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Fuel smuggler arrested with 1 000 litres
In a coordinated crackdown on fuel smuggling, a joint operation by the Zimbabwe Republic Police Support Unit and the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has resulted in the seizure of over 1,000 litres of pe...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:28hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's fuel black market returns
Illegal fuel dealers have re-emerged on the streets of Bulawayo, selling smuggled petrol and diesel in defiance of government regulations mandating ethanol blending. The illicit traders claim their fu...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:57hrs | 6266 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, Karoi...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:34hrs | 1 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
2 more die from Karoi fuel explosion
TWO other victims who were seriously burnt last Saturday from a petrol explosion have died. One person died on the spot while the other two, who were rushed to hospital after containers of pet...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 petrol tankers, bus reduced to shells
FOUR petrol tankers and a bus were reduced to shells at a garage in the Willowvale area of Harare after they caught fire while suspected fuel dealers were siphoning fuel from one of the tankers....Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Fuel smuggling hampers growth
FUEL smuggling into Zimbabwe is hampering the Government's revenue collection, and has become a threat to economic growth, despite tax and law enforcement authorities' efforts to curb the scourge....Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, K...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | 15 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Gas shortage looms in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE may face shortages of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) after wholesalers were ordered to have 48kg cylinders branded at short notice or have their licences cancelled.In a notice, the Zim...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:42hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Illegal fuel dealer robbed at gun point
A 33-YEAR-OLD female fuel dealer from Madlambuzi in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South Province was robbed at gunpoint by three men who had posed as clients.The dealer lost 110 litres of pe...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zera arrest 12 illegal fuel and gas dealers
Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority Chief Executive Officer, Edington Mazambani recently said there are two service stations that contravened the law and...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 15:01hrs | 11 | by Stephen Jakes
Dealer's body dumped at suspected killer's house
The body of a Beatrice fuel dealer who recently died a few hours after he was involved in a fierce fight with his business partner over fuel dealings, was dumped at the same partner's house by his agg...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
New Dispensation of Patronage to Cronies
I have been watching our political leaders for a while and have noticed that they are the ones who start all the messy that our country has ended up in. All the vices like black market anything, illeg...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 13:50hrs | | by Sam Wezhira
Bulawayo police launch crime curbing initiatives
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a number of crime-curbing initiatives that have started to bear fruit, with community engagement strategies paying off.After a rise in criminal activities in t...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top cop accused of demanding kick-back
A SUSPECTED illegal fuel dealer operating in Harare has accused the officer-in-charge at Mabelreign Police Station of asking for part of the 1 000 litres of diesel confiscated from him during a raid, ...Published: 17 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Staf reporter
20 cheat death in house petrol explosion
TWENTY people cheated death when a house in Bulawayo's Mpopoma suburb caught fire following a petrol explosion. One of the victims, Lenxious Sibanda (27) of New Lobengula, sustained life-threa...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealer 'killers' in court
THREE suspects, who allegedly killed an illegal fuel dealer from Cowdray Park suburb in Bulawayo for intervening in a street fight, have appeared in court. Clifford Sibanda (24) of New Lobengu...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Highway robbers on the prowl along Victoria Falls-Bulawayo highway
MOTORISTS using the Victoria Falls-Bulawayo highway have been urged to be vigilant amid reports of suspected highway robbers who are allegedly smashing windscreens of moving cars. This is repo...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MP fights construction of Zuva service station
MuDZi south MP Jonathan Samukange has approached the High Court seeking an order barring the City of Harare from allowing the construction of a service station at the corner of Sam Nujoma street and J...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Motorists warned against buying black market fuel
POLICE in Bulawayo have warned motorists against buying fuel from the black market saying they risk arrest at a time residents have reported that thieves are sneaking into their homes and draining fue...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zera raids 2 000+ illegal fuel dealers
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has raided over 2 000 illegal fuel dealers countrywide in the last seven months as part of an ongoing operation to bring sanity to the sector. C...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealers cornered
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has cornered fuel dealers who used to divert the product to the black market by adopting the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) which tracks fuel tankers to their i...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The scourge of greedy political businesspeople
Zimbabweans are on tenterhooks as unscrupulous businesspeople pursuant to aiding and abetting the ambitions of some political losers who are seeking to blackmail government into a political union of s...Published: 30 May 2019 at 15:34hrs | 2 | by Nobleman Runyanga
The Hard Truth About The Fuel Price Increase
Sometimes the truth hurts. And in this case, it really hurts. The price increases were both necessary and proportional. The economy needs them. The country needs them. However there has be...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 09:58hrs | 2 | by Faith Hope
Fuel dealers fined
TWO Mutare illegal fuel dealers were last week each fined $200 for selling diesel and petrol on the black market. Wilbert Shungu and Mountford Sibale were punished after they appeared be...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Corruption worsens fuel shortages
Unscrupulous fuel attendants and dealers have compounded a critical fuel supply situation that was caused by limited foreign currency reserves in the first place, investigations show. Fuel dea...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 cops arrested for extorting R5,000 from illegal fuel dealer
Two police officers deployed to Beitbridge have been arrested for allegedly extorting over R5000 from a suspected illegal fuel dealer they found buying the precious liquid from a haulage truck driver ...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corruption worsens fuel shortages
Unscrupulous fuel attendants and dealers have compounded a critical fuel supply situation that was caused by limited foreign currency reserves in the first place, investigations show. Fuel dea...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 16:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Petrol prices fall in Zimbabwe
AFTER weeks of chaos, fuel prices in the country fell by at most four cents, with Energy minister Joram Gumbo attributing this to a dip in international crude oil margins.A survey around Harar...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortages persist in Bulawayo
The motoring public in Bulawayo is disturbed by the shortage of fuel which has seen long queues at most service stations with limited deliveries that have failed to serve the needs of sprouting city....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 18:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is it 2008 all over again for Zimbabweans?
