Kariba – For the Samanyanga family, the burial of Memory Chaka and her 11 month old son, Lyell, brought a measure of sorrowful finality, but not closure. As they laid mother and child to rest, the search for two other children, an eight year old son and a 13 year…
“Roads That Build Wealth”: Govt Rolls Out Lowbeds, Marking Machines in Major Road Maintenance Drive
Harare – Government has moved to shore up its road maintenance capacity, deploying lowbed trailers to move heavy machinery between sites and acquiring 20 road-marking machines as part of a broader recapitalisation of the Department of Roads, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has said. In a statement, the…
Mhona Launches Speed Monitoring System to Curb Road Deaths, Gives Operators 6 Months to Comply
Harare – Government has launched the National Speed Monitoring System (NSMS), a technology-driven platform designed to track and regulate public service vehicles, with a six-month grace period granted to operators to comply before the law takes full effect. Officially commissioning the system at Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare yesterday, Transport…
Senator Moyo Demands National Emergency Declaration on Decaying Road Network, Calls for Ring-Fencing of Fuel Levies
Harare – Matabeleland South Senator, Solani Moyo has issued a strong condemnation of the government's handling of the national road infrastructure, describing the current state of the country’s highways and rural feeder roads as a threat to national development and social inclusion. Presenting a motion in the Senate today, which…
Mutapa Fund CEO Hails NRZ–Zimasco PPP as “Visible Manifestation of a Revitalised National Backbone”
Shareholder says refurbished locomotives and wagons signal that Zimbabwe's logistics gap is closing and "the giant is awakening" Harare- The Chief Executive Officer of the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), Dr John Pagwesese Mangudya, has described the refurbishment of three locomotives and 100 high-sided wagons under a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) between…
Air Zim Resumes Direct Harare- London Flights After 16 Year Hiatus
Government receives Airbus A330-300 as national carrier reconnects with UK market Harare – Zimbabwe's national airline, Air Zimbabwe, officially resumed direct flights between Harare and London on Monday, marking the end of a 16-year absence from the route with the reception of a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft at Robert Gabriel…
Government Breaks Ground on Msasa Interchange as Second Republic’s Infrastructure Drive Gathers Pace
Harare – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has announced the commencement of full-scale construction works at the Msasa Interchange along the Harare– Mutare Road, marking a significant milestone in the Government’s ongoing efforts to decongest the capital and modernise the country’s road network. In a statement, the Ministry…
Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway Enters Final Stretch as 550.1km Opened to Traffic
Harare – The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has announced that the rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway has reached a critical milestone, with 550.1 kilometres now completed and opened to traffic, leaving just 31.9 kilometres remaining on the 582-kilometre flagship project. In a statement, the Ministry confirmed that an…
Africa’s Aviation Connectivity Surges 58% as Zimbabwe Leads Liberalisation Push, Transport Minister Warns ‘Time to Dismantle Barriers’
Harare – Intra-African air connectivity has jumped by 58 percent over four years, climbing from 14.5 percent in 2021 to 23 percent in 2025, as African nations accelerate implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), Zimbabwe's Transport Minister has revealed. Speaking at the SAATM Pilot Implementation Project Airshow…
Mhona Inspects Harare’s Cloverleaf Interchange Upgrade as Gvt Eyes More New Interchanges
Harare– Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona has inspected progress on the Cloverleaf Interchange at the intersection of Harare Drive and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Road, a project aimed at decongesting the busy Airport Road corridor leading to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The upgrade, part of the government’s “Kilometer…

