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Tuesday, 23 April 2013 10:34
HARARE - Social workers have urged national event organisers and police to protect children during State events following the death of two minors and their mother in an accident in Warren Park after Independence celebrations. Simbisai Mumango, 26, and her children...Read More
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Sunday, 21 April 2013 15:25
HARARE - Ten people were injured when a minibus that was fleeing from municipal authorities burst tyres and overturned after municipal cops threw spikes in Harare’s Central Business District. The injured were rushed to Parirenyatwa Hospital. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi...Read More
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Wednesday, 03 April 2013 10:54
HARARE - The Easter holidays’ death toll has increased to 50, with 273 people injured in 424 road accidents countrywide, police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said five more people died to add to the 45 recorded on Monday...Read More
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:58
HARARE - The staggering number of deaths in just over four days of the Easter holidays due to road accidents raises serious questions about implementation of traffic laws. Officially, over 45 people have died in accidents involving mainly public service vehicles,...Read More
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Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:02
HARARE - The Easter death toll has increased to 45, with 180 injured in 386 road accidents between Thursday and Monday, police have said. National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said the number has escalated with three more deaths from the 42...Read More
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Sunday, 31 March 2013 13:15
HARARE - Close to three dozen people died from road accidents in 24 hours across the country, as the Easter holidays take a bloody turn. Shocked police say this is more than thrice last year’s figures. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said...Read More
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013 12:22
HARARE - At least seven people died on the spot and 22 others were seriously injured after a haulage truck and two commuter omnibuses collided at the intersection of Airport Road and Glenara Avenue in Harare yesterday. The accident involved...Read More
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Friday, 15 February 2013 11:48
HARARE - Close to 75 percent of the festive season accidents were caused by drivers between the ages of 26 and 45, according to the Traffic Safety Council. Speaking to the Daily News recently, managing director of the Traffic Safety Council,...Read More
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Wednesday, 09 January 2013 12:04
HARARE - The talk outside churches was about how many 16-year-olds received a car and $150 for Christmas. The cars are second-hand cheap Japanese imports and the $150 is for buying a driving licence. Ever tried to get a driving licence...Read More
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Sunday, 06 January 2013 12:48
BULAWAYO - Eight people died yesterday morning in a bus accident 10km out of Bulawayo along the Bulawayo-Harare highway. The driver of the Botswana registered bus, Jay-Jay Tours, lost control at a curve on a rainy morning and veered off the...Read More
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Opinion & Analysis »
Friday, 04 January 2013 10:15
HARARE - The first time this column appeared in another newspaper a few years ago, I started off by explaining the title. Lovers of popular music, the Beatles in particular, will recognise it as a song from the Fab Four’s...Read More
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Wednesday, 02 January 2013 11:13
HARARE - Massive police deployment on all major roads in the country appears to have done little to stop the carnage associated with the festive season. With 172 deaths from road accidents since 15 December, police have declared this festive season...Read More
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012 13:05
HARARE - The female companion who died alongside former Zimbabwe football international Adam Ndlovu has been identified as Nomqhele Tshili, a 24-year-old mom of one from Bulawayo. The beauty from the City of King was traveling with brothers Adam and Peter...Read More
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Africa »
Sunday, 14 October 2012 12:30
NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has been shot and wounded in what officials say was an accident. He has undergone a successful operation on his arm and is travelling abroad soon for further treatment, they say. Earlier, Communications Minister...Read More
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News » Ndakaziva Majaka, Staff Writer
Thursday, 04 October 2012 11:21
HARARE - Work-related accidents in Zimbabwe have surged by 30 percent in the third quarter as trade unionists blame government’s reluctance to monitor Chinese businesses. Labour unionists say there has been a recent spate of worker abuses in Chinese businesses which...Read More
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