July 21, 2014

E15 roll-out begins

20 July 2014 Ethanol-blended fuel (E15) is now being sold by most service stations throughout the country as reported in the Sunday Mail of today. This is confirmed by the compliance tests carried out by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera). The… Read more
July 21, 2014

Retailers prosecuted for selling contaminated diesel

20 July 2014 It is reported in the Sunday Mail of today that some fuel retailers “were recently prosecuted for selling diesel adulterated with paraffin, casting doubts on the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority’s (“ZERA”) capacity to rein on the sector.”… Read more
Jul 05, 2014

Tollgate fee increases

5 July 2014 The new tollgate fees in Zimbabwe, in terms of the Toll Roads (Regional Trunk Road Network) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 under SI 106/2014, effective from Friday, 11 July 2014, are as follows:- Class of Motor Vehicle Toll fees Current ($) From 11… Read more
Jun 21, 2014

Increases to mandatory fuel blending levels to E15

21 June 2014 The mandatory blending level of unleaded petrol has been increased from the current level of 10% (E10) to 15% (E15) with immediate effect. This increase is in terms of section 4 of the Petroleum (Mandatory Blending of Anhydrous Ethanol with… Read more
Dec 30, 2013

Pedestrians to be jailed

In a news report titled “Pedestrians to be jailed”, The Herald, December 28, 2013, it is reported that the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe is to launch a new Highway Code. This new code has provisions covering all road users, including pedestrians and… Read more
Dec 28, 2013

Definition of litter

We found this definition of “litter” as extracted from Wikipedia very appropriate. Check how “littering” is defined, which is to say that, when we throw away stuff we are saying that we want others to dispose the stuff on our behalf instead of us acting… Read more
Dec 28, 2013

Dangers of throwing litter through motor vehicle windows.

The driver may instinctively try to dodge the flying debris or litter and hit another vehicle or a pedestrian or lose control of the motor veclie. Some of the flying debris or litter may, momentarily, attach to the windscreen and block vision and/or cause the… Read more

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