Anonymous post: Was stopped by ZRP officers at Southerton Police Station, Harare. After seeing I had everything, the cop said he’s going to write a US$15 ticket for not having compliant reflectors. I told him that they still function despite losing a bit of color plus the car has its own reflectors.
I also told him that I am willing to simply replace them at my next stop if they let me go with a caution. They then threatened to impound the car if I didn’t pay the US$15 they had fined me. Out of desperation, I ended up giving him US$5 just so I can go. Police behavior is getting out of hand, especially Southerton police. ZRP should ban this road block.
@PoliceZimbabwe
🔸Good day Honourable Minister @MhonaFelix,
Why are @ZANUPF_Official cars allowed to take over tollgates, refuse to pay toll fees and let their cars through? Does @ZANUPF_Official membership make them above the law and road rules that govern everyone else? What are you doing to stop this?
We need new leaders.🇿🇼
There is strong evidence that ZEC entered into a contract with RenForm CC to supply election materials for the 2023 elections. Wicknell Chivayo was even photographed with Moses Mpofu at the RenForm printing facility. The financial intelligence report from South Africa also shows that RenForm sent millions of dollars to Chivayo’s account.
Despite all this, ZACC cleared Chivayo. They said Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu failed to prove that he had a contract with ZEC. We all know Chivayo was the main person behind the US$100 million tender.
So the big question is: Is ZACC saying the South Africa Financial Intelligence Centre report is false and cannot be used as evidence, even though it shows a clear paper trail of suspicious transactions between RenForm CC and Chivayo?
Harare Motorists Outraged as City Parking’s “Drive-By Camera Car” Issues Instant Tickets — Even When Drivers Are Standing Next to Their Vehicles
Harare, 02 December 2025– A new automated enforcement vehicle operated by City Parking Harare, equipped with roof-mounted cameras, is sparking widespread anger among motorists after it issued a US$46 penalty to a driver who was literally standing next to his parked car waiting for a parking marshal.
The incident occurred this afternoon in the Avenues area when the white City Parking Toyota Aqua (registration visible in photos) drove past the motorist’s vehicle and instantly generated a digital ticket via its camera system. Moments later, a clamping team arrived on foot and locked the car, claiming the mandatory 15-minute grace period had already expired.
“I was waiting right there for the marshal so I could pay immediately,” the affected driver told reporters. “Before the marshal even reached me, the camera car had already photographed my plate and sent the ticket. When the marshal arrived with the clamper, he showed me a WhatsApp message from their office confirming the fine had already been issued.”
When the driver challenged the penalty at City Parking’s head office on Julius Nyerere Way, he says he was told by a woman identifying herself as the Head of Public Relations that the rules are absolute: **“The moment you park, you must actively search for a marshal. Even if you remain next to your vehicle, the system will still fine and clamp you after 15 minutes.”** Motorists are reportedly not allowed to wait for marshals to come to them.
The driver was forced to pay US$46 in cash on the spot to have the clamp removed and was denied access to any senior manager to lodge a formal complaint.
This is not an isolated case. The same motorist revealed this was the second time he had been clamped while actively trying to comply — the previous occasion occurred while he was walking around the block looking for a marshal, only to return and find his wheel already locked.
Social media is exploding with similar stories, with dozens of motorists posting photographs of the distinctive camera-equipped City Parking vehicle and receipts showing fines issued within minutes of parking, even in areas where marshals are nowhere to be seen.
Critics are calling the system a “revenue trap” rather than a parking management tool, arguing that:
- The 15-minute grace period is meaningless if the camera car can issue tickets in seconds
- Motorists are being punished for the chronic shortage of visible parking marshals
- The policy of clamping even when drivers are present and willing to pay is punitive and extortionate
City Parking Harare has so far not released an official statement on the new camera vehicle or responded to questions about whether the 15-minute rule still applies when automated enforcement is used.
As rush hour continues this evening, motorists across central Harare are sharing a new survival tip circulating on WhatsApp groups: **“If you see the white Aqua with the cameras on the roof, don’t even think about parking — just keep driving.”**
More updates as this story develops.
WATCH | This is the daily struggle many schoolchildren in rural communities face as they travel to and from school where there are no bridges. This footage was recorded in Ndlalambi, Gokwe South.
Progress and urgency of most Civil contractors when they are doing public roads in Zimbabwe🤣🤣
Example, a civil contractor who is undertaking road works along Simon Mazorodze Road from Pepsi/Verum Beverages to Houghton Park round about 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
Louis Machiansi 23 years is blind ,has A Level results [15 points] held at Mutendi High school over unpaid fees of us$200.
He's appealing also for a laptop & funding to go to University, he want to do Law
+263782002666 his#
+263786706770- Abigirl Machansi
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