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Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road a death trap
A recent near-fatal accident along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway has shed light on the growing dangers posed by abandoned burst tyres left on the road by haulage truck drivers. Mr. Thomas Chauke...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:18hrs | 1168 | by Staff reporter
Traffic authorities call for zero carnage on roads
As Zimbabwe enters the festive season, authorities are urging motorists to exercise caution on the roads amid concerns over the high number of road accidents, with human error remaining the leading ca...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:20hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
2 women accused of stealing vehicle moments after selling it to soldier
Two women sold a car to a soldier and then conspired to steal it within minutes of the transaction, a court heard on Thursday.Beverly Tsitsi Nherudzo, 24, of Chitepo Heights in Harare and Mary...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 12:09hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
2 fined for illegally removing TTI clamp
TWO men were on Wednesday arrested and heavily fined after they were caught removing a clamped wheel from their motor vehicle between 10th and 11th Avenue along Fife Street, an act which violates the ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:44hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide over mounting debts
A PREMIER Service Medical Investments (PSMI) loss control supervisor, Bernard Chatindivara, who was stationed at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo, committed suicide on Saturday after being overwhelmed by de...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Cops nab copper cable theft kingpin
POLICE in Bulawayo have intercepted a South Africa-registered vehicle that was allegedly smuggling a tonne of stolen copper cables with an estimated value of R200 000.Bulawayo provincial polic...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Five in court over Kwekwe rally murder
Five of 16 people who were arrested for the murder of 35-year-old Mbongeni Ncube during a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party campaign rally in Kwekwe appeared in court o...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Motorist sues minister, police over vandalised vehicle
A GWERU motorist has filed a notice of intention to sue Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and the police in the Midlands province who arrested him and i...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Burglars raid minister's house
THREE serial burglars allegedly broke into Women's Affairs Minister Sithembiso Nyoni's house in Chisipite, Harare and stole household items worth US$10 500. Justin Nyamakanga Dodzo, Godfrey Ma...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chinese now influential players in illicit gold trade study
CHINESE nationals are now "prominent and influential actors" in Zimbabwe's lucrative gold sector and have formed questionable partnerships with the elite in Zanu-PF and senior law enforcement agents....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Grace in soup for grabbing delivery truck
FORMER President Robert Mugabe and his wife, Grace are being sued for chasing a delivery truck driver out of their Alpha Omega Dairy Farm and further confiscating the vehicle.This, according t...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 18:32hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Fighting corruption is everyone's child
The 'corrective' austerity measures occasioned by the on going reforms can pull Zimbabwe out of the black hole we find ourselves in. It was never going to be easy turning back our fortunes after corru...Published: 10 May 2019 at 22:44hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
2 women up for armed robbery
TWO women, who were part of a terror gang arrested in connection with a number of armed robbery cases in Marondera and Goromonzi, were on Friday arraigned before Marondera magistrate Arnold Maburo....Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
The Hitchhiker
She stood some fifty-sixty metres away from the desperate looking swarm of humanity that infested the Harare Showground bus stop. One hand shielded her sunglazed face from the savannah sun, the other ...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:29hrs | 21 | by JerÃ
Soldier supplies AK47 rifle, ammunition to armed robbers
A HARARE court last week heard that a soldier stationed at Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks allegedly supplied a loaded AK47 assault rifle to four robbers who went on to commit a motor vehicle robbery...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu to appear in court
HOME Affairs minister Obert Mpofu is expected to appear at the Bulawayo High Court on May 31 to defend himself in a matter where he stands accused of grabbing borehole drilling equipment belonging to ...Published: 23 May 2018 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Angry villagers drag Obert Mpofu to court
UMGUZA Community Share Ownership Trust has dragged Home Affairs minister Obert Mpofu (pictured) to court for allegedly grabbing borehole drilling equipment and accessories valued at US$600 000 from th...Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldier steal meat in police camp
