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Zimbabwe company ventures into lithium battery production
Verify Engineering, a Zimbabwean company, has started lithium battery production, aligning with Zimbabwe's focus on mineral value addition and beneficiation. With Africa's largest lithium reserves, Zi...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 10:50hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe motorists warned to put papers in order
Motorists who continue driving unregistered vehicles will be arrested and have their cars impounded, including those using temporary plates, Government has warned, as the number of people driving unre...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
CIO car smuggling racket mastermind arrested
The controversy involving certain Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) members in vehicle smuggling escalated last week when an alleged mastermind in the underground network was apprehended....Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
1 173 Unregistered vehicles impounded
Since September 12, a total of 1,173 vehicles have been seized for operating on the roads without registration plates, according to police reports.This development was confirmed by the police ...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 17:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Car hijackers jailed
TWO serial Concession car hijackers were sentenced to an effective five year jail term each by Bindura magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura on Friday....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZACC swoops on CVR middlemen
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is setting up a makeshift office outside the Central Vehicle Registry in Harare to receive reports of possible corruption and get rid of middlemen and co...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matanga not responsible for impounding vehicles
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has said his department should not be held responsible for the unregistered vehicles which were impounded recently, as they were simply implementing a direct...Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc targets 250 State entities, departments
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) wants all Auditor General reports implemented in full for 250 departments, parastatals and other public entities to enhance public finance management sys...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Decline in crimes involving unregistered vehicles
THERE has been a 75 percent reduction in crimes associated with unregistered motor vehicles and those without number plates such as armed robbery, rape and kidnapping in Bulawayo since a blitz was lau...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
10k arrested weekly over number plates
OVER 10 000 motorists are arrested weekly around the country for driving unlicensed and unregistered vehicles under an ongoing operation that has nabbed 21 886 since it started on January 15.O...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZACC in vehicle registry spot checks
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday engaged the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) to inquire into corruption allegations and delays in the issuance of number plates and driver's lice...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No storage fees on impounded vehicles'
Police have said they don't charge storage fees on cars that are being impounded during the ongoing blitz that has netted 6 000 cars.The operation is targeting unlicensed, uninsured, unregiste...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Fake number plates scam exposed
POLICE have said some motorists are using fake temporary vehicle number plates to avoid being arrested during the ongoing blitz on unregistered vehicles.Unregistered vehicles and those without...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle number plates distribution decentralised
Twelve post offices and seven Zimra tax offices will today start distributing the bulk of the 12 183 sets of number plates now available, with just a small batch going through the Central Vehicle Regi...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns motorists driving cars with fake 'ED PFEE' plates
Zanu-PF has warned party members to stop abusing Zanu-PF emblems and the name of President Emmerson Mnangagwa and violate road rules and regulations in the name of the ruling party.The Zanu-PF...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimra grants car importers duty grace period
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has extended a two-week grace period to importers who under-declared duty on motor vehicles, as the tax collector adopts moral suasion as a first option to promo...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 15:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Number plates, registration books now available
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says vehicle number plates and registration books are now available at their various offices around the country.In recent months, motorists with imported...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 20:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe imports adequate vehicle number plates to clear backlog
Government has imported adequate vehicle number plates to clear the current backlog while modalities for local production are being worked out.Responding to legislators during Wednesday's Parl...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 08:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Colleges venture into number plates production
Selected colleges and universities have started working on the production of motor vehicle registration plates as the Government seeks to reach the country's self-sufficiency, Higher and Tertiary Educ...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fake USD notes lands Bulawayo man in trouble
POLICE in Gweru have arrested a 23 year- old Bulawayo man who was found in possession of US$2 710 in fake notes after he tried to buy medicine from a pharmacy.The incident occurred on Saturday...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 11:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SA bank restructures US$200m Zinara loan
Zimbabwe got a reprieve after the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) agreed to restructure the US$206 million loan that the Zimbabwe National Road Administration got to refurbish the Plumtree-...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe still experiencing vehicle number plates shortage
GOVERNMENT has acknowledged that shortage of vehicle number plates countrywide is causing inconveniences to motorists who are sometimes arrested for driving unregistered cars. Transport and In...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Toll fee hike on the cards
Toll fees are to be reviewed as current ones are no longer adequate for the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to fund required road maintenance, legislators were told yesterday. T...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
Vehicle number plate delays rile motorists
DELAYS in the issuance of vehicle number plates have raised disgruntlement among affected motorists in Bulawayo who are accusing the police of harassing them yet the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) is ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matiza grilled over vehicle plates shortages
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said government ordered a clampdown on vehicles without number plates after witnessing a spike in accidents involving unregistered vehicles.Resp...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will soon be making its own number plates
Zimbabwe will soon be making its own number plates that follow international standards and common Sadc guidelines and will cost motorists just over US$45, significantly less than the US$80 that import...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Notorious robbers nabbed in Beitbridge
POLICE in Matabeleland South on Monday arrested eight notorious armed robbers, among them a serving police officer and former cop, who have been linked to a spate of heists committed in Harare and aro...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe runs out of vehicle number plates
THE Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) has run out of vehicle registration plates, with a few available at post offices outside Harare. This means those who used Harare addresses when they purchased their...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Register change of car ownership, people urged
The Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Advocate Fortune Chasi has warned the public to register change of car ownership within the prescribed period of 14 days, saying the p...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls slashing number plate fees by half
Harare - The Transport and Infrastructure Development ministry has proposed to slash vehicle number plates application fee by 50% within the next 100 days amid concerns to improve ease of doing busine...Published: 12 Jan 2018 at 10:22hrs | | by Khuluma Afrika
Man in trouble for theft of over $1500
A Bulawayo Man is in trouble for stealing money from a vehicle importer after he offered to help him register his vehicle with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.Thomas Moyana was denying the char...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
New vehicle number plates for South Africa come into effect later in 2017
With talk of new number plate laws in South Africa set to come into effect later in 2017 (no official roll-out date has been set), it's best to know how this will affect motorists. According t...Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 13:10hrs | | by Wheels24
Zinara, Univern ties raise stink
Former Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) CEO, Frank Chitukutuku, left his post in a huff in 2014.His contract was due to expire in March 2015 but he offered to leave by Decem...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 08:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Transport minister Gumbo clarifies on lost vehicle plates replacements
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Jorum Gumbo has clarified the issue and reasons why government want those who have lost either or all of their vehicle number plates should re-...Published: 13 May 2016 at 06:47hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Robbers in police uniforms arrested
Four Harare men have appeared in court on allegations of robbing an Ecocash dealer and goods worth $91 000 from a sports bar while wearing police uniforms.Irie Vibes Ecocash booth and Sportsma...Published: 14 Jul 2015 at 20:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora isn't always greener
Many of our Zimbabwean-based readers might have noticed that this past festive season, fewer people from the Diaspora than usual made it back home to celebrate with friends and family.Though ...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 09:17hrs | 1 | by Garikai Mazara
Makarau testifies in court
The Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, Justice Rita Makarau testified in the on-going unlawful entry and theft of a motor vehicle case against ex-CID car theft Detective Gilbert Zvaita....Published: 11 Oct 2013 at 15:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim vehicle registration system to change
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authorit...Published: 08 Apr 2012 at 21:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Old vehicle number plates outlawed
VEHICLES bearing the old licence plates are today required off the country’s roads until they acquire the new plates.Permanent secretary in the Ministr...Published: 31 Dec 2010 at 12:03hrs | 1 | by NewZiana
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