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3 dead, 6 injured in head-on collision

Tragedy struck on Saturday night when a head-on collision along the Mvurwi-Centenary Road claimed three lives and left six others injured.According to police, the accident occurred at around 8:15 PM near Maori Turn Off, approximately 38 ki…

Published: 9 hrs ago | 72 | by Staff reporter

Naked granny 'crash-lands' in Nkulumane yard

Residents of Nkulumane 12 were left stunned after a naked elderly woman was discovered in a yard in the early hours of Saturday morning, sparking speculation of witchcraft.The incident occurred around 4am near the Nkulumane housing office.…

Published: 21 Sep 2025 at 08:34hrs | 625 | 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 | 56 | by Staff reporter

CUT's student DJ dies in crash

Another tragedy has struck Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) after the death of Mclarian Chando, a popular student DJ, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a road accident in Chiredzi. His passing comes just days after fellow stude…

Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:03hrs | 1238 | 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 | 95 | by Staff reporter

Woman Killed in gory highway crash

A Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway trip ended in tragedy on Thursday evening when a 29-year-old woman was flung out of a speeding commuter omnibus and crushed to death after the vehicle overturned in Gwanda.The accident occurred around 5PM at t…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 18:34hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter

South Africans fined for obstructing traffic at Zimbabwe crash scene

Two South Africans and their Zimbabwean accomplice were yesterday fined for obstructing traffic at the site of a deadly accident in Chitungwiza that claimed 17 lives in July.Cooper Daniel Colin, 33, Pretorius Walter James Seymour, 51, and …

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter

+20 injured in another Seke Road commuter omnibus crash

More than 20 people were injured on Tuesday morning when a commuter omnibus travelling from Ziko to Harare's central business district veered off Seke Road and crashed near Chinhamo Service Station after bursting a front tyre.The injured w…

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:22hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter

23 injured as bus overturns on Masvingoâ€“Beitbridge road

At least 23 passengers were injured on Monday, 28 July 2025, when a Zhongtong bus overturned along the Masvingoâ€“Beitbridge Road, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed.The accident occurred at the 144-kilometre peg of the busy …

Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter

Sipho Mazibuko arrested for demo against rape injustices

The founder of Mr and Miss Rural Zimbabwe, Esteemed Businesswomen Zimbabwe and Mental Voices Trust, Sipho Mazibuko, has been arrested for disorderly conduct, as she was planning on staging an illegal demonstration outside the Bulawayo magi…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's emergency response under scrutiny after deadly Manyame crash

Zimbabwe's road accident preparedness has come under intense scrutiny following a horrific crash on Tuesday that claimed 17 lives at Manyame River Bridge along the busy Seke Road.The fatal collision involved a South Africa-registered haula…

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:06hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter

Horror Crash Rocks FC Platinum

FC Platinum's midfield workhorse, Oscar "Horror" Bhebhe, was rushed to hospital on Monday morning after being involved in a car accident that left him with a broken arm.Details surrounding the circumstances of the crash remain sketchy, but…

Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:32hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter

Harare pilot collapses after losing US$724

A Harare-based pilot collapsed on Tuesday evening after reportedly losing US$724 while gambling (flying) on the popular online betting game Aviator, locally referred to as Chindege.According to witnesses at a local betting lounge in the ci…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 22:12hrs | 2684 | by Staff reporter

2 feared dead in Harare-Mutoko highway crash

Two people are feared dead following a road traffic accident that occurred early Wednesday morning along the Harare-Mutoko Highway near the old tollgate site in Chishawasha.According to an eyewitness at the scene, the accident involved a l…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:29hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter

PHOTOS: Mzansi Express bus crash in Musina claims lives

A devastating road accident early Tuesday morning has claimed multiple lives after a Mzansi Express bus traveling from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe was involved in a horrific crash in Musina, Limpopo Province.The tragic incident occurred when …

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 3555 | by Staff reporter

10 survive aircraft crash in Zimbabwe's Kanyemba airstrip

Ten people miraculously escaped unhurt after a light aircraft crash-landed at Kanyemba Airstrip in Mbire District on Wednesday evening. The aircraft, which was en route from Harare to Kafuko Safaris in Mozambique, made an emergency landing…

Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:54hrs | 1405 | 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 | 482 | by Staff reporter

