The Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned retailers and consumers against buying or selling unlabelled alcoholic beverages as authorities intensify operations to remove counterfeit alcohol from the market.

GWERU — A 25-year-old self-styled prophet from Mkoba 4, Gweru, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after raping a woman who had sought spiritual assistance at his shrine. The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) confirmed the conviction on Wednesday, describing the case as an example of how vulnerable individuals can be exploited through spiritual manipulation and deception.

Police have charged a kombi driver and conductor with culpable homicide after seven young learners died in a devastating vehicle fire near Matongo Primary School in Gweru. Investigations linked the blaze to a petrol container carried inside the omnibus.

GWERU – Seven learners from Matongo Primary School are feared dead after a commuter omnibus transporting pupils caught fire in Gweru's Senga suburb on Wednesday afternoon, in one of the country's worst school transport tragedies in recent years.

GWERU, Zimbabwe – A 31-year-old man from Chinyama Village under Chief Gambiza in Gweru has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the brutal murder of his wife after accusing her of infidelity. The High Court sitting in Gweru on Tuesday convicted Brighton Kadhlanga of murdering his wife, Patience Madula, 26, in a shocking case of domestic violence that has renewed calls for peaceful conflict resolution within families and communities.