Mhona warns of ‘avoidable carnage’ ahead of schools reopening 

HARARE, Jan. 12 (NewsDay Live) – Transport minister Felix Mhona has issued a blunt warning to motorists, describing Zimbabwe’s mounting road death toll as “largely preventable” and urging drivers to change their behaviour as thousands of schoolchildren return to the roads for the new term. 

Underscoring the scale of the crisis, Mhona revealed that at least 100 people were killed and 471 injured in road traffic crashes between December 15 and 26, 2025 alone — a period marked by heavy festive travel and deteriorating road conditions. 

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