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12 feared dead in Timboon bus accident
Zim Now WriterAt least twelve people are feared dead, including the driver, after a Timboon bus carrying forty passengers crashed at the 5km peg along Chivhu-Murambinda Road at around 0630 hours today...
ZBC photojournalist Idah Mhetu dies
The late Idah MhetuZim Now WriterZBC News photojournalist Idah Mhetu has died.Details about her passing were still sketchy at the time of writing.Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Pu...
Public prosecutors threaten strike, demand US$900 salary
Zim Now WriterPublic prosecutors across the country are mooting a crippling job action next week against their employer, National Prosecuting Authority, demanding an upward review of their salaries ba...
New law to set minimum qualifications for councillors
July MoyoZim Now WriterGovernment is working on a new law that will bar politicians without tertiary educational qualifications from running for local authority seats in a development meant to restore...
Dj Tira excites Zimbos with his fluency in Shona
Dj TiraZim Now WriterPopular South African musician, DJ Tira has sent Zimbabweans into a frenzy with his fluency in the local Shona language.Dj Tira who had a gig in Zimbabwe at Club Zone, posted a pi...
Nadia Nakai slams ‘Zimboy’ for unprofessional conduct
Nadia NakaiPhilemon JambayaPopular South African musician Nadia Nakai, who is currently in Zimbabwe, has encountered challenges after the gifted rapper travelled to Zimbabwe to attend the Changamire F...
Revellers have sex in cars, Sunridge residents allege
Audrey GalawuSunridge residents are pushing for the closure of a bar and bottle store in the area alleging that revellers have sex in cars and openly defecate in public.In a letter directed to the Cit...
Chitungwiza duo up for fraud
Michael MashiriA man and woman from Chitungwiza, who hacked Premier Tobacco Auction Floors' Nostro accounts and fraudulently transferred US$30 000, have appeared in court.Tatenda Tendai Chidzinzwa, 26...
Mabvuku man is trouble for neglecting child
Michael MashiriA Mabvuku man who was left with a child by his wife who had gone out for work and started to taking the child from relative to relative and even to friends, has made his initial appeara...
2023-30 curriculum should address current challenges: Education ministry
Zim Now WriterThe Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has started reviewing the 2015-2022 curriculum with the view to formulate a new Curriculum for the period 2023 to 2030, the ministry’s Per...