April 2026

Tapiwa Chirume and Brighton Muronzereyi THERE is growing national concern about Zimbabwe’s soaring motor ve­hicle accidents and deaths, amid worsening reckless driving by motorists, ever more unroadworthy vehicles on the roads and suboptimal enforce­ment of traffic laws by authorities. This comes after the country recorded at least 337 road traffic ac­cidents over the recent Easter…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER ZIMBABWE has the second highest petrol and third highest diesel prices in Africa, figures by leading provider of retail energy price data around the world, GlobalPetrolPrices, show. In this regard, Zimbabwe is only topped by Malawi, which had the highest petrol and diesel prices per litre on the continent, and…

Rutendo Ngara SENIOR STAFF WRITER OPPOSITION stalwart Amos Chibaya and former Zimbabwe National Stu­dents Union president Al­lan Chipoyi have filed an urgent High Court chamber application seeking to halt parliament proceedings on Consti­tutional Amendment Bill Number 3. In their founding affidavit, Chibaya and Chipoyi argued that the proceedings should be stopped because public hear­ings on…

A SOMBRE mass funeral for 12 victims of the Bulawayo–Be­itbridge Road explo­sion was held at Doves Funeral Services yesterday, as the nation mourns one of the country’s most devastating road tragedies in recent times. The victims died instantly when a Toyota Quantum vehicle explod­ed on Thursday along the Bula­wayo–Beitbridge Road, between Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage and…

ZIMBABWE’S standing on the Global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has deteriorated in recent years, highlight­ing deepening concerns over governance and the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts, ac­cording to Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ). This comes after the country was ranked 158 out of 180 countries in the 2024 CPI, indicating a high level of perceived public sector…