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Man assaults wife over suspected boyfriend
Zim Now WriterA Mberengwa man has appeared in court last week for allegedly assaulting his wife, accusing her infidelity when he overheard her talking with another man on the phone.Tinomutenda Mahembe...
Man jailed 2 years for beer fraud
Zim Now WriterA 21-year-old man from Bindura, appeared before the Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware for defrauding a bottle store of beer.Dunmore Ngorima was sentenced to two years in prison.He d...
Hwange man killed over torchlight
 Zim Now WriterA 24-year-old Dete man was struck with a stone to death following a misunderstanding over a torchlight.The incident happened over the weekend in Dete, Hwange District in Matabeleland No...
High Court says corporal punishment is permissible
Zim Now WriterHigh Court judge, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, yesterday ruled that corporal punishment is permissible and cannot, therefore, be classified as assault or a criminal offence as long as the...
All boreholes drilled on wetlands to be destroyed
Tafadzwa MugutiZim Now WriterThe Harare Metropolitan Province has warned residents that all boreholes that have been drilled illegally shall be destroyed.This comes after the Secretary of State for Pr...
Kirsty Coventry for Swimming Hall of Fame
Kirsty Coventry, now Sports Minister, is a 22-time medalist Zim Now WriterThe International Swimming Hall of Fame will, in September, welcome Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister, Kirsty Coventr...
Learners injured as classroom collapses into illegal mine shaft
Zim Now WriterSeven learners were injured when a classroom block at Kwekwe’s Globe and Phoenix Primary School caved in while they were in class.There have been rampant illegal mining activities undern...
SA soldier allegedly attacks cops and frees 6 Zimbabwean prisoners in Limpopo
 IOL– A member of the SANDF has appeared in court alongside a Zimbabwean man for allegedly launching an armed attack on police officers on Monday and freeing six awaiting-trial prisoners who have sinc...
19-year-old rapes mentally ill woman
Zim Now WriterA 19-year-old Kadoma man has been arrested for drugging and raping a mentally-challenged woman whom he lured into his brother’s flat.Prince Muporoni first met the woman at Romney Park Sh...
Zinara starts de-registering unlicensed vehicles
Zim Now WriterThe Zimbabwe National Roads Administration, the country's roads authority, has started the de-registration of vehicles that have remained unlicensed for more than two years.This follows...