3 people killed in a light aircraft crash in South Africa

Three people on board a light aircraft died when it crashed in South Africa, authorities said Monday.The Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Center said it had located the wreckage of the aircraft near the town of Greytown in the eastern prov…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

12 dead in Zimbabwe fuel tanker horror crash

Twelve people died instantly yesterday morning when a fuel tanker collided with two other vehicles near the Sebakwe River on the Harareâ€“Bulawayo Highway in Kwekwe, Midlands Province. The tragic accident occurred around 10:30 AM and invol…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

7 killed in Harare morning rush hour crash

Seven people lost their lives early Wednesday morning in a tragic three-vehicle collision near Dzivarasekwa, police have confirmed.According to National Police Spokesman Commissioner Paul Nyathi, the fatal crash occurred at the intersectio…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 11:28hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter

State-assisted burial for Beitbridge crash victims

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the tragic head-on collision in Beitbridge, which claimed 25 lives yesterday, a national disaster. Victims of the accident will be accorded State-assisted burials as the nation mourns the devastati…

Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:04hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter

Former Zimbabwean CIO boss recounts near-fatal helicopter crash

Former Zimbabwean Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has revealed that he narrowly escaped death in a helicopter crash in Manicaland province in May 2007. Bonyongwe was traveling with the then-head …

Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 10:32hrs | 3034 | by Staff reporter

2 dead in Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway bus crash

Two people have been confirmed dead following a tragic accident involving three buses along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway on Sunday morning. The crash occurred at the 197km peg and involved buses from Tombs Motorways, Rimbi Tours, and Mb…

Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean truck driver dies in horrific crash in South Africa

A tragic accident occurred on Friday at the Marrianhill Toll Plaza on the N3 Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, when a Zimbabwean truck driver lost his life after crashing into six trucks and five cars. The collision left more than 10 …

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:04hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's blueberry sector eyes 30,000-tonne target by 2030

Zimbabwean horticultural farmers are aiming to produce 30,000 metric tonnes of blueberries annually by 2030, a goal that underscores the rapid growth of the sector. However, this ambitious target is being stifled by a lack of investment ca…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:44hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter

Joseph Dube dies in horror crash

Matabeleland South Rural Infrastructure Development Authority (RIDA) acting provincial coordinator, Mr. Joseph Dube, tragically lost his life in a car accident along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway on Sunday evening. He was 54.Dube, who wa…

Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 12:41hrs | 3193 | by Staff reporter

Policeman fined for crashing into Judge's vehicle

A Bulawayo police officer, Collen Ndlovu (33), has been fined US$400 after recklessly driving through a red traffic light, causing a collision with a vehicle belonging to High Court judge, Justice Mpokiseng Dube. Ndlovu appeared before Wes…

Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:24hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police name seven accident victims

Police have identified seven people who tragically lost their lives in two separate road accidents over the weekend in Masvingo and Rusape.The first accident occurred on Saturday at around 7:25 AM, when a Nissan Serena, carrying eight pass…

Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 07:52hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa was supposed to be in crashed chopper

The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that the helicopter which crash-landed at an airstrip in Masvingo on Sunday was initially meant to transport President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The President, who was celebrating his 82nd birthday at Grea…

Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:34hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Air Force of Zimbabwe plane crashes

An Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) helicopter crashed during takeoff this afternoon at Masvingo Airport. The incident, which occurred under unclear circumstances, has prompted an ongoing investigation by AFZ officials.Sources within the AFZ, w…

Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 19:53hrs | 8918 | by Staff reporter

Kombi crash injures 4

Four people were injured on Monday when a commuter omnibus traveling from Heights to Nyamhunga in Kariba veered off the road, struck an electric pole, and overturned, landing on its roof. The vehicle was carrying 18 passengers at the time …

Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:43hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter

Ngezi Platinum crash out

AS Maniema Union 0 - 0 Ngezi Platinum Stars(AS Maniema Union progress to the first round after a 4-3 penalty shootout win)Ngezi Platinum Stars were eliminated from their debut CAF Champions League campaign after a heartbreaking penalty sho…

Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:08hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter

Helicopter lands in sewage pond after engine failure

An engine failure on Tuesday evening forced a helicopter to make emergency landing in a sewer pond, near Livingstone's Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park.According to police, two international tourists were on board with the pilot and escaped unh…

Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:58hrs | 2046 | by Staff reporter

Malawi Vice President die in plane crash

MALAWI'S vice president and nine others have been killed after their military jet crashed into a mountainous forest.A huge search operation was launched after the plane carrying Dr Saulos Chilima, 51, failed to land at Mzuzu International …

Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 09:57hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Iranian president confirmed dead in helicopter crash

Iranian state media have confirmed that President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan. His entire entourage, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Gover…

Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Embassy deploys to aid SA crash victims

THE Zimbabwe Consulate in Cape Town has sent a team to the scene of an accident where 13 Zimbabweans were killed and others injured, including 12 still in hospital, when their coach collided with a haulage truck on the N1 highway near Hex …

Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

13 Zimbabweans die in Cape Town crash

THIRTEEN Zimbabweans were killed and 26 others injured when their coach belonging to Simplex Bus Company collided with a haulage truck on the N1 Highway near Hex River Pass in Western Cape, South Africa, on Saturday evening.There are fears…

Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

3 die in NRZ crash

THREE National Railways of Zimbabwe workers perished following a fatal train accident which occurred between Mutare and Machipanda at around 9 pm last night.In a statement, the NRZ said preliminary investigations suggest that the locomotiv…

Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 09:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

5 die in Karoi bus crash

Five people have died, three of them on the spot, in a head-on collision involving a Magunje-bound CAG bus and a Mazda pick-up truck along the Karoi-Binga Highway this afternoon.Police confirmed the accident which occurred in the Marongora…

Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 20:17hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Mbongeni Ngema dies in Eastern Cape car crash

Tributes have been pouring in for legendary South African playwright, musician and creator of the iconic South African play Sarafina! Mbongeni Ngema following his passing.The 68-year-old Ngema passed away in a head-on collision in Lusikisi…

Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:37hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Horror crash exposes parlous state of Matebeleland roads

The Bulawayo City Council has completed a sewer and water sanitation rehabilitation project funded through an African Development Bank AfDB US$33,6 million grant.Council is considering approaching the bank for more funding to expand Bulawa…

Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:33hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

22 dead in horror crash as South Africa-bound Quantum collides with truck

Twenty-two people were killed on Tuesday night when an overloaded Toyota Quantum had a head-on collision with a DAF truck 17km out of Bulawayo on the Gwanda Road, police said.The accident happened just after 10PM between Muchbinding and Et…

Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:24hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

9 die in horror crash

Nine people died, while 12 others were injured in a head-on collision involving a Nissan Caravan and Honda Hit vehicle that occurred along the Harare-Chirundu Highway on Monday evening.The injured are receiving medical treatment at Sally M…

Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:48hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

3 dead, 4 injured in horror crash

THREE people died while four others were injured after a Toyota Hilux veered off the road and hit a trailer being pulled by a Mthethi Dragon Bus.The incident occurred along Bulawayo- Beitbridge highway on July 5, 2023.The bodies of the dec…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 13:47hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter

Mthuli Ncube remains mum as Zimdollar crashes

FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube's failure to update the nation on the state of the economy, despite several calls by legislators, shows the typical arrogance associated with Zanu-PF leaders when confronted with national crises.Last month, Nc…

Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 08:44hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Car crashes as couple fights

DRIVING can be a necessary and convenient part of everyday life, but, If you feel that you are too angry, don't.The warning came after a man who was driving with his wife was almost involved in a horrific accident after he let go of the st…

Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 20:13hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

12 injured in kombi crash

A COMMUTER omnibus veered off the road on Friday evening in Magwegwe West suburb in Bulawayo and passengers were seriously injured.The accident occurred around 5pm after the vehicle's brakes allegedly failed.An ambulance ferrying the injur…

Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 08:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

3 dead in bus crash with private vehicle

Three people died while one was seriously injured when an Inter Africa bus carrying some 50 passengers was involved in a fatal road traffic accident with a private vehicle Friday.The tragedy, according to police, occurred at the 65km peg a…

Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 16:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

5 die in fatal road accident along Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway

FIVE people died after a Toyota Corolla vehicle collided with a Mazda Axela along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway.National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said four people died on the spot and the fifth person died …

Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

4 killed in truck crash

Four people died and 32 others were injured when a Nissan UD70 truck belonging to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) they were travelling in veered off the road and crashed at the 40km peg along Makuti-K…

Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:04hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter

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