 13 Oct 2025 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Wreckage of the vehicle that MP Moyo lost his life in

Wreckage of the vehicle in which the legislators were travelling in when they hit an elephant along Harare-Bulawayo highway. While others were rushed to nearest hospital, it is reported that Nkulumane MP Desire Moyo succumbed to injur…

Published: 10 Oct 2025 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter

7 dead in Masvingo-Beitbridge road crash

A tragic road traffic accident along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road on Friday morning claimed seven lives and left 15 others injured, authorities have confirmed.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi sa…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 13:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 siblings killed in Gwanda road crash

Tragedy struck Gwanda District on Monday when two siblings were killed after being struck by a vehicle along the Bulawayo–Beitbridge Road.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Inspector Chiratidzo Dube confirmed the incident, w…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 09:59hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter

5 killed in kombi crash on Harare-Murewa highway

Five people were killed in a tragic accident along the Harare-Murewa highway after a private commuter omnibus carrying passengers, bricks, and a tombstone overturned.Budiriro South Member of Parliament Darlington Chigumbu, who witnessed th…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF affiliates call for Mnangagwa life presidency

Zanu-PF affiliates have stepped up their calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power for life, a motion that is expected to surface at the party's annual conference set for Mutare Polytechnic from October 13 to 18.At last yea…

Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF youth leader dies in car accident

Zanu-PF Midlands provincial youth league deputy secretary for information and publicity, Tinashe Panganai, has died following a tragic car accident on Sunday.Midlands provincial chairperson Ernest Dzoro confirmed the death, describing Pang…

Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

7 injured in vehicle pile-up collision near ED Mnangagwa road

Seven people were injured this morning in a pile-up involving four vehicles, including a kombi, at the intersection of Robert Mugabe Road and ED Mnangagwa Road in Harare.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have yet to release further detail…

Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 dead, 2 injured in fiery Plumtree road crash

Two people lost their lives and two others sustained serious injuries in a horrific early morning crash on Monday involving a Botswana-registered haulage truck and a Honda Fit along Plumtree Road, just before the Mganwini turn-off bridge i…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

6 ZCC members die in road crash

Six members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) lost their lives early Monday morning when the Toyota Quantum they were travelling in overturned along the Mutare - Masvingo Road, police have confirmed.The accident occurred at the 283-kilome…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZCC blames Zimbabwe govt for road carnage

The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has urged the government to take responsibility for the recent surge in road traffic accidents, pointing to the failure to resuscitate a reliable public transport system as a key underlying cause.The …

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 killed in Mutare-Harare road trucks crash

Two people lost their lives in a tragic road traffic accident involving two trucks at Mufusire Uphill, along the Mutareâ€“Harare Highway, in the early hours of Saturday morning.The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the fatal crash through…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimpapers driver killed in Bulawayo road accident

A Zimpapers motorbike courier, Silas Bhunu, was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Nguboyenja, Bulawayo, when a vehicle driven by an unlicensed 20-year-old struck him while he was on duty delivering newspapers.According to Bula…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:53hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter

Municipal worker killed in refuse truck accident

A municipal worker in Chitungwiza, identified as Simon Maketo, has tragically died following a workplace accident involving a refuse truck. The incident occurred on Thursday morning while Maketo was carrying out his duties in the suburb of…

Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road accidents drop 12,5%

Zimbabwe has recorded a notable decline in road traffic accidents during the first quarter of 2025, according to the latest Transport Statistics Report released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat).The report shows that 12â…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road traffic accidents jump to 28,159 in 6 months

A deadly collision along Harare's Seke Road on Tuesday has once again spotlighted Zimbabwe's deepening road safety crisis. The horrific crash, which claimed 17 lives-including two pedestrians-has become a grim symbol of an increasingly dan…

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police dismiss reports of another Seke road accident

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed widespread social media claims alleging another traffic accident at Hunyani Bridge along Seke Road, clarifying that no such incident occurred.The rumours, which went viral on Thursday evenin…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

17 die in Harare road accident

Seventeen people have been confirmed dead following a horrific road accident involving a haulage truck and a commuter omnibus along Seke Road in Harare on Tuesday morning. The fatal collision occurred at Hunyani Bridge near the Water Works…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 15:10hrs | | by Staff reporter

CEO seriously injured in fatal road accident

Makoni Rural District Council (RDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edmore Chidembo was seriously injured in a fatal road accident along the Chivhuâ€“Nyazura Road last Thursday night. The accident claimed one life and left two others hospita…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 Zimbabweans die in horrific accident in Canada

Two Zimbabweans living in Canada, Anotida Maziriri and Edmore Mafuwe, tragically died in a car crash on Saturday night in Edmonton while on their way to the â€˜Ndini Mukudzeyi' concert.Reports indicate that the fatal accident occurred when…

Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:44hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter

Girl (12) dies in a scotchcart accident

Chatyora village under Chief Rusambo in Rushinga has been plunged into mourning after a twelve-year-old girl died in a scotchcart accident.Tinevimbo Kurima died yesterday upon admission at Rushinga clinic after she was hit on the head by a…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:32hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole

