3 firefighters severely burnt trying to rescue workers trapped in fire in illicit beer plant in Harare’s Graniteside industrial area.

  THREE Harare City Council firefighters were severely burnt yesterday, while trying to rescue workers trapped in a raging inferno inside a suspected illicit beer manufacturing plant in Harare’s Graniteside industrial area. Acting council spokesperson, Michael Chideme, confirmed the incident and said the three firefighters, identified as Tapera Chipara, Naboth Zvaita and Wisdom Yonamu, were admitted to Parirenyatwa Hospital amid plans to have them sent to South Africa for specialised treatment. “They were attending to…

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Six Johane Masowe apostolic sect members die in Harare-Nyamapanda Road crash.

SIX members of the Johane Masowe apostolic sect died, while 14 others were injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling in overturned on Saturday along the Harare-Nyamapanda Road. The accident occurred near the 44km peg in Murehwa. National police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi confirmed the accident. “A Toyota Hiace was travelling along Harare-Nyamapanda Road with 22 passengers on board. “On approaching the 44km peg on the said road, the vehicle’s left rear tyre…

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Police Release Names Of Harare-Nyamapanda Road Accident Victims

Police Release Names Of  Harare-Nyamapanda Road Accident Victims

Police have released names of five people killed in a road traffic accident on the 23 kilometre peg along the Harare-Nyamapanda road on Friday evening. In a statement, Police Spokesperson, Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi said there are four Matanhire family members, Douglas (29), Bruce (31), Stella (28) and Jane, as well as 70-year-old Majory Katsande, all of 4444 Tafara, in Harare. One male adult who died on admission at Parirenyatwa Hospital is yet to be…

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3Teens Arrested For Causing Accident That Killed 15 Mwazha Church Members

3Teens Arrested For Causing Accident That Killed 15 Mwazha Church Members

  Three boys from Mudzi who allegedly rolled two big stones into the middle of the Harare-Nyamapanda highway, causing the road traffic accident that killed 15 people last week, have been arrested.   The accused minors who are aged 12, 14 and 16 from Chief Nyamukoho’s area, were arrested by police in Kotwa after one of them reportedly confessed to causing the accident.   Police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the development, saying…

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Bus Ferrying Blakiston Primary School Grade 4 Pupils Rolls Over 3times In Kariba Makuti Area

A BUS ferrying Blakiston Primary School pupils from Harare for a field trip in Kariba was involved in an accident near Karoi on Monday morning, sending parents into panic, as social media networks broke the news.When NewsDay visited the school, restless parents and guardians were demanding clarification from authorities after learning of the news via several social media platforms including Facebook and WhatsApp.   Blakiston-Primary-School-overturned-bus   A school official, who declined to be named, confirmed…

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Police Name The 7 Dead In Tuesday’s Head On Collision Along Kwekwe-Gweru Highway

POLICE have released the names of the seven people who were killed in Tuesday’s horrific head-on collision which occurred about 20km from Kwekwe along the Kwekwe-Gweru highway. A Honda Fit which was travelling towards Gweru collided head-on with a Mazda B2200 that was transporting security guards in the Kwekwe direction. Police Spokesperson Chief Superintendent Paul Nyathi said a majority of the dead were from Kwekwe. He said the dead were; Blessing Gonga of Mbizo in…

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