Gweru man slapped with two life sentences for locking up children in hut, burning them alive

[New Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe] - 29/01/2026
The High Court sitting in Gweru has sentenced a 20-year-old man to two life terms in prison for the murder of two minors in a fire he deliberately started last year. Abel Mativenga, of Watershed Farm, was convicted of killing Everjoy Mangena (13) and Natasha Kanyama (5) after setting alight the (…)
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