Twin Toddlers Die In Chimanimani Kitchen Hut Fire

Twin brothers aged two, Jacob and Lincoln Gono, died after a kitchen hut they were playing in caught fire at Gwasha Village, Chimanimani, on 21 August 2025.

According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the children’s mother had briefly gone to a nearby shop, leaving a pot of sweet potatoes on the fireplace inside the hut.

The fire quickly engulfed the structure, resulting in the tragic deaths of the young twins.

In another tragic incident, two artisanal miners lost their lives when a mining shaft collapsed at Plot 1102, Hawling Farm, Penhalonga.

The victims, 49-year-old Solomon Mutisi and 29-year-old Evidence Binde, were working in a six-metre-deep shaft at around 3 AM when the accident occurred.

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