A grieving father has described the horrifying conditions inside the commuter omnibus that caught fire in Gweru, killing seven schoolchildren and leaving families awaiting DNA results.
Seven primary school pupils died when a commuter omnibus carrying children from Matongo and Stanley primary schools burst into flames in Gweru, with witnesses describing frantic rescue efforts and harrowing scenes.
The day was 11 March 2007 and the police were indiscriminately shooting at innocent people as they violently disrupted the Save Zimbabwe Campaign prayer rally in Highfield, Harare.
GWERU - The High Court sitting in Gweru has handed down lengthy prison sentences to two Shurugwi men in separate murder cases involving petty disputes.
GWERU - A promising young pilot with the Air Force of Zimbabwe died on Thursday when his jet trainer aircraft crashed near Guinea Fowl in Gweru during a solo consolidation general handling navigation training exercise.
GWERU - Two Chinese nationals, Wang Jun and Liu Haifeng, have been remanded in custody until February 7, 2025, by the Gweru Magistrates' Court facing charges related to a violent confrontation with a Zimbabwean worker, Kholwani Dube, at Bijou Farm in Gweru.
GWERU - The Midlands Province in Zimbabwe has witnessed the conclusion of three high-profile murder cases involving notorious gangs terrorising communities.
GWERU - A 51-year-old Chinese national appeared before the Gweru Magistrates' Court on allegations of raping a 17-year-old colleague at a mine in Gweru.
GWERU - Fugitive murder suspect Peter Dube who was arrested on Wednesday at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport after being deported from Ireland and Mozambique respectively has been brought back to Gweru.
GWERU – High Court judge, Justice Evangelista Kabasa has called for stiffer penalties on drug peddlers who are destroying the social fabric in Zimbabwe and responsible for murders committed by youth.
