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Bulawayo impounds cars parked overnight in undesignated areas
In a night operation targeting undesignated parking, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) impounded vehicles left overnight in various western suburbs, including Emganwini, Nketa, and Nkulumane. The impounded ...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 16:09hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
BCC proposes stringent by-laws
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has proposed new stringent by-laws that will see impounded vehicles unclaimed for 30 days being auctioned while dirty ones will be removed from the city roads or any area u...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Motorists, council clash over forex
MOTORISTS have clashed with the Harare City Council over allegations that the local authority is refusing to accept fines in the Zimbabwe dollar (Zimdollar).The city fathers are allegedly dema...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:57hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC seeks to recover 13 impounded cars
THIRTEEN Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists yesterday approached Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda seeking the release of their vehicles impounded by police during an unsanctioned car rally in...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Impounded top-of-the-range vehicles gather dust
FAILURE to change ownership of vehicles and smuggling of cars is proving costly for some motorists as top-of-the range vehicles recently impounded by police are now gathering dust at Harare City Counc...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 05:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cop nabbed for diverting smuggled goods
JUDGMENT is expected to be delivered on Friday in a matter in which a senior police officer, Inspector Elias Mawomba (47), is accused of conniving with a subordinate to divert for personal benefit, tw...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top cops steal smuggled goods
TWO top Beitbridge cops are in trouble after they allegedly connived to smuggle and steal goods that were later intercepted.The pair, Inspector Elias Maomba (force number 047527J), attached to...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police net 25 mshika shika vehicles
POLICE in Gwanda, Matabeleland South Province, impounded 25 illegal taxi operators popularly known as mshika shika during the Easter holidays. The police launched an operation code-named "Oper...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop steals own impounded car at police station
A Bulawayo cop has been arrested and charged for stealing his vehicle that had been impounded by police for violating the lockdown regulations. Nkosilathi Nyathi of Nkulumane Surburb whose ran...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole / Shelton Muchena / Tarisai Mudahondo
Bulawayo police impound 95 cars
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday impounded 95 vehicles from motorists, including pirate taxis, for defying the level 4 lockdown regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19. The country has of...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police impound 24 000 kombis, pirate taxis
Police have impounded 24 310 non-Zupco kombis and pirate taxis countrywide for continuing to carry passengers and violating Covid-19 national lockdown regulations. Unregistered vehicles, which...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Umalayitsha wins battle to recover impounded car
THE High Court has ordered police to release a South African registered kombi belonging to an umalayitsha which was impounded last year after it was found carrying a carcass of an alleged stolen beast...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Impounded smuggled goods overwhelm Zimra
ZIMRA is overwhelmed by impounded smuggled goods that are piling and taking up space at three warehouses in Mutare.Zimra regional manager Mr Innocent Chikuni told heads of Government departmen...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop to pay $5 000 after crashing impounded car
A cop has been ordered to pay $4 960 after he impounded a vehicle for alleged traffic offences before crashing it in a high-speed chase.Rusape magistrate Shingi Mutiro awarded the compensa...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 13:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chombo ordered to pay for impounded car
A RUSAPE motorist has been granted about $5 000 compensation for damages caused to his vehicle after it was impounded at a police roadblock and got involved in an accident while being driven to th...Published: 11 Jan 2017 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Illegal for cops to drive seized cars'
THE Government has said it is illegal for traffic police officers to confiscate keys and drive vehicles that they would have impounded at roadblocks. Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Obedingwa Mgun...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Nqobile Tshili
Lawyer takes cops to court for impounding car over $10 fine
A CITY lawyer has taken police to court for impounding his car after he failed to pay a $10 spot fine for not possessing a car radio licence. Tawanda Tavengwa, a lawyer at Mutuso, Taruvinga an...Published: 03 May 2016 at 09:32hrs | 4 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Harare auctions over 100 impounded cars
HARARE City Council is set to auction more than 105 vehicles that were impounded for violating various traffic laws and remained unclaimed after owners failed to pay fines.The public auction i...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bogus detective arrested
A Waterfalls, Harare, man who reportedly masqueraded as a police detective stationed at CID Vehicle Theft Department in Southerton allegedly duped unsuspecting motorists of money on the pretext of off...Published: 25 Mar 2014 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Court Reporter
President Mugabe Could Practically Curb Corruption If He Wanted
President Mugabe could kill the corruption bug if he seriously wanted to. He controls the state machinery and the force to practically deal with the issue. All this talk about how ...Published: 25 Dec 2012 at 19:17hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Kapurura
VID to sell about 300 impounded cars
ABOUT 300 vehicles belonging to individuals and companies that were impounded for various defects and have not been claimed for a long period now are set to be auctioned.These are vehicles tha...Published: 24 Aug 2011 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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