Zimbabwe: Truck Impounded for Damaging Trabablas Interchange

Zimbabwe: Truck Impounded for Damaging Trabablas Interchange

Just over a month after its official commissioning, the recently completed Trabablas Interchange sustained damage after a truck carrying granite stone had its load fall, affecting guard rails and the newly constructed pavement.

Transport ministry detains truck to force owner to repair Trabablas damage - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE – The transport ministry has seized a truck for causing damage at the newly-commissioned Trabablas interchange in Harare to force its owners to carry out repairs. Lawyers have suggested that the government’s move is illegal. The truck owned by Tika Chem Investments was transporting granite stone when its load fell on July 8, causing damage to the guard rails and newly-constructed pavement at the interchange. “After a thorough assessment, …

Truck Impounded After Damaging Trabablas Interchange

Barely five weeks after its official commissioning, the US$88 million Trabablas Interchange has sustained damage following an incident involving a truck transporting granite stone. The truck reportedly lost its load while navigating part of the new structure, damaging the guard rails and sections of the freshly laid pavement. The accident, which occurred on Tuesday, involved a truck belonging to Tika Chem Investments (Pvt) Ltd. In response to th…

MPs Grill Minister Over Trabablas Interchange Cost

HARARE- Zimbabwean legislators have challenged Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube over a $26 million cost overrun on the Trabablas Interchange, a key infrastructure project on Masvingo Road aimed at easing congestion into Harare. The interchange, named after Zim President, Emmerson Mnangagwa’s war name “Trabablas,” was initially budgeted at $88 million, prompting scrutiny over the additional expenditure. In a heated parliamentary session, MPs, includ…

Tika Chem Investments truck damages newly constructed Mbudzi Interchange roundabout rails

A truck belonging to Tika Chem Investments (Pvt) Ltd damaged guard rails and pavement at the Trabablas Interchange on July 8, 2025, when its granite load fell. The Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) has impounded the truck, and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has directed the owner to pay for all repairs. The truck […] The post Tika Chem Investments truck damages newly constructed Mbudzi Interchange roundabout rails ap…

Mthuli Ncue taken to task over cost of Trabablas Interchange

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncune was yesterday taken to task over the cost of the Trabablas Interchange which was built along the Harare Masvingo Road to ease congestion into the capital city. This was after legislators asked why the cost exceeded the budget of $88 million by $26 million. Ncube said these were just cost overruns.