ZimHarare News — A weekend that stretched from the Harare-Masvingo corridor to the High Court and a Buhera business centre has given Zimbabwe fresh reminders of the pressures facing public safety, justice delivery and basic infrastructure protection.
Chivayo speaks out after fatal collision involving gifted vehicle
Harare, Masvingo and Buhera — Sunday, 28 September 2026: Businessman and social media figure Wicknell Chivayo responded to online reactions over a fatal road accident late on Saturday near Featherstone. The collision involved a Toyota Land Cruiser 300 ZX that had previously been presented to the late apostolic leader Paul Mwazha as a birthday gift and is now understood to be in the hands of his son, Ngoni Mwazha. Local reports say the vehicle was travelling towards Harare when it struck a cattle-drawn scotch cart around 8 p.m.
One person died at the scene, while the Land Cruiser driver was seriously injured and Ngoni Mwazha was among those in the heavily damaged vehicle. In a social media post, Chivayo criticised people he said were celebrating the tragedy and defended the scale of his charitable activity. He argued that a single unfortunate collision among the many vehicles he has helped provide should not be treated as evidence against his work, and said he would continue supporting religious and community projects as long as he has the means to do so.
Masvingo High Court stalls as appeals backlog grows
Meanwhile, a staffing gap at the Masvingo High Court has left a growing number of cases in limbo. Appeals hearings require at least two judges, but reports indicate the station has been operating with one judge after a transfer earlier this month, while a newly appointed judge has yet to be deployed.
Lawyers say the bottleneck is forcing litigants to file matters in Harare or Bulawayo, increasing legal costs and testing the constitutional promise that justice should not be delayed unnecessarily. The court’s procedural rules also limit a single judge from handling both the pre-trial conference and the subsequent trial of the same matter, making the situation more difficult for cases reaching the High Court.
There is no immediate confirmation of how soon the bench will be restored, but the Masvingo station remains a pressure point for the justice system, especially for criminal appeals and cases that require prompt hearings.
Buhera ZESA theft foiled, three suspects arrested
In another incident, police say three men were arrested after attempting to steal a ZESA transformer and armoured cable at the Matias Business Centre in Buhera. According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police, members of the community discovered the group damaging infrastructure, after which the suspects abandoned their getaway vehicle and fled. Officers later intercepted them aboard a bus travelling towards Harare near Murambinda.
One suspect remains at large, and police have asked residents with information to come forward. The case comes at a time when cable theft remains a major challenge for Zimbabwe’s power network, worsening outages, disrupting businesses, and exposing critical infrastructure to criminal damage.
What it means for Harare and Masvingo
Taken together, the incidents paint a portrait of Zimbabwe’s current mood: high-visibility personalities remain under intense public scrutiny, court resources are strained enough to affect ordinary access to justice, and theft of national infrastructure continues to threaten service delivery. For readers in Harare, the Harare-Masvingo Highway crash and bus-based police stop illustrate how quickly events from Masvingo can ripple into the capital’s news cycle, while the Buhera case underscores the shared national stakes around power supply.
