By Takudziridzwa Nyama
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Constable Amanda Katanha lost her life in a road accident on April 12, 2025. The incident occurred around 6:40 pm at the 17-kilometer peg along Mazowe-Centenary Road.
Circumstances are that Constable Katanha was walking on the extreme side of the road with two other police officers after finishing duty at Dowkins Farm in Concession when a Toyota Probox vehicle with registration number AGP 8475 hit her.
ZRP national Spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the devastating news saying ng “A police officer, Constable Amanda Katanha, stationed at ZRP Mazowe, died on April 12, 2025, after being hit by a Toyota Probox vehicle, registration number AGP 8475.
In December last year, a ZRP officer was killed in a road traffic accident while on duty at a roadblock along the same Mazowe-Centenary road.
That fatal incident occurred on 30 December 2024, at around 5:50 PM at the 42 km peg.
The officer was conducting routine roadblock checks when a Freightliner Columbia truck attempted to bypass the checkpoint without stopping, resulting in the officer being struck on the head by the trailer.
The recent death of Constable Katanha has once again highlighted the dangers faced by Police officers, both on and off duty.