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Two girls drown in disused pit
Zim Now WriterTwo girls aged 12 and 13 drowned on Sunday while swimming in a disused quarry pit near Donnybrook Racecourse.Police have since launched investigations into the case.The bodies of the gir...
Mbare man in court for attempted murder
Michael MashiriA Mbare man has been taken to court facing attempted murder charges after hitting a vendor with a stone on the forehead.Peter Chaita, 18, of Mbare, appeared before magistrate Marehwanaz...
Epworth man up for attempted rape
Michael MashiriAn Epworth illegal taxi driver, who attempted to rape a 14-year-old girl who was a passenger on the car, has been arraigned before the courts.Clement Raphel, 36, of Overspill Epworth, a...
Man killed by cousins in witchcraft dispute
 Zim Now WriterA manhunt has been launched by the Zimbabwe Republic Police for Collen Javhu and Francis Sibanda who axed their cousin Pondai Manyao,53, to death after accusing him of practicing witchc...
Minister’s decision to cancel ZEPs is invalid, HSF lawyer says
Zim Now WriterAdvocate Steven Budlender, who is representing the Helen Suzman Foundation in a case in which South African Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to terminate the Zimbabw...
Hopewell Chin’ono, Makomborero Haruzivishe at each other’s throat
Hopewell Chin'onoZim Now WriterCitizens Coalition for Change activist, Makomborero Haruzivishe has described journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, as a drunk dog that has gone rogue.This comes after Chin’ono...
Teenager rapes 5-year-old in church building
Zim Now WriterA teenage from Rusape was caught red-handed raping a five-year-old girl in a Pentecostal church building recently.The teenager was caught red-handed performing the act by a student pasto...
Young people fight for political space
Zim Now WriterYoung people across the political divide have shown interest to represent their political parties in the forthcoming harmonised elections due to take place later this year.In the Citizen...
18 die in Easter road accidents
Zim Now WriterThe Easter holiday road traffic accident death toll rose to 18 after two more people died in another crash at the 213km peg along Harare-Masvingo Road.The Zimbabwe Republic Police said t...
Anti-graft content to be added to school curriculum
Zim Now WriterThe Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission is working with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on an ambitious project to provide content that will be taught to learners to ensu...