Even though government is claiming to be on top of the situation, Zimbabweans are panicking because events from the past few weeks have an eerie similarity to what happened in 2008 when the country tu...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 4 | by Cecilia Kamputa
Fuel shortages ignite black market deals
FUEL shortages around the country have given rise to illegal dealers in Gweru, who are now selling the commodity at $3 per litre, more than double the official price, the Southern Eye has discovered....Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Long fuel queues resurface
Long fuel queues resurfaced in Harare and other parts of the country yesterday as most service stations went dry, with many motorists resorting to panic buying.Motorists queue for fuel at a se...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two armed robbers attack fuel dealers
TWO armed robbers yesterday attacked three illegal fuel dealers and got away with more than $250 at gunpoint at West Nicholson in Matabeleland South.The robbers who are on the run allegedly ap...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 12:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealers robbed at gunpoint
TWO armed robbers yesterday attacked three illegal fuel dealers and got away with more than $250 at gunpoint at West Nicholson in Matabeleland South.The robbers who are on the run allegedly ap...Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 09:40hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Individual fuel imports banned
GOVERNMENT has banned importation of fuel by individuals.In a notice issued by the Zimbabwe Energy regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday, Government said it has repealed Statutory Instrument (...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 05:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
5-yr-old girl dies as fuel dealer's house catches fire
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl died while two other people were severely burnt when their house, which was allegedly used to store petrol for resale, caught fire in Beitbridge on Monday.The toddler, who...Published: 19 Oct 2017 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealer's house catches fire
A five year old girl died while two other people were severely burnt when their house, alleged to have been used as an illegal filling station, caught fire on Monday afternoon. The minor reportedly su...Published: 17 Oct 2017 at 17:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP intensify patrols along Plumtree Border Post
POLICE have intensified patrols along the Plumtree Border Post as most of the fuel that is being sold on the black market is being smuggled into the country through undesignated entry points along tha...Published: 07 Oct 2017 at 12:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
RBZ to raid service stations
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will soon swoop on fuel dealers who reject coupons.The apex bank has accused the dealers of sabotaging the economy as well as causing artificial commodity shortage...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fuel dealer found dead, killers at large
AN illegal fuel dealer at Cross Dete in Matabeleland North province was on Sunday morning found dead with injuries on the head and legs, police confirmed.Residents at the business centre said ...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC to demolish building razed by fire
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has resolved to demolish a building that was razed by fire in the Central Business District in June this year.The local authority has condemned the building as ...Published: 05 Aug 2017 at 09:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man found hanging from small branch of tree after fight with dodgy boss
AN illegal fuel dealer from Bulawayo committed suicide allegedly after a row with his employer, police confirmed yesterday.According to Chronicle, passersby discovered the body of Tyson Nkomo ...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Illegal fuel dealers on the rise in Mutare
Stakeholders in the petroleum industry say rampant illegal fuel dealers are pushing them out of business with Mutare recording the highest number of illicit fuel deals.The increase in illegal ...Published: 03 Nov 2016 at 17:18hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Fuel 'dealer' dies in inferno
A 30-YEAR-OLD woman from Beitbridge believed to be an illegal fuel dealer was on Sunday night burnt to death when her house caught fire.The incident allegedly occurred between 7PM and 8PM and ...Published: 30 Aug 2016 at 06:42hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Zimbabwe, Botswana soldiers clamp down on fuel smuggling
ZIMBABWE and Botswana Defence Forces officials have launched a joint operation to curb smuggling of fuel from the neighbouring country.Unregistered fuel dealers have been smuggling petrol thro...Published: 09 Apr 2016 at 08:41hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Police officers deal in illegal fuel
THE deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Obedingwa Mguni, has said police in Plumtree and officials stationed at the town's border are engaged in an illegal fuel selling scam which he said his Ministry wo...Published: 29 Mar 2016 at 07:10hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Junior cops slammed for abusing courts
Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has blasted junior police officers for abusing the courts by using them as shields against pending internal disciplinary hearings.Justice Ma...Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Drop in fuel price revives cross border trade
A recent decrease in the price of petrol, diesel and paraffin has resuscitated the cross border petroleum trade between Botswana and Zimbabwe, The Voice reported.For the past year or s...Published: 24 Sep 2015 at 16:23hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Man arrested for stealing $20,000 from accident scene
A Karoi man has been arrested on allegations of stealing $20 000 from a car following an accident in Chikuti area along the Harare-Chirundu Highway that killed Defence Minister Dr Sydney Sekeramayi's ...Published: 31 May 2014 at 06:22hrs | 2 | by Crime Reporter
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