A week after 10 died, six more have died at the accident black spot, 340km peg near Shangani along Bulawayo-Harare Road

  SIX people died on the spot while two were seriously injured when the driver of a Toyota Ipsum lost control, encroached and side swiped with an oncoming DAF truck along the Bulawayo-Harare Road on Friday night. According to media reports, the accident occurred at around 9pm at the 340km peg near Shangani barely a week after 10 people perished at the 369km peg along the same road. National police spokesman Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi…

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Midlands Allocated US$460,000 But, To Date Only US$3,000 Has Been Disbursed.

Midlands  Allocated US$460,000  But, To Date Only US$3,000 Has Been Disbursed.

  THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has dispatched a fresh team to reassess the usage of Targeted Approach funds in government hospitals. The reassessment is expected to result in the prosecution of government hospital officials implicated in corruption, underhand dealings, flouting of State Procurement Board (SPB) regulations and procedures in the procurement of medical equipment under the fund.   The government ordered the new investigation following documented abuse of the funds by institutions…

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12 Die As Kombi Driver Fails To Negotiate Curve And Overturns On Gweru-Maboleni road

Twelve people died while another was seriously injured in an accident after a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus they were travelling in veered off the road, overturned and rolled several times before landing on its roof along the Gweru-Maboleni road Tuesday evening. The accident occurred at around 7. 20 pm at the 46 km peg when the driver of the commuter omnibus lost control after failing to negotiate a curve. The vehicle then veered off the…

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