A HUNGER-STRICKEN soldier based at 4.1 Infantry Battalion in Masvingo has been fined $300 for nicking a boiling three-legged pot full of chicken stew from a fireplace in a police camp.Magistra...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 14:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe plane blows two tyres
An Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) plane failed to travel from the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg after it ruptured its two rear tyres on Friday morning.The flight, Boeing 767, which was...Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Old Bob readjusted dead wood cabinet - PDP
People's Democratic Party has condemned President Robert Mugabe's reshuffling of the cabinet ministers saying he has just re adjusted the cabinet with dead wood."The wait is over. Old Bob has ...Published: 11 Oct 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Stephen jakes
Traffic cop impounds vehicle over radio licence
A Southerton policewoman is being sued by a Harare man for illegally impounding his vehicle and detaining it at Southerton Police Station over an expired ZBC radio licence.Thoughts Deme applie...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
On police and spot fines
In Shona folklore, the eponymous judge, Justice Jackal, allows us to always seek to temper justice with mercy. Justice Jackal is more than an animal. He is also personified as a superhuman judge - he ...Published: 28 Jun 2017 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Sharon Hofisi
Requirements for vehicles in Zimbabwe
In terms of Statutory Instrument 154 of 2010, members are reminded that requirements for reflectors and other markings necessary, plus equipment to be carried by motorists in vehicles in Zimbabwe, inc...Published: 05 Jun 2017 at 15:40hrs | 92 | by Victoria Falls Guide
Mugabe's guard arrested for armed robbery
TWO soldiers were yesterday brought to court facing charges of robbing a Harare man of his motor vehicle and cash.Adrian Hamandawana, who is attached to the Zimbabwe National Army's Mechanised...Published: 05 May 2017 at 07:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes woman while she had infant strapped to her back
A VILE robber and rapist serving a 20-year sentence was yesterday back in court for allegedly violating a woman and recording the sickening sex attack on video.The man allegedly wore a con...Published: 09 Feb 2017 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Toy gun robbers jailed
Two Epworth men who threatened a taxi driver with a toy gun before robbing him of the vehicle were yesterday sentenced to an effective one year and nine months each in prison.Tafadzwa Lear...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 04:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Video record rapist lashes out at magistrate
A VILE robber and rapist serving a 20-year sentence was back in court yesterday for allegedly violating a woman and recording the sickening sex attack on video. Xolisani Nkala (30) of Bulawayo...Published: 12 Aug 2016 at 08:12hrs | | by Thandeka Moyo
Pilot arrested for fraud
A trainee pilot has been arrested on allegations of attempting to defraud a local insurance company of more than $15 000 after he made a false report that his Mercedes-Benz E320 had been stolen. ...Published: 25 Jul 2016 at 06:58hrs | 5 | by Freeman Razemba
Snr Asst Comm Charamba answers your questions
The following are responses provided by Police Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba to issues raised by The Sunday Mail readers in the issue of June 19, 2016.*******...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 16:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Calls for uprising against govt gets louder, July 6 date set for national protest
The calls for an uprising against the ruling Zanu PF government following its policy to restrict the importation of some goods from South Africa and other neighbouring countries is now getting louder ...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 11:36hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Industry captains decry 'numerous' roadblocks
THE presence of numerous roadblocks on the country's roads is becoming a burden on the economy as they increase the cost of doing business and frustrate investment.Delegates attending the ...Published: 01 Jul 2016 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Prosper Ndlovu/Leonard Ncube
Numerous roadblocks irks Bulawayo motorists
Bulawayo based motorists have expressed concerns over numerous roadblocks in the city's roads and out going high ways accusing the police of not looking for real problems in the vehicle but seeking to...Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 06:58hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean man charged for smuggled medicine in Botswana
Maun Police are investigating a case in which two men, a Motswana aged 24 from Chadibe and a 35-year old Zimbabwean were found in possession of 2 421 bottles of Broncleer with Codeine cough syrup at M...Published: 19 Jun 2016 at 07:25hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Police explain road block policy
