Twin brothers aged two were reportedly burnt to death after a kitchen hut they were playing in caught fire.
The victims’ mother had gone to a nearby shop, leaving a pot with sweet potatoes on the fireplace.
“The ZRP confirms a fire incident in which two twin brothers aged two, Jacob and Lincoln Gono, were burnt to death.
“The kitchen hut was burnt while they were playing on August 21 at Gwasha Village, Chimanimani.”
Meanwhile, police confirmed two artisanal miners, Solomon Mutisi (49) and Evidence Binde (29), died after a mining shaft they were working on collapsed.
The mine collapsed on August 21, at around 3 am, at Plot 1102, Hawling Farm, Penhalonga, Mutare.
The shaft was six metres deep.