The truck, carrying a consignment of 60,000 newspapers, was carjacked 70km from Masvingo town by unidentified people wielding military issue AK47 automatic rifles.
Gunmen assaulted the two and doused the delivery van and the newspapers with diesel before setting them on fire.
The Union said the episode was a further indicator that the run-up to the presidential election run-off had witnessed an escalation of violence against journalists and media workers.
We call on authorities to sincerely investigate the matter in order to bring the culprits to book, said the Union. We call on authorities to complete investigations connected to media atrocities such as the bombing of The Daily News printing press, Voice of the People offices and the murder of journalist, Edward Chikomba.
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