Local News Articles

Toddler Dies After Ingesting Mental Health Medication in Masvingo

A tragic incident has occurred in Talakufa Village, Masvingo Province, where a 17-month-old girl has died after consuming a significant quantity of strong psychiatric medication that she found while her mother slept. The child, identified as Emily Mavesere, passed...

Mwenezi Man Dies After Falling Ill at Girlfriend’s Homestead

Johnson Progress A 39-year-old man from Chief Neshuro area passed away unexpectedly at his girlfriend’s home last week after a reported illness, prompting police to issue a public appeal for early medical intervention. Kelvin Tarungirira died on the night of 7 March...

ZESA Employee Electrocuted in Kadoma at stolen Transformer site

A Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) employee has died after being electrocuted by exposed live cables while investigating a transformer theft in Kadoma’s West View suburb. Nicodemus Macharaga, a 47-year-old member of the utility’s loss...

Teenager Killed by Goods Train in Mberengwa After Lying on Railway Line

Johnson Progress A 19-year-old man from Mberengwa died in the early hours of Thursday morning after being run over by a goods train, in an incident that has prompted police to issue a fresh warning about the dangers of using railway lines as resting places. The...