Road signs in Zimbabwe

Road signs in Zimbabwe have many variations unique to Zimbabwe, but generally stay close to the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals concerning the use of shape and colour to indicate function.

Recently, the Government of Zimbabwe agreed to harmonize traffic signs with those in other SADC countries. The SADC-RTSM became native legislation in Zimbabwe in 2016, however the progress of implementation is slow.

Permanent signs

Control signs

Command signs

Prohibition signs

Reservation signs

Parking signs

Comprehensive signs

Selective restriction signs

De-restriction signs

Combo signs

Warning signs

Tourism signs

Totem signs for rest and service areas

Information signs

Temporary signs

Command signs

Prohibition signs

Reservation signs

Parking signs

Comprehensive signs

Selective restriction signs

De-restriction signs

Combo signs

Warning signs

Guidance signs

Information signs

Historic road signs (until 2016)
Old stop sign in Zimbabwe

Until 2016, Zimbabwe formerly Southern Rhodesia along with Malawi formerly Nyasaland and Zambia formerly Northern Rhodesia were in use including warning road signs consist of an upwards-pointed triangle, with a plate below using pictograms to convey their particular meaning (similar to signs used in Britain before the 1960s), but no longer in use since 31st December 2025. These signs were also used after the Rhodesian Declaration of Independence in 1965.

Regulatory signs
  • Stop
  • Stop (school crossing)
  • Give way[1]
  • Maximum speed limit[1]

Warning signs
  • Insignia of danger warning sign [1]
  • Pedestrians on road [1]
  • Children on road [1]
  • Wild animals
  • Hump [1]
  • Slippery road [1]
  • Level crossing [1]

References
  1. "Rhodesia Road Signs". British empire.co.uk.
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