A commuter omnibus driver from Harare has been jailed after a passenger who was clinging to the rear bumper of a moving kombi fell onto the road and later died from his injuries.

HARARE — The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has urged members of the public to report reckless or errant drivers so police can take swift action, praising a Harare motorist whose complaint led to the arrest of a kombi driver for alleged traffic offences.

HARARE – The Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe and the Air Force of Zimbabwe have been ordered to pay more than US$116,000 in damages to a widow whose husband died after being struck by a vehicle driven by an air force employee.

The government will soon step up road traffic enforcement with the deployment of surveillance cameras and electronic ticketing as part of the Electronic Traffic Management System ETMS. Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Honourable Kazembe Kazembe said foundational work is largely complete and the programme is moving into implementation in major cities.

The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has announced stricter controls on fuel service stations in urban areas and introduced an expedited waiver process for land‑use changes, Chief Director of Spatial Planning and Development Shingirai Mushamba told the SundayMail. Under the new rules, fuel stations will no longer be permitted in residential zones unless they form part of approved shopping centres, and all stations must meet statutory buffer requirements and inclu

Zimbabwe is moving to establish a Road Accident Fund to strengthen post‑crash management and provide social safety nets for victims, Transport Minister Felix Mhona said during a consultative meeting on the Road Accident Fund Bill in Harare. The initiative forms part of government efforts to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by at least half by 2030.