Father accidentally runs over 2-year-old daughter

A tragic accident has plunged a Kensington family into mourning after a 55-year-old father accidentally ran over and killed his 2-year-old daughter while reversing his car out of the yard.The heartbreaking incident occurred on the morning …

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 19:11hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter

BREAKING: David Chapfika dies in tragic car accident

Former Deputy Minister of Finance and long-serving ZANU PF politician David Chapfika has died in a fatal road accident near Chabwino, along the bridge at Stondon, authorities confirmed on Thursday.Chapfika, a veteran legislator who once re…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 13:33hrs | 4656 | by Staff reporter

4 family members die In horror crash

Four members of the Matonde family, including a three-year-old girl, died instantly in a tragic road accident along the Karoi-Binga Road on Sunday evening.The crash occurred around 6:30pm near the 25km peg, involving a Ford Ranger carrying…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:33hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter

2 killed in horrific accident

Business activities along Cripps Road in Graniteside came to a halt recently after abnormal load trucks passed through the area, causing widespread disruption.Tragedy struck in Hurungwe on Friday when a container truck carrying over 20 pas…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

ZRP bakkie, Mercedes Benz crash injures four

HARARE - Two police officers and two other passengers were critically injured when a Zimbabwe Republic Police Ford (4Ã—4) they were patrolling with was hit by a Mercedes Benz vehicle at Lewisam business centre along Harare-Mutoko highway l…

Published: 15 Jun 2025 at 12:39hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze

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 established.By-laws, which are localiz…

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:27hrs | 1081 | by Staff reporter

Plumtree man dies in donkey cart accident

A 28-year-old man from Tshemahali village in Madlambuzi, Plumtree, has died following an accident involving a donkey-drawn scotch cart that overturned after hitting a tree.Matabeleland South police spokesperson, Inspector Chiratidzo Dube, …

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 senior security agents killed in pile-up accident

Tragedy struck last evening when two senior security service members lost their lives in a road accident involving a vehicle pile-up at the Mutimurefu Prison Bus Stop along the Masvingo-Mutare Road.The deceased are Gift Nyama, Officer Comm…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 18:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Inter Africa bus destroys structures at rank

Scores of people gathered at Guruve rank yesterday after an Inter Africa bus lost brakes and crashed into structures at the rank.No injuries were recorded and police is yet to receive a report.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ZqPaysvFY

Published: 07 May 2025 at 19:14hrs | 1479 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Gweru cop in trouble for 'causing' fatal accident

A police officer from the Mkoba 1 Police Station is facing disciplinary action after he allegedly engaged in a high-speed car chase that resulted in a fatal accident on Monday night.Constable Sakala, while on duty, is said to have pursued …

Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:52hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter

7 injured in Binga road accident

Seven people were injured in a terrifying accident on Saturday night when a commuter omnibus, travelling near Chilila in Binga, developed a mechanical fault and rolled backwards on a slope. The vehicle narrowly avoided plunging into a deep…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 13:39hrs | | by Staff reporter

1 dead, 5 injured after car rams into elephant near Victoria Falls

One person died and five others were injured on Wednesday night after their vehicle hit an elephant which landed on the car's roof about 40km from Victoria Falls on the Kazungula Road.The driver of a Toyota Isis heading towards Victoria Fa…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:46hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter

Zebra Kiss bus crashes near Chirundu

A Zebra Kiss bus traveling from Harare to Lusaka was involved in a serious accident late Wednesday night, just a few kilometers before reaching Marongora near Chirundu. The bus reportedly veered off the Harare-Chirundu highway and plunged …

Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa-bound Malawi bus involved in fatal accident in Zimbabwe

At least three Malawian nationals lost their lives, while 15 others were injured in a tragic bus accident on Saturday evening at Kingsview, about 30 kilometers east of Karoi. The Achisi Bus, which was en route from Malawi to South Africa v…

Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1472 | by Staff reporter

Man killed in train accident

A young man was tragically struck and killed by a train in Rusape on Saturday, according to a statement from the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).The parastatal reported that the man, whose age has not been disclosed, was rushed to a ho…

Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:28hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter

British man killed by president's convoy in Kenya hit-and-run

A 79-year-old British man, Edgar Riches, was killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle from Kenyan President William Ruto's motorcade in Nairobi on Thursday.Riches, a charity worker from Poole, Dorset, was visiting his sister an…

Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 19:33hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter

Chief dies in fatal accident on Harare-Mutare highway

Chief Makumbe of Buhera, born Takudzwa Paul Chengeta, tragically lost his life in a fatal road accident on Wednesday, March 12. The incident occurred around 4:00 PM on the 86 km peg along the Harare-Mutare highway when the Toyota Hilux GD6…

Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 10:45hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter

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

Magistrate fined US$400 for causing fatal accident

Local magistrate Tavengwa Timeon Makunde has been fined US$400 after being convicted of culpable homicide for a road accident that claimed the life of a school pupil. The incident occurred on November 22, 2023, along the Harare-Masvingo Hi…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:32hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter

Kombi crushes into haulage truck

At least three people were seriously injured at Southley Park turn-off along Masvingo road when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in failed to give way and crushed into an oncoming haulage truck which was on its way to Tete, Mozambiq…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:22hrs | 524 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

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