accident

According to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe, truck driver,  Moses Chigwere (29) allegedly killed two men, Givemore Hofisi and Jacob Zinyama, while driving a haulage truck along Selous Ngezi road. The incident occurred on 27 April 2024 at about 6 pm. Chigwere attempted to overtake Hofisi and Zinyama, who were riding a motorbike. However, […]

ZIMBABWE | This morning, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe, TSCZ, kicked off the Driver of The Year awards competition in Manicaland Province. The initiative aims to enhance driving skills among bus, truck, and kombi drivers to promote road safety nationwide. Since last year, drivers in Harare and Mutare have actively participated in the Driver […]

Government has officially declared the Beatrice accident, which claimed the lives of 16 individuals, a national disaster. Police investigations have determined that the victims were members of the Angels Family Apostolic Church, en route to the Makumimavi shrine in Chivhu. Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona disclosed this morning during an interview with The […]

Eleven of the 16 victims who tragically lost their lives in an accident near Beatrice along the Harare-Masvingo Highway on Friday have been identified, with most of their relatives expected to collect the bodies on Sunday. Chivhu General Hospital houses 14 of the deceased, while the other two are at Chitungwiza Central Hospital. Maxwell Mabhuro, […]

Former Zimbabwean cricketer Guy Whittall faced a life-threatening situation when a leopard attacked him while hiking through the conservancy he operates in Zimbabwe’s Humani region. Whittall, aged 51, narrowly escaped the ordeal, thanks to the courageous intervention of his loyal dog, Chikara. However, the encounter left him with severe injuries, necessitating emergency surgery. The incident […]

A tragic accident along the Harare-Bulawayo road claimed the lives of four members of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) and left several others injured. The incident, which occurred at the 180 km peg near Battlefields in Mashonaland West Province on Tuesday, involved a head-on collision between two vehicles. Brigadier General Augustine Chipwere, the ZDF Director […]

Harare’s Mayor, Councillor Jacob Mafume, expressed deep concern over the state of several buildings in the capital, highlighting their hazardous conditions and the looming threat of closure due to their dilapidation. His remarks came in the wake of a tragic incident wherein a building collapsed on Chinhoyi Street in the central business district (CBD), resulting […]

The National Police have disclosed the identities of five victims from the catastrophic head-on collision that occurred in the early hours of March 16, on the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road. This tragic accident involved a City bus and a Blue Circle bus, claiming nine lives and leaving the community in mourning. According to police reports, the accident […]

Brazilian firefighters said on Saturday that at least 34 people were killed when a dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, as rescuers continued to search for hundreds still missing The Minas Gerais state fire department also said 23 people have been hospitalised after the dam released a torrent of mud […]

Zimbabwe: Forty-two people feared to have burnt to death after a Brooklyn Express bus caught fire along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo road last night. National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, told us that over 27 people are reported to have been injured. Zimbabwe Police have confirmed the accident. It is suspected a gas tank belonging […]