The motoring public is not happy with the frequency and spacing of police road blocks.In our continuing campaign to bring the spotlight on traffic policing, we this week give you responses by ...Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 08:46hrs | | by Garikai Mazara
Police torment motorists over biscuit spare wheels
Some motorists in Harare have complained that police were tormenting them over the small spare wheels which are popularly known as biscuit spare wheels.Darlington Farai Gwatidzo said he was pa...Published: 31 May 2016 at 07:16hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Motorists recount their nightmares with ZRP
Questions sent to Asst Commissioner Charity Charamba, the national spokesperson for ZRP, on Thursday, were not answered by the time of going to print.Below we profile encounters between ...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Criminalised for driving in Harare'
It was a routine journey, the usual 15km or so drive from Glen Norah to Harare's central business district. All things being equal, this is a 30-minuter for me, from stepping into the car to walking i...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Unrepentant teen boy steals from 30 cars
AN unrepentant teenager who was convicted six times last year for a series of thefts from motor vehicles, has been re-arrested for allegedly breaking into 30 vehicles.Victoria Falls magistrate...Published: 22 Mar 2016 at 07:23hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
ZLHR clarifies on new traffic laws
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has sought to clarify traffic laws in relation to the newly announced offences and spot fines.ZLHR Communications officer Kumbirai Mafunda sa...Published: 23 Jan 2016 at 04:41hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Man describes new wife as spare wheel
A HUSBAND of Lusaka woman left the Kanyama Local Court in stitches after he described his pregnant lover as his spare wheel.This was after his wife Minerva Chibuye, (23), told the ...Published: 07 Jan 2016 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
$100 traffic fines comes into effect
PUNITIVE traffic fines of up to $100 come into effect today as the government steps up efforts to reduce carnage on the country's roads.Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinam...Published: 31 Dec 2015 at 23:32hrs | | by Pamela Shumba
ZRP to deploy 45,000 police officers countrywide during festive season
The Zimbabwe Republic Police will deploy 45,000 police officers countrywide to curb crime and to enforce traffic laws during the festive period, a senior police officer said yesterday. Addressing jour...Published: 22 Dec 2015 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Lawrence Chitumba
Imposed fines exposes a desperate govt
A seasoned journalist Methuseli Moyo has said the recent imposed traffic fines by the government shows that the government is seriously desperate and un popular and those are measures to keep ci...Published: 18 Dec 2015 at 06:08hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
What every motorist in Zimbabwe needs to know
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo in terms of Section 81 of the Road Traffic Act (Chapter 13:11) has passed a new ...Published: 17 Dec 2015 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
MOTORIST BEWARE: Govt enforces new traffic regulations
Motorists risk being jailed should they drive vehicles without spare wheels, reflective triangles and fire extinguishers as Government tightens traffic regulations to reduce carnage on the roads. It's...Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 07:55hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Motorists driving without spare wheel risk going to jail
MOTORISTS who drive vehicles without a spare wheel, reflective triangles and a fire extinguisher risk going to jail as the government tightens traffic regulations to reduce carnage on the roads....Published: 16 Dec 2015 at 07:38hrs | | by Freeman Razemba
Left-hand drive vehicles will not be banned
Regulations to ban left-hand drive vehicles and imports of vehicles aged five years and above have been struck off the country's statutes, Government has said.Further, the Standards Associatio...Published: 05 Oct 2015 at 06:20hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe
Zimbabweans brutally killed in Durban, South Africa
TWO Zimbabwean nationals were last week robbed and brutally murdered and their car burnt to ashes in the Amanzimtoti area in Durban, South Africa, in a chilling incident that has left locals shell-sho...Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 11:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Two youths allegedly steal Kombi, pirate with it
Two Bulawayo youth allegedly stole a commuter omnibus which was left parked on the parking bay in the city and started pirating with it carrying passengers to Kesington in Bulawayo before it broke do...Published: 23 Aug 2015 at 11:03hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Jealous man destroys own car over wife's 'infidelity'
A 40 year old Gweru man who could not stomach his wife infidelity went berserk and smashed his vehicle's windows, destroying its battery before attempting to set it on fire.That was after God...Published: 22 May 2015 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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