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Looting spree, as fire razes Harare shopping mall
HARARE - Several businesses have recorded over a million loss when fire gutted one of shopping complexes in Harare's shopping malls along Leopold Takawira street.Eyewitnesses allege that the f...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 12:36hrs | 1969 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
4,912 injuries, 76 fatalities recorded in workplaces in 2024
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has revealed alarming statistics for workplace safety in 2024, reporting a total of 4,912 injuries and 76 fatalities across various sectors. The labour fed...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:51hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Gas explosion turns car into fireball in Bulawayo
Bulawayo was rocked by another terrifying gas explosion on Monday night when a car burst into flames near the Amakhosi Cultural Centre, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell and raising fresh concer...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1347 | by Staff reporter
Churchill High hostel fire displaces 54 pupils
Churchill High School is reeling from a devastating fire that gutted one of its junior hostels on Monday afternoon, leaving 54 boarding students counting heavy losses.The tragedy compounds an ...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:32hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Gas explosion leaves sink holes in Johannesburg
There has been a massive gas explosion in the Johannesburg CBD, causing substantial damage to nearby roads and sinkholes.Videos seen on social media showed cars toppled along Johannesburg's Br...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 20:36hrs | 38 | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwean family buries four Boksburg gas victims
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Lushongwe Village in Gwanda as relatives and friends of four family members who were part of the 17 people who died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksbu...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabweans die in Joburg tanker explosion
Four Zimbabweans have been confirmed to be among the 18 people killed when a tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded in Boksburg, in South Africa's Gauteng province on Saturday morning....Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gas explosion leaves five injured
A party ended tragically in Bindura on Saturday evening after five people sustained burns following a gas explosion on Saturday evening. ...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 18:14hrs | 4 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
5 people killed in gas explosion
Crime Reporter FIVE people, a couple and their three children were killed last night after a gas exploded in a room they were sleeping in Eyestone, Waterfalls. The incident occurred at around ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 17:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers celebrate deaths of 6 Chinese at Zimbabwe mine
VILLAGERS from around SAS Mine in Mazowe where two gas explosions claimed eight lives have expressed joy following the death of six Chinese nationals who were managers at the site.SAS Mine is ...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mine gas explosion kills 5 Chinese nationals in Zimbabwe
AN OXYGEN tank explosion Thursday claimed the lives of six Chinese nationals and two Zimbabweans at SAS Mine, Lowdale, in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central.The unfortunate development was confirmed ...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reels from spike in fatal accidents
MOTORISTS and other road users have been urged to exercise extra caution during the forthcoming festive season to prevent loss of lives through accidents.Three weeks ago, 33 people were burnt ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Five injured in gas explosion
FOUR workers and a customer suffered serious burns and were rushed to hospital after a gas tank exploded at a restaurant in the Bulawayo City Centre yesterday. The customer was badly cut by shards...Published: 05 May 2016 at 11:47hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara
Indian gas explosion kills 44
New Delhi - At least 44 people were killed on Saturday after a suspected gas explosion ripped through a restaurant in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said.Ano...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 09:15hrs | | by Reuters
Four people killed in a gas explosion in Matobo
Four people, all members of the same family have been killed in a fire at a shop in Nyongolo Business Centre Matshiphisane Village ward 8, Matobo North under Chief Bidi.Reports trickling t...Published: 19 Dec 2014 at 12:57hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Breaking: Two Zimbabweans 'shot dead' in SA mine wars
Before tears crying dozens of Zimbabwean citizens who died at the Durban Deep Mine in Roodeport South Africa have even dried, live reports coming from the mine are that at least 2 Zimbabweans hav...Published: 04 Jun 2014 at 13:06hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zama zama Wars cause of mine deaths not gas explosion - Photos
In a bizarre turn of events, reports from the Roodeport Mine disaster indicate that the scores of people, predominantly Zimbabweans who died underground the mine were actually victims of Zama zama wa...Published: 28 Feb 2014 at 20:51hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
ZAPU tackles Roodeport Mine Disaster head on
The Zimbabwe African People's Union led by Dr Dumiso Dabengwa in South Africa has reacted actively to the Roodeport Mine Disaster where scores of Zimbabweans are trapped thousands of meters underg...Published: 28 Feb 2014 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Chitungwiza explosion caused by 'sandawana', traditional healer explains
The mysterious blast which killed five people and seriously injured three others at a traditional healer's house in Chitungwiza could have been a case of sorcery gone wrong, experts said yester...Published: 23 Jan 2013 at 18:50hrs | 193 | by Staff Reporter
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