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Road accidents spike over Heroes & Defence Forces holidays

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reported a worrying increase in road traffic accidents during the 2025 Heroes and Defence Forces holidays, with fatalities and injuries rising sharply compared to last year.According to police statist…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Harare accounts for most accidents in Zimbabwe

Harare Metropolitan Province accounted for more than half of the road traffic accidents recorded across Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the latest Extreme Events and Disasters Report released this week by the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZIM…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

Spiritual cleansing sought after deadly Chitungwiza road accident

A wave of fatal accidents on the Harare-Chitungwiza highway has prompted a rare spiritual alliance, as religious and traditional leaders unite in calling for a cleansing ceremony to end what many believe is a "spirit of death" haunting the…

Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:10hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

3 people killed in hit-and-run accidents

Police have launched a nationwide manhunt for motorists involved in three separate fatal hit-and-run accidents that occurred over the weekend, leaving three people dead.In a statement, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson C…

Published: 05 May 2025 at 15:59hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter

NRZ flags increase in rail-road level crossing accidents

The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has raised concerns over a surge in rail-road level crossing accidents, urging motorists to exercise extreme caution when approaching railway intersections.In an alert released yesterday, NRZ express…

Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:51hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter

Over 50 roadblocks to combat festive season carnage

More than 50 roadblocks, manned by officers from multiple road safety agencies, have been established on Zimbabwe's major highways as part of a robust nationwide campaign to address speeding, the use of unroadworthy vehicles, and overloadi…

Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:33hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo-Gweru Road stray livestock accidents spike

Police have expressed concern over a rise in road accidents along the Gweru-Bulawayo Highway, attributing the increase to villagers allowing their livestock to graze near the road.According to Midlands Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanue…

Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 13:01hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter

3 accidents kill 6 in a day in Matebeland South

Six people lost their lives in three separate road accidents that took place on Sunday in Matabeleland South, police have confirmed. The fatal incidents occurred in Filabusi, Gwanda, and Mbalabala, with Matabeleland South provincial police…

Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:12hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter

9 die, 12 injured in road accidents

Nine people died while 12 others were injured after a Nissan Caravan and a Honda Fit were involved in a head-on collision along the Harare-Chirundu Road last night.The accident occurred at around 6pm near Gwebi College.National police spok…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 13:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road carnage kills 20 in 3 days

MORE than 20 people have died in road accidents since Saturday, as accidents spiked ahead of the festive season, police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said yesterday."The build-up of accidents has not been good. Since Satu…

Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Anxiety over freak Zupco accidents

"Naturally, when you get into a Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus, safety, with regards to the fitness of the vehicle, should be the least of your worries. We are made to believe the buses undergo rigorous testing before they a…

Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Taming the Shrew' - Deaths on our Roads

Driving in Harare and in the highways of Zimbabwe has become distressful. Recent reports of high profile road traffic deaths refer. The traffic chaos has become a 'shrew.' There is urgent need to 'tame the shrew,' to borrow from Shakespear…

Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP

Too much roadblocks is not a solutiom

Even if we put 50 roadblocks within 100km, the unlicensed drivers will still pass from one roadblock to another. There is too much corruption being practiced by your boys Matanga. You are failing to curb corruption that is rampant within t…

Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Isaac Nkomah

Drivers, passengers injured in traffic accident

A NUMBER of people were injured in a pile-up after a Landela Masuwe Lodge staff bus rammed into a Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Distribution Company (Zetdc) truck that had hit a donkey-drawn scotch cart along the Bulawayo-Victoria Fall…

Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Drivers cause accidents, not road blocks

It used to be that whenever one travelled a long journey by plane, parents would insist on being informed of a safe arrival. Even though the news would have reported no plane crash anywhere in the world, they would only rest when they got …

Published: 29 Aug 2017 at 06:11hrs | | by Nick Mangwana

Mugabe's govt, police, drivers liable for the horror accidents

A fortnight ago, Zimbabweans woke up to the tragic news that 43 people had perished and 23 others seriously injured when a Zambia-bound King Lion bus veered off the road and hit a tree along the Harare-Chirundu high way.The accident that h…

Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Fit all public buses with speed governors'

All public buses must be compulsorily fitted with devices that stop them going over speed limits as a road safety measure to cut deaths from road accidents, the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (Paz) has said.Paz made the proposal after 4…

Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 